Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org We have an important housing announcement for fire survivor families with limited or no income. Homes for Good will be accepting Project Based Voucher (PBV) waitlist applications for new housing complexes in Eugene and Springfield. Wildfire survivors will be getting preference on the waitlist. The waitlist time varies but those with preference are served first. The…
Source: content.govdelivery.com Pursuant to the GovDelivery message dated December 23, 2020, this communication clarifies that USDA will continue processing loans through February 26, 2020. At this time, the Agency has determined that final submissions received by USDA via Legacy GUS by 11:59pm ET on February 12, 2021 will be considered for Conditional Commitment prior…
Direct Temporary Housing: The severity and scope of destruction of the wildfires and straight-line winds has severely diminished the ability of the state to adequately respond to the housing needs of the residents of Lane County. Additionally, the lack of available rental resources, the unique commuting challenges in the McKenzie Valley, and the need to…
Merkley, Western Senators Push Senate Leadership To Provide Housing Assistance To Communities Impacted by 2020 Wildfires WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), are pushing Senate leaders to deliver critical housing assistance to Americans struggling to find…
FEMA Approves Increase in Fair Market Value Rate to 125% for Oregon Survivors Good news for the survivors of the Oregon wildfires. Yesterday FEMA approved the increase in the Fair Market Rental rate (FMR) to 125% for Lane, Linn, Marion, and Lincoln County. Increasing the FMR will continue to put Rental Assistance directly in the…
This morning at Roaring Rapids Pizzeria in Eugene, the unofficial mayor of Blue River, Melanie – “If you don’t know who I am you shouldn’t be eating this pizza” – organized a community meeting for evacuated residents of Blue River to discuss the cleanup, moving back upriver and plans to rebuild. Emily Reiman from the…
At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2nd Lane County Government hosted a live webinar on their Facebook page. The video of the event is embedded below and covered FEMA assistance, debris management, and long-term housing plans with updates from: • FEMA • Red Cross • Lane County Emergency Management • Lane County Waste Management •…