Housing and Homelessness
Information regarding my stance on Housing issues.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), and
“We absolutely need more affordable housing, and we also need more supportive housing for people who are transitioning” from homelessness, [Bonamici] said. “I am doing what I can at the federal level to be helpful trying to close the gaps and give people the support they need. The issue is the same everywhere in my district.”
Students are getting ready to return to their classrooms and members of Congress are finishing up their in-district work before they head back to the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici met Thursday with representatives at the former Red Lion Inn & Suites in Seaside and the Elk Creek Terrace Apartments in Cannon Beach to discuss affordable housing models.
The congresswoman, who represents the North Coast, said affordable housing is a priority for her and many of her colleagues.
“Co-location is common sense,” Bonamici said. “It simultaneously addresses the needs for affordable housing and child care — and Oregon is leading the way.”
The Fairfield Apartments is a preservation project of Home Forward. The project cost about $35.8 million, according to city figures, with the Portland Housing Bureau kicking in $6.5 million. Thanks to a push from Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the project received $2 million in federal housing funds.