It was exciting to see that the voice of Oregon preservation is loud, clear, and strong! Many thanks to community organizers across the state for advocating for their neighborhoods and the places that matter to us all. Here’s the three things that mattered to us this session: SB 311 – An early victory: Our first […]
Restore Oregon Provided Testimony on HB 2007 Today in Salem; Still Time to Take Action
Still Time to Tell Legislators to either FIX IT or VOTE NO! Today Restore Oregon’s Executive Director, Peggy Moretti, headed to Salem to provide testimony on HB 2007 before the Ways and Means subcommittee on National Resources. Here’s what she had to say, June 22, 2017: “I’m Peggy Moretti, Executive Director of Restore Oregon, a statewide non-profit […]
ADVOCACY ALERT: HB 2007 Hearing Thursday, June 22nd; Take Action Today!
Tell Legislators to either FIX IT or VOTE NO! HB 2007 claims to support affordable housing, but in its current form this bill will do more harm than good by: Incentivizing demolitions of existing modest-priced housing. Providing no meaningful incentive to build more affordable homes. Usurping local control over zoning without sufficient public process. Stripping […]
Legislative Watch: Restore Oregon Testimony re. HB 2007
Restore Oregon tirelessly advocates on behalf of our collective Oregon heritage and historical preservation. Part of our recent legislative policy action is to provide input on HB 2007, which aims to solve the affordable housing crisis impacting many communities throughout Oregon. Though HB 2007 started out with good intentions, Restore Oregon is very concerned that […]
Misguided Attempt to Boost Affordable Housing Will Create More Demolition, Strip Protections from Historic Districts
UPDATE: Executive Director Peggy Moretti testified on May 25th to the House Committee On Human Services and Housing in Salem. More details as we learn them. Scroll down to the bottom for relevant articles and OpEds. Call to Action: Email Your Opposition to HB 2007! In an extreme example of good intentions degenerating into bad outcomes, a bill […]