Oregon was unprepared for the unprecedented loss of housing.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
Nearly four years after Congress approved a mammoth disaster relief grant to help Oregonians recover from the destructive 2020 wildfires, records show that more than 90% of the money remains unspent, even as hundreds of families await relief.
“It has been incredibly frustrating for the communities that were affected,” says state Rep. Pam Marsh (D-Ashland). Fire consumed more than 2,600…