Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Eugene has an affordable housing gap

KEZI--

The Eugene school district said its enrollment numbers are down and city officials are concerned because of the lack of affordable housing for young families.
"We have a housing shortage of starter homes, or homes that will satisfy the low to middle income family," said Eugene city counselor Gary Pape.
The median price for a home sold in Eugene last month was $260,000, and $194,000 in Springfield.
" Mayor Piercy says it's a complicated problem, but one that's worth taking a closer look at.
"What do we do working with banks and other investment opportunities to put together not just low income housing and high income housing but making sure we have good working family level housing," said Piercy.
Part of this issue has to do with density. "

the other part has to do with the lack of family wage jobs in the area and the overall cost of living.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I wonder whose density they are talking about?