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OCTOBER 7, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7 Homelessness task force gets view of housing options By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Members of the Mid-Wil- lamette Homeless Initiative task force got a look at some innovative housing options for the area’s unsheltered residents at a meeting Monday, Sept. 19. Lane County Commis- sioner Pat Farr presented a slideshow and informational talk on some of the ways Lane County and partner cities Eu- gene and Springfi eld are tack- ling the issue. At the core of Farr’s pre- sentation was Operation 365, a program designed to house one homeless veteran for ev- ery day of the year in 2015. Operation 365 met and ex- ceeded its goal by housing 404 veterans last year. “We undertook this pro- gram with the purpose of housing veterans, but I want to emphasize that you could substitute any subset of the homeless population with a similar program,” Farr said. The campaign began by reaching out to all available stakeholders, with an emphasis on talking with landlords. “We started by hosting a fundraiser and large portion of that money went into a landlord confi dence program that could cover the costs of damages and unpaid bills,” he said. “The landlords’ primary concern was (maintaining) the condition of their apart- ments and making sure rent would be paid. We did a lot of explaining as to why they should feel safe and comfort- able housing veterans.” Organizers of the cam- paign also began taking stock of existing housing options and where innovative com- munities could be established. Building more permanent af- fordable housing, upgrading existing structures, permit- ting alternative housing and providing temporary shelters and camping spaces were all explored. “One of the things we dis- covered was that there was lots of housing providers, but there wasn’t much communication. I think one of the biggest ben- efi ts was sitting people down with others they had never met and letting them discover how to work together,” Farr said. By the end of the year, Operation 365 succeeded in setting up semi-mobile campsites, renovating former single-family student housing options, and establishing Op- portunity Village, a site with small single-resident dwellings without plumbing or electric in the units, among other op- tions. public notices NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE On 8th day of November, 2016, at 10:00 AM, at the main entrance of the Marion Co. Courthouse, in Salem, OR, I will sell the following real property: 1266 Arlington Avenue, Woodburn, in the case of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4, Plaintiff, vs. JESUS RUIZ, CAROLINA SANCHEZRUIZ, STATE OF OREGON, HERITAGE PARK MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., STATE OF OREGON, EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT, PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s). For more information go to http:// oregonsheriffssales.org 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE On 21st day of October, 2016, at 10:00 AM, at the main entrance of the Marion Co. Courthouse, in Salem, OR, I will sell the following real property: 4779 Mall Court NE, Salem, in the case of KEY BANK For the most part, the new communities feature small dwellings of less than 300 square feet and communal ar- eas for meal preparation and showering. Costs were also exceptionally low for some options. The price tag for a conestoga hut was $1,250 while wood-built structure in Opportunity Village was $2,000. A new site, Emerald Village is coming in the near future. Emerald Village homes will be fully equipped with plumbing and electricity at the cost of about $25,000 per unit. Resi- dents will pay rent between $280 and $380 per month depending on the size of their home and about half of each payment will go into an eq- uity account that residents can take with them when they fi nd other housing options. “They don’t get to keep the house or the land, but the money they save can be used for a down payment or secu- rity deposit,” Farr said. Farr said the City of Eu- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. THERESA S. SMITH-MONETTE, MICHAEL T. MONETTE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC, STATE OF OREGON, OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES, Defendant(s). For more information go to http:// oregonsheriffssales.org Submitted A few of the housing units inside Eugene’s Opportunity Village, a permanent facility for some of the area’s homeless residents.. gene contracts with nonprofi ts that run the sites and each one has a board that reviews appli- cations for residency. “For the most part, the communities have been self- policing,” Farr added. Having made a dent in the population of homeless vet- erans, some of the same col- laborators are now on a path to shelter other subsets of the homeless population. In May 2017, Oaks at 14th will open. 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