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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP "Inspire Oregon" Tackles Rural Housing Crisis
Description: Cascade recently participated in U of O’s Inspire Oregon summit on Rural Housing Policy, where policymakers, administrators, and leaders met to discuss policy and draft recommendations for Oregon’s next legislative session. Discussions centered on a theme: that of navigating state regulations so rural citizens can have local control in Oregon’s housing crisis. Since 1973 Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Act has restricted communities from meeting the housing and economic needs of their growing populations, in essence, favoring land preservation over housing and economic uses, and stifling Oregon’s rural communities. This leaves local citi...