Beaverton Receives $100,000 for Affordable Housing

BEAVERTON, OR – The City of Beaverton has been awarded a $100,000 Metro grant to help boost affordable housing. The funds will be used to identify strategies to preserve current affordable housing in Beaverton and also opportunities for developing new affordable housing.

“The city is committed to providing all types of housing for our residents,” said Mayor Denny Doyle in a statement. “Every person and family in Beaverton deserves to live comfortably and to not have to choose between food for the week or their rent. We’re grateful for the opportunity to use these funds to develop affordable housing strategies.”

As of 2013, nearly half of all renter households in Beaverton were paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. With the grant, Beaverton plans to develop and expand upon strategies and incentives that will expand affordable housing in the region and avoid displacement of low-income residents. This includes:

• Inventorying property suitable for development
• Identifying all apartment complexes and mobile home parks with affordable rates
• Establishing new programs
• Creating incentives for development of new affordable housing and rehabilitation, and more

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