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City awarded up to $100,000 for housing capacity analysis; commission invited to advisory role and reviews new council rules
Summary
Staff told the commission Newberg secured up to $100,000 in a state housing planning assistant grant with Cascadia Partners; staff proposed using the planning commission (with interested affordable housing commissioners) as the advisory body and reviewed updates to council rules including quorum, public-comment registration and voting practices.
City staff announced that Newberg was awarded up to $100,000 from the state’s housing planning assistant program to carry out a local housing capacity analysis. The city has partnered with Cascadia Partners as the consultant, and staff said the scope of work has been submitted to the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) for review; staff estimated a contract could be ready for signatures in about four to…
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