Eugene advances new tax breaks to boost housing development, affordability

Eugene is looking for ways incentivize developers to build middle-income housing and living spaces in commercial areas.

The City Council on Feb. 11 advanced two new tax exemptions with the goal of lowering the cost of these types of housing projects.

City staff described the pair of 10-year tax exemptions as ways to further the city’s housing goals, and the commercial center exemption as a step toward the city’s climate goals by building dense housing near transit corridors…

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