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Council signals preference for ownership model at Sparrow site, seeks AMI targets and RFP timeline
Summary
Councilors favored focusing on homeownership at the Sparrow site with a preference for lower AMI levels (target range 60–80% with flexibility to 100% if needed). Staff expects HUD Pro award notifications in February and to issue an RFP in late winter or early spring.
Milwaukie city staff and councilors revisited goals for the long‑vacant Sparrow site on Dec. 17, with city staff recommending an ownership‑focused development approach and councilors broadly endorsing a preference for affordability targets that prioritize lower area‑median‑income households while allowing practical flexibility for financing.
Assistant City Manager Joseph Brillio summarized staff work since the September study session, including a briefing with developer Jesse Ledesma about homeownership models. Brillio said staff now lean toward ownership models that aim to preserve long‑term affordability and suggested an upper cap around 80% of area median income (AMI) for ownership units, with the council…
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