Union County
Workforce Housing Action Team
Project Purpose
To increase available and affordable rentals in Union County
Education
Help people who are interested in becoming landlords get started
Increase Rental Homes
Increase available rentals in Union County
Networking & Resources
Network housing related efforts for a bigger impact
Increase Affordable Homes
Increase amount of affordable housing in Union County
Activity
Timeline
Oct 5, 2021 - Workforce Housing Action Team Workshop: formed Union County action group; identified need for more rental options in Union County; decided to plan informational meeting on how to become a landlord
Nov 2, 2021 - Planned Union County landlord informational meeting. Brainstormed agenda items, potential guest speakers, how to reach our audience. Scheduled meeting for January.
Jan 20, 2022, 6-8pm PST - “So You Want to be a Landlord? : Learn about investing in rental property in Union County” - This presentation and table talk taught how to get started with building a rental property or accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Union County. Held at La Grande Middle School Commons from 6-8pm PST. For more information see this flyer.
Feb 2022 - No future plans are being made after the successful presentation/table talk in January. Need to regroup after completing our big easy. Interested in looking into ADU’s and incentive programs.
Meet the team
Our 8-member team was created under the Strategic Doing framework. We have one table guide leader to keep the conversation on track, and one knowledge keeper records the session and make sure everyone is on the same page. The team will meet every 30 days until the project is completed. Each team member leaves every meeting with a task to complete by the next meeting.
Chris
Evans
Bob
Seymour
Gust Tsiastsos
Suzannah Moore
Michael Boquist
Vitor
Pedrosa
George Mendoza
Whitley Schiller
Questions?
Want to learn more or want to support this project?
Contact Kasi Cooper, kasi@eowb.org or
Chris Evans, christopher.m.evans@dhsoha.state.or.us