Published May 12, 2021 at 10:27 AM PDT Listen • 18:11 The Gateway area in Talent, looking roughly west. Shaded area would hold temporary housing.
The small city of Talent has been trying to get its Gateway project off the ground for several years now. The city s front door on Oregon Highway 99 is mostly vacant land waiting for long-term occupants.
The Almeda fire of September 2020 destroyed hundreds of homes in town, leading to a plan to use the Gateway site for transitional housing. And that plan includes a