March 31, 2007
The Housing Alliance Update & Announcements is a bi-weekly electronic newsletter to keep you up-to-date about everything the Housing Alliance is doing to win in 2007 - and how you can get involved!
Tell Ways & Means Why Affordable Housing
is Important to you!
The Joint Ways & Means Committee is coming to a town near you!
Last week, the Housing Alliance's $100 Million Agenda made the Co-Chairs budget - and now the Co-Chairs and the Ways & Means Committee are coming to your town to discuss the budget.
We need you to show up to the public hearings and tell them how important affordable housing is to you!
The Co-Chairs of the Oregon State Senate and House Joint Ways & Means Committee today announced the dates and locates for a series of road hearings on the Co-Chairs budget. The full committee will visit seven cities (one near you!) to hear testimony from you on the budget.
The dates and locations are listed below. The Housing Alliance has momentum, and we need you to continue working towards the goal of $100 Million for Affordable Housing!
We need you to:
- Pick a location near you and mark your calendar! It is very important that the Housing Alliance make a strong showing!
- Bring your neighbors, friends and colleagues who believe in affordable housing!
- Tell the Co-Chairs why $100 Million for Affordable Housing is so important! (Need talking points? See the article below.)
- Call us after the hearing, and tell us how great you were!
Locations and Dates! - Oregon City, Wednesday, April 4th, 6:30 p.m.
Oregon City High School Cafeteria, Jackson Campus, 1306 12th Street - Portland, Tuesday, April 5th, 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson High School Cafeteria, 5210 N. Kerby - Corvallis, Tuesday, April 10th, 6:30 p.m.
Cheldelin Middle School Cafeteria, 987 NE Conifer Blvd. - Eugene, Wednesday, April 11th, 6:30 p.m.
University of Oregon, Willis Business Complex, Room 282 - Bend, Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m.
Oregon State University - Cascade Campus
(Video connection to Ontario, The Dalles, Pendelton) - If you live in or near Medford, mark your calendar for Friday, April 13th at 6:30 p.m. Location TBA.
- If you live in or near Coos Bay, mark your calendar for Saturday, April 14th at 1 p.m. Location TBA.
Need Talking Points?
Start here...
1) Click here to download a sheet on Messages about Affordable Housing that work!
2) Click here to download a fact sheet about your local county.
Need more?
Download the Housing Alliance $100 Million Agenda.
Got Questions?
Email Amy Fauver or Michael Anderson!
Want more information on the Housing Alliance? Go to http://www.oregonhousingalliance.org.
For a full archive of Housing Alliance Weekly Updates, go to http://www.oregonhousingalliance.org/updates_archive.html
For information on the 2005 Legislative Session, click here.
Please email or call us with questions or ideas for how we can best keep you informed. Contact Amy Fauver or Michael Anderson.
