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Presentation by the Housing Action Team at the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Quarterly Gathering on July 20, 2011TRANSCRIPT
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Housing Action Team
Presentation to the Quarterly GatheringJuly 20, 2011
Skip Wenz, Bettina Schempf, Betty Griffiths
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Vision:
• All residents will have access to affordable housing options by 2020.
• Housing will be energy efficient, provide a healthy living environment, reduce waste through recycling and preservation, and all new construction will minimize impacts on our resources and environment
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Four Goals for 2020:
• All residents will have access to affordable housing options.
• All existing homes in Corvallis will be preserved, adaptively reused, or recycled
• All housing will be energy efficient and provide a healthy living environment
• Chronic homelessness will be reduced by 75%
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KEY PROJECTS
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ABUNDANT CHOICES HOME TOUR & EXPOSITION
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• Self-guided tour on May 21 from 1-5 pm• 7 homes• 150-200 people• Key objective:
Education about housing options and solutions with a focus on affordability
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Abundant Choices Tour • Homes included:– Live-Work Spaces– In-law Units– Small Homes– Green Options– Land Trust Homes– Low Cost- Low Impact Housing
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Other activities
• Downtown Neighborhood Survey for Land Use Action team
• Presented research paper about the impact of affordable housing on economic development to the Economic Development Commission
• Support for the work of the Infill Task Force and their recommendations by partner organizations
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Other activities
• Explored options for a $99k home• Completed review of 2008 Action Plan on
Housing Action