2006 Tillamook County Housing Summit
On April 13, 2006, almost 100 people from all over the county met at the Bay City Arts Center to discuss the lack of affordable housing in our communities. The free all day meeting was organized by NeahCasa.
Purpose:
To create awareness of Tillamook County housing challenges, increase public engagement, strengthen partnerships between government and the private sector, and to create an agenda for action.
Summit Proceedings in downloadable PDF.
Funding Partners ($2000 total):
Tillamook County Commissioners
Economic Development Council of Tillamook County
TLC Credit Union
City of Manzanita
Hugh McIsaacs, Mayor of Manzanita
Tillamook County Futures Council
Summit Planning Committee:
Lane deMoll, Chair – NeahCasa
Kelly Benson - NeahCasa, US Bank
Bill Campbell - Tillamook County Community Development Director
Vince Chiotti - Oregon Dept. of Housing & Community Services
Shirley Kalkoven - Nehalem Mayor, Tillamook County Futures Council
Denise Lofman - NeahCasa, Tillamook Bay Watershed Council
Edith Rohde - NeahCasa
Fatimah Roos-Weening - NeahCasa
Christy Vail - Economic Development Council of Tillamook County
Participants included:
Tim Josi and Mark Labhart – Tillamook County Commissioners
Betsy Johnson - State Sentator
Deborah Boone - State Representative
Rick Crager - Director, Oregon Housing and Community Services
Vince Chiotti – OHCS regional staff
Bill Campbell - County Planning Director and others of his staff
Laren Woolley - Dept of Land Conservation & Development regional staff
Representatives from various county human service agencies as well as city managers, mayors and city council people.
Local banks and credit unions, employers (including the Tillamook Creamery), realtors, developers, mortgage brokers, landlords, and architects.
Various local non-governmental organizations including CARE, Habitat for Humanity, Women’s Crisis Center, Lower Nehalem Community Trust, churches, and, of course, NeahCasa.
NGO’s representing statewide and regional organizations included the Enterprise Foundation, Neighborhood Partnership Fund, CASA of Oregon, Community Action Team and the NW Oregon Housing Authority.
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