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Planning Commission acts on housing, calls for group to ensure equity!

Planning Commission acts on housing, calls for group to ensure equity!

On May 13 there was a public hearing before the Planning Commission on the Equitable Housing Strategic Plan. This recap will explain why this was a historic meeting for addressing inequity in Wilsonville, and prepare you for action at City Council on June 15.

Equitable Housing Task Force Meeting #2

Equitable Housing Task Force Meeting #2

Can we achieve equity without talking about race? My answer is no.

After watching and reflecting upon Wilsonville’s second meeting of the Equitable Housing Task Force, which occurred on September 4th, I’m left wondering when the project will talk about explicitly about race and urban planning (see an example from the City of Portland’s Planning Department). As I covered in the first meeting recap, the concerns that the equity statement was defined as equality still remain.