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Affordable Housing Construction Excise Tax

AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION EXCISE TAX EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2018 Purpose: To establish a construction excise tax of one-third of one percent on the value of residential, commercial, and industrial improvements to provide funding for affordable housing in the City of Medford. (Medford Municipal Code 9.280 – 9.295) Exemptions include such uses as private school improvements; […]

HBAJC to BASO

Building the Future by Brad Bennington In 1965, a group of local builders got together and talked about the future of housing for Southern Oregon. At the time, Oregon didn’t have a statewide building code, (and wouldn’t until July 1974) let alone a planning code. Just about anyone could build just about anything, just about […]