[OMS_MANAGERS] Vacancy Fee

[Quinn Haase]

Also something I’ve been grumbling about to my City Manager. If anyone has any data on this being implemented effectively, I’d sure like to know.

-Quinn

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I don’t believe its been established as legal in Oregon.



Christopher Jacobs, CEcD

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We do not but our city has been talking about it. So I would be interested in knowing who does.



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On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM City Club Forest Grove <cityclubofforestgrove at gmail.com<mailto:cityclubofforestgrove at gmail.com>> wrote:

Hello,

Does anyone use a vacancy fee in their city to minimize or dissuade building owners to keep their buildings vacant?



Thank you,

Donna Gustafson, President

Downtown Association of Forest Grove<https://www.downtownforestgrove.com/> (formerly City Club of Forest Grove)




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