By Sarah Brown
Lebanon Local
Planning Commission members and city staff discussed the Lebanon’s severe rent burden during its Dec. 16 meeting.
Households that spend more than 50 percent of its income on rent and utilities are considered “severely rent burdened,” explained Kelly Hart, community development director. The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department has reported that 32.9 percent of Lebanon households are severely rent burdened.
That equates to about one in every three renters,…