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Letter to Astoria City Council regarding the Comprehensive Plan

On July 15th Rick Bowers asked the Astoria City Council to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan to reflect the needs of the homeless (as has been done in other Oregon cities). The Comprehensive Plan is the vision that guides the overall direction of the city. Specifically, Astoria’s Development Code (i.e. zoning) must reflect the vision of the Comprehensive Plan. The existing Comprehensive Plan does not mention homelessness. See the letter here.

July 15, 2019

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

~Edward Everett Hale

“To end homelessness, a community-wide coordinated approach to delivering services, housing, and programs is needed.” —National Alliance to End Homelessness

“One thing is certain: There is almost always resistance from individuals and organizations seeking to defend the status quo.” —Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

“… middle-class values cannot be imposed on those who have had no access to middle-class comforts.” —Lloyd Pendleton

Letter to Astoria City Council regarding the Comprehensive Plan

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