City Club meeting April 13

[Nick Houtman]

Retirees, students, low- to middle-income working families and people living in poverty challenge the ability of Corvallis to provide housing that meets current needs. As we grapple with one proposed development after another, what is our long-term vision for housing? What do alternatives mean for the environment and for current residents? What do they mean for those who can afford to live here and those who cannot? What did the City’s recent survey of “affordable” housing show? What did it leave out? How do our land-use regulations shape current and future housing options? How much buildable land is left?

At the April 13 City Club meeting, three speakers will address these and other questions in the first of a series of discussions about this difficult topic: Brigetta Olson, Mike Beilstein and Brian Stroup.

Brigetta Olson is the deputy director of Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services. She develops and manages programs designed to help low-income individuals and families build personal and financial assets; lead healthy, productive lives; and develop their potential as involved citizens.

Mike Beilstein represents Ward 5 on the Corvallis City Council, on which he served from 1999-2000 and from 2007 to the present. He also served on the steering committee for the recent City Council-initiated Housing Study.

Brian Stroup is the associate director for University Housing and Dining Services at Oregon State University.

The meeting is open to the public. City Club meets in the Gerding Builders Gym at the Boys & Girls Club, 1112 NW Circle. The meeting will begin at 12 noon, and doors will open at 11:30. As always, attendance is free. Lunch by Pastini Pasteria is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Registration is necessary only if you are having lunch. Send e-mail to in...@cityclubofcorvallis.org, with "City Club April 13" in the subject line, by April 10.

[Nick Houtman]

[Nick Houtman]