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By SARA CLINE - Associated Press - Monday, May 3, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. It was recently estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night - a number that has likely increased during the pandemic.
But on Monday, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier and quicker for communities to create emergency shelters and temporary housing. House Bill 2006, which the Senate passed 26-1, will remove barriers to siting shelters by temporarily adjusting land use laws and waiving some design, planning and zoning regulations.
New House Bill aims to expedite emergency shelter process
House Bill 2006, which the Senate passed 26-1, will remove barriers to siting shelters by temporarily adjusting land use laws and waiving some design, planning, and zoning regulations.
Posted: May 3, 2021 9:51 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. It was recently estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night a number that has likely increased during the pandemic.
But on Monday, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier and quicker for communities to create emergency shelters and temporary housing. House Bill 2006, which the Senate passed 26-1, will remove barriers to siting shelters by temporarily adjusting land use laws and waiving some design, planning, and zoning regulations.
Oregon lawmakers vote to expedite emergency shelters
Bill aims to make it easier to quickly house the homeless By SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America
Published: May 3, 2021, 8:07pm
Share: James Wilbur speaks to a reporter Dec. 17, 2019, in Salem, Ore., after he and other homeless people camping on a street were notified that they must leave. Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier and quicker for communities to create emergency shelters and temporary housing. (Associated Press files)
PORTLAND A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. It was recently estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night a number that has likely increased during the pandemic.
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