Making Housing More Affordable
Remove unnecessary barriers to construction so Eugene can add substantially more housing of all types.
Focused on what matters for Eugene
Making Eugene more affordable. Keeping our neighborhoods safe. Protecting core services. Growing good jobs.
Mike Clark has spent years asking the hard questions at City Hall, even when he is the only one doing it. Eugene needs leaders willing to focus on the basic things local government is responsible for and deliver results for the people who live here.
Affordability. Safety. Accountability.
Eugene needs to get back to the basics
Families are paying more for housing, groceries, utilities and everyday life. Businesses are struggling with rising costs. Residents want safe neighborhoods and reliable city services. Mike believes City Hall needs to concentrate on the things city government can actually do something about.
Support Police, Fire and Safe Neighborhoods
Public safety is a core responsibility of local government and should be funded and treated that way.
Grow Jobs and Our Local Economy
More opportunity and a stronger tax base — not continually higher taxes on the people already here.
Protect Core City Services
Streets, infrastructure, parks and the basic responsibilities residents depend on every day.
Spend Taxpayer Dollars Carefully
Ask what something costs, whether it will work, and whether it makes Eugene more or less affordable.
Fiscal Responsibility
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Asking the hard questions saves taxpayers money
Mike spent years pushing Eugene to move City Hall into the former EWEB headquarters rather than pursuing a much more expensive alternative. That decision saved Eugene taxpayers more than $30 million.
That is what fiscal responsibility looks like: focusing on what works, questioning expensive assumptions and remembering whose money City Hall is spending.
The experience to know how City Hall works — and the independence to challenge it
Mike has represented Ward 5 with a simple philosophy: his job is to represent the people who live here, not simply go along with City Hall. That has sometimes made Mike the lone voice on the Council asking what something will cost, whether it will actually work, and whether it makes Eugene more or less affordable.
About Mike ClarkWhat Eugene leaders say about Mike
…we like his well-informed, common sense approach to the city's problems.
Clark has offered the most realistic assessment of the budget challenges facing the city, and appears most willing to make hard decisions.
I support Mike Clark for City Council because he brings a practical, common-sense approach to moving Eugene forward — and a clear focus on getting real results with the resources we have.
Mike Clark continues to stand out as a leader who listens not only to his constituents but to all members of our community. I have personally worked with him for more than 25 years and I count on his decision-making to reflect his strong values of service. He is diligent in his work and his attention to detail delivers powerful results effectively using available resources to deliver positive outcomes.
When the public depends on first responders, we depend on Mike.
We believe Mike is the strongest candidate to improve safety, grow opportunity, and strengthen our local economy so life in our community becomes more affordable for everyone.
A Eugene City Council candidate for Ward 5 neighborhoods
Mike Clark Ward 5 covers north Eugene, Oregon — North Gilham, Cal Young, Goodpasture Island and the northeast parts of Santa Clara. These are working neighborhoods, and they deserve a councilor who shows up for them at City Hall.
As a Eugene City Council candidate, Mike is running on the issues Ward 5 families raise at the door: the cost of housing in Eugene, police and fire response times, jobs that pay a living wage, and city services like street repair, parks and homelessness response that people pay for every year.
Vote Mike Clark for Eugene City Council, Ward 5
Eugene does not need more distraction. We need experienced leadership focused on affordability, public safety, good jobs and the core services our neighborhoods rely on every day.
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