Bend Ore – It’s time to talk about solutions to Bend’s housing affordability crisis. Please join us at the Bend 2030 Livability Series: Housing Affordability Forum from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the Bend Senior Center to weigh in with your ideas on the right way forward.
Unlike any previous discussion of affordable housing in our community, Bend 2030 is rooting this interactive forum in the results of a housing affordability survey taken by almost 1,000 people, available online at Bend2030.org. More than a third of survey-takers have shared their personal, and often heartbreaking, story about the lack of affordable housing in our town.
Bend 2030 will share many of these stories and the results of the survey at the forum, along with a clear picture of the current housing market in Bend. Participants will get a close look at possible solutions to affordability and availability issues and consider who is responsible for fixing these problems—developers, taxpayers, the City of Bend, non-profits or the individual seeking shelter. The event will also feature a dynamic reception where participants will enjoy refreshments and play creative and innovative “games” to help us better understand housing trends and opinions in Bend.
Survey and forum audience input will be packaged into a report on Bend 2030 housing affordability recommendations, which the organization will present to the Bend City Council and other decision-makers in our region later this year.
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