A single-family home planned for the street above Granite Street by the DeBoer family was approved by the Ashland Planning Commission Tuesday with numerous conditions, including codifying public access to the nearby ditch trail.Â
Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop homeowners’ policies — at least until next year. In a Friday press release, Sens. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, and Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte, said they sent a joint letter to major insurance providers — including State Farm, All State and Liberty Mutual — calling them to pause this practice until January 2026.
A broad alliance of Ashland leaders continued their pitch Thursday for a proposed 90-plus unit affordable housing development that could boost enrollment at schools. At the Ashland High Library, across the street from the proposed 4.18-acre project site at the southeast corner of South Mountain Avenue and East Main Street, about 70 people generally voiced support for the concept at what was billed as a listening session hosted by the Sunstone Housing Collaborative.
Members of Ashland City Council debated Monday during its study session meeting how to make the need to meet new state requirements an opportunity for improving the city’s housing stock. The city is required to be in compliance with the state’s Climate Friendly Areas rules by June 30.
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In an open house with Portland-based developer Edlen & Co. and locally-based Arkitek and Outlier Construction held for school district employees in late February, the real estate investment firm heard a mix of praise, questions and concerns from those in attendance on the proposed project to build a 90-plus unit housing development in conjunction with nonprofit Sunstone Housing Collaborative, established by two members of the Ashland School Board, at the southeast corner of East Main Street and South Mountain Avenue.
An application for a single-family home planned for the slopes above Granite Street by Bryan and Stephanie DeBoer was neither approved nor denied Tuesday by the Ashland Planning Commission after a member of the public invoked an Oregon statute which requires the commission to keep the public record open for an additional period. It now closes March 18.
The Ashland Planning Commission will deliberate Tuesday on a number of requested exceptions to the city’s code that, if granted, could lead to the development of one large single-family home in an area long used for outdoor recreation.Â
In a 5-1 vote Tuesday, Ashland City Council served as the final say and the next step toward development for Kestral Park, a multi-family housing development slated for North Mountain Avenue. The 2-acre development would create mixed forms of housing, including studio spaces with less than 500 square feet of floor space, and larger apartments between Interstate 5 and Bear Creek and the west of North Mountain Avenue.
Attendees at Wednesday night’s Ashland Community Resource Fair could find information at various tables piled with printed information and staffed by representatives from such organizations as ACCESS, Opportunities for Housing, Resources & Assistance, the Sunstone Housing Collaborative, 211 Eviction Prevention Program, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).Â
Possible changes include allowing multifamily dwellings without a mixed-use requirement, requiring a minimum density of 30 dwelling units per acre, and increasing maximum building height to 50 feet, according to the notice.Â
The Butler Perozzi Fountain restoration project’s ongoing design phase has resulted in a possible cost of more than $1 million. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini.
Jackson County Parks took advantage of the dip in visitors to install upgrades such as ADA-compliant restrooms and granite tent pads in the campground. Lambert said the county replaced stairs and sidewalks throughout the park and remodeled the concessions area where waterslides used to be.Â
Interviews will be conducted through May 31, and the official appointment will take place at the June 3 City Council business meeting. The new councilor will serve through Dec. 31, 2026.Â
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