Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson announced a city initiative to usher in the development of 5,000 new units of housing in Portland as an early action of their Multifamily Housing Workgroup launched earlier this year. If passed by the City Council, the City of Portland would waive the System Development Charges (SDCs) in Portland until 5,000 housing units are built or three years have passed. They were joined by Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy, Sarah Zahn (Oregon Smart ...
