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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 COUNCIL Continued from Page 1A Boquist said. “Once a household was at, I think it was 50%, they spend 50% or more of their household income on rent, then they’re considered rent burdened. The city of La Grande has about 25% or 26% in that rent-burdened category.” In the analysis, fi ve strat- egies for addressing the city’s future housing needs were proposed: increasing the opportunity for multi- family development; devel- oping affordable housing; enhancing the condition of existing housing stock; supporting measures that increase housing capacity; and addressing severe rent burdens. If the council votes to adopt the analysis, it will be adopting those recommen- dations as well. The council also is expected to consider THE OBSERVER — 5A approval of COVID-19 business relief programs. Statewide restrictions on social activity likely will prohibit Union County restaurants from offering indoor dining services until at least mid-December. Those mandates also forced some businesses, such as retail and grocery stores, to cut their in-person capacity, while others had to close their doors completely as Oregon attempts to get a handle on the spike in cases. The meeting will begin Wednesday at at 6 p.m., and councilors will be attending virtually. Public comments must be submitted Tuesday by 5 p.m. by emailing rstrope@cityofl agrande. org. The meeting will be available to the public on the La Grande Alive web- site (lagrandealive.tv/city- events) and on the Eastern Oregon Alive TV Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ EOAliveTV). APARTMENTS Continued from Page 1A The plans call for all of the buildings to have solar panels that would generate much of the electricity for their apartments, Steffey said. The complex would be similar to the Blue Springs Crossing Apartments in Island City on Walton Road, which also pro- vides low-income housing. Completed in 2015, Blue Springs Crossing has 38 units. Community Devel- opment Partners developed the property, and Northeast Oregon Housing Authority is the owner. “Timber Ridge would be very similar to Blue Springs Crossing,” Steffey said, “only it would be much larger.” Blue Springs Crossing has proven to be enor- mously popular, he said, adding that it has an Ink: Built Design/Contributed Graphic This rendering from Nov. 24, 2020, shows an aerial view of Timber Ridge Apartments, the 104-unit proposal that would sit on about 5 acres in La Grande. HEALTH NOTIFICATION! extensive waiting list. “The success of Blue Springs Crossing has given rise to this project,” Steffey said. He said the larger Timber Ridge complex would have room for addi- tional features, including a community garden and half of a basketball court. A portion of funding for the construction of Timber Ridge Apart- ments would come from the state’s Low Income Fast Track program, also known as LIFT. The Leg- islature approved this pro- gram the program about two years ago, and it is providing funding for affordable housing proj- ects throughout Oregon. Are You Hard of Hearing? A major name brand hearing aid provider son’s favorite holiday, white lights, the former ELDERLY wishes to field and test remarkable new her mood this Linda a Bennett always to match Continued from Page 1A spent Christmas Eve with season. digital hearing her instrument in the This area. This mom. year she won’t be now died with COVID-19, Even when Allison was able to reminisce about offer is free of living charge and you Christmases are under no ask according to an analysis by in the care facility, past or The Oregonian. Bennett would go dec- her mom about her youth. obligation. She hopes other Orego- orate her room, and the ‘An existential nians know how painful mother would often wear it is to be prohibited from a hat dangling with lights. 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Older folks are also more likely to have underlying conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer or chronic obstructive pul- monary disease. Bennett said her mother had COPD. Absent underlying con- ditions, Vines said it’s not clear how age, physiolog- ically, plays a factor in COVID-19 severity. “That’s the question mark here,” she said, saying health experts don’t know that answer yet. It’s also not clear where COVID-19 ranks this year among the overall causes of death for people 80 and older in Oregon. Vines said health offi - cials are examining that issue and expect to have more information in the next week or so. Oregon Health Authority offi cials said they, too, don’t know if COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for those Oregonians. “You can assume a large number of people who are over 80, unless very healthy, may be under home care or a nursing care and most likely be very susceptible to COVID-19,” said Carmen Perezchica, an agency spokesperson. HEALTH NOTIFICATION! Are You Hard of Hearing? HEALTH NOTIFICATION! HEALTH NOTIFICATION! Are You Hard of Hearing? Are You Hard of Hearing? THIS WEEK ONLY! THIS WEEK ONLY! group is by far the state’s smallest, according to the most recent census esti- mates, with only about 168,000 people. That’s just 4% of the state’s population. Yet as of Wednesday, 449 people aged 80 and older had died with COVID-19 this year, totaling 52% of the state’s death toll. Vines, the metro public health offi cer, said a major factor fueling that trend is that older Oregonians already have underlying medical challenges and are likely to live in care facili- ties, where outbreaks are all too common. Those settings, where people live in close quarters and often require intimate levels of care, are “ripe for COVID spread,” Vines said. At least 132 long-term (Insert Expiration Date) THIS WEEK ONLY! you ONLY! wish to be OFFER Included! 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