#housing-vouchers

#housing-vouchers

It's Election Day today, and in Portland, that means it's time to make your final decision about renewing a levy that will help fund the city's parks and recreation programs. One person that won't be supporting it? Councilor Dan Ryan, who came out against the levy last week after voting to refer it to the ballot back in July. Ryan formerly served as the city's commissioner in charge of parks and recreation, prior to the local government transition at the beginning of this year.

Rents are too high, homeownership feels out of reach, and too many families are being pushed out of the communities that raised them. Over the past three years, we've expanded affordable homeownership, funded more housing vouchers, and saved 114 units in East Boston from speculation which kept hundreds of neighbors in their homes. But the work isn't finished. I'll continue pushing for innovative housing solutions that build for the inclusion of all families while strengthening community voices in every stage of development.