Upcoming Meetings and Events

for the Housing Action Team


Team meeting: April 9, 2012 at noon, New Morning Bakery

Housing Community Forum: Thursday, March 22, 2012 7-9pm Dennis Hall, First Presbyterian Church (crn of 9th and Monroe)

 

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Housing: Vision

All residents will have access to affordable housing options. Housing will be energy efficient, provide a healthy living environment, reduce waste through recycling and preservation, and all new construction will minimize impacts on our resources and environment.


Housing: Goals

1. By 2020, all residents/households will have access to affordable housing ptions. Organize Spring 2011 Event: “Sustainable/Retrofit Housing Options” in cooperation with the Sustainable Building Network

2. By 2020, all existing homes in Corvallis will be preserved, adaptively reused, or recycled.

3. By 2020, all housing in Corvallis will be energy efficient and provide a healthy living environment. By 2010, 100% of new construction will have minimal impact on resources and the environment. (progress is managed by Energy Action Team)

4. By 2020, chronic homelessness will be reduced by 75%. (managed by taskforce for the implemention of the 10 year plan to end Homelessness)

Housing: Current Projects

1. Organize Spring 2011 Event: “Sustainable/Retrofit Housing Options” in cooperation with the Sustainable Building Network

2. Reduce average energy used by households to 18,000 kwh/year in 2012; 14,000 kwh/year in 2016; and 9000 kwh/year in 2020. (progress is managed by Energy Action Team)

3. By 2012, chronic homelessness will be reduced by 35% from 120 homeless to 78. (managed by taskforce for the implemention of the 10 year plan to end Homelessness)