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Red Lion Hotel will become shelter for Holiday Farm Fire victims The hotel is being purchased as part of Project Turnkey and will be used to house Holiday Farm Fire survivors who are especially vulnerable to homelessness. Posted: Feb 26, 2021 9:06 AM Updated: Feb 26, 2021 10:56 AM Posted By: Jolene Daib EUGENE, Ore. -- Lane County will become the owner of the Red Lion Hotel at 599 East Broadway in Eugene shortly after signing closing documents on Friday. The hotel is being purchased as part of Project Turnkey and will be used to house Holiday Farm Fire survivors who are especially vulnerabl...

Oregon lawmakers: The time to house homeless is now by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | February 24, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article Year after year, Oregon lawmakers are faced with the same problem legislating ways to house the homeless: paperwork. No matter the cost or the scale of a state housing project, cities and counties are often bogged down by complex land use rules and local politics to give them the green light. In 2019, state lawmakers took a big step in freeing up public land for duplexes, banning cities of more than 10,000 people from limiti...

Bend councilors get Parkway update, OK funding for three affordable housing projects Recent ODOT plan to clear homeless camp sparks public comments (Update: Adding video, comments) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend city councilors were joined by Oregon Department of Transportation planners Wednesday evening to get an update on the plans to improve the Bend Parkway. ODOT Region 4 Principal Planner Rick Williams said their vision is focused on the next 20 years, to meet the needs of Central Oregon's growing population. "Currently on a slow day, we have around 20,000 vehicles using the parkway," Willi...

Communal living project for veterans could serve as a model for solving the homeless crisis Bend's newest neighborhood won't have a homeowners' association or a lengthy list of bylaws. There won't be any open houses or bidding wars among prospective homebuyers. What it will have is a collection of individuals who have served their country but have since fallen on challenging times.  Central Oregon Veterans Village is a chance for them to make a fresh start while living in a community of individuals who are facing similar challenges. With any luck, their stay will be ...

$4.2 million grant to convert Ashland hotel into shelter for those hit by COVID, fires File photo ASHLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Community Foundation announced Thursday that Options for Helping Residents of Ashland has been selected to receive the first Project Turnkey grant of $4.2 million in state funds to purchase and transform an Ashland motel into the new OHRA Center – a resource center and facility to safely shelter community members negatively impacted by wildfires and COVID-19 pandemic. In November, the Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board allocated $65 million in state fundin...