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The Oregon Housing Stability Council has awarded more than $73 million toward construction, land acquisition or transfer of ownership of more than 600 affordable homes in counties that were affected by wildfires nearly two years ago. Most of the money will go toward rental housing projects.

Wildfires in 2020 destroyed more than 4,000 homes, including more than 1,700 manufactured homes. To help spur recovery, the council awarded eight projects in Clackamas, Jackson, Marion and Lincoln counties the following amounts:

• Estacada Apartments, 36 rentals in Clackamas County, $9.7 million
• Gateway Phase 2, 138 rentals in Marion County, $25.1 million
• Orchard Meadows and Prescott Gardens, 196 rentals in Jackson County, $9 million
• Summit Gardens, 34 rentals in Jackson County, $6 million
• Talent Senior Apartments, 22 rentals in Jackson County, $3.1 million
• Wecoma Place, 44 rentals in Lincoln County, $3.9 million
• MacLeay CLT, 24 homes in Marion County, $2.7 million
• New Spirit Village, 42 affordable homes and 42 market-rate homes in Jackson County, $4.3 million

In addition, the council awarded Marion County $1.7 million for the purchase of 15 acres to become affordable housing. The county plans to purchase four neighboring parcels in Mill City. The site has potential to gain single-family homes with two to four bedrooms each for wildfire survivors, seniors, and workers.

鈥淐urrently, we have around 300 households in Marion County who don鈥檛 have a place to call home,鈥� Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell stated in a press release. 鈥淭his $1.7 million is not just going to purchase land; it鈥檚 going to give us the opportunity to create affordable, long-term housing that works for this community that was devastated by the wildfires.鈥�

The council also awarded $7.5 million for conversion of the 89-home Talent Mobile Estates, in Talent, into a resident-owned cooperative.