Eugene faces challenges as it seeks to boost the community’s housing supply

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The city of Eugene is meeting some of its internal goals mapped out for housing growth, but it still falls short of what’s needed to meet the immediate and long-term demand in the city.

That’s a main takeaway from the city’s new two-year report on housing and homelessness. The report, essentially an internal five-year work plan for the city spanning from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027, offers a snapshot of the city’s progress in the last two years — and points to challenges as the city looks for ways to grow the housing supply.

The plan says that the lack of adequate housing stock is a key cause of homelessness, which has increased in the region…

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