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Motels for homeless will open in February at the earliest PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is reviewing 19 applications from non-profits and government agencies in 14 different counties to create unconventional motels-turned-apartment complexes to house wildfire victims and others experiencing homelessness. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports this comes three months after the Legislature allocated $65 million to buy motels to combat homelessness. However, the non-profit organization tasked with vetting applicants and distributing money to purchase the motels now anticipates that the first properti...

Motels meant to house wildfire victims, chronically homeless won’t open until February at earliest Updated Jan 26, 2021; Posted Jan 26, 2021 Seventeen families called the San Rogue Trailer Park in Medford home, before it burned in a wildfire this fall. Oregon lawmakers set aside $65 million in October for nonprofits and local governments to purchase and convert motels into shelters for people displaced by wildfires and those experiencing homelessness. (Beth Nakamura/Staff) Facebook Share to create unconventional motels-turned-apartment complexes to house wildfire victims and others experi...

Clackamas County won't purchase Jennings Lodge motel January 22 2021 Estacada site now being examined for permanent shelter for homeless people, after Econo Lodge's long list of repairs revealed Clackamas County is ending its effort to purchase the Econo Lodge Motel on McLoughlin Boulevard as part of a regional project to turn metro-area motels into shelters for homeless individuals. Instead, the county will pivot to begin a due-dilligence process on purchasing a motel located in Estacada. Last month, the Clackamas Board of County Commissioners directed county staff with the heal...

City staffers cite timing issues with COVID-19 emergency order City of Bend staffers advised against a temporary camp for the unhoused off Cooley Road at Juniper Ridge at the Dec. 16 City Council meeting. The site is currently used for rock crushing, and earlier this year, the Bend City Council was considering a temporary managed camp once the crushers moved out. The rock crushing will leave behind a built pathway, a level site and gravel that could be used for campsites, which would have alleviated some of the in...

City of Bend advances homelessness and housing strategies During tonight’s Bend City Council meeting, the City took action on multiple items to advance homelessness and housing strategies: Council directed staff to pursue code amendments to allow for the development of transitional shelter sites and other facilities to address homelessness in Bend. City staff announced they are submitting an application for State funds to purchase a motel to house community members experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness. Councilors preliminarily approved an ordinance to implement a new constr...