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"constraint-free industrial sites that are presently within a ci and are well-served with . " ~Y ~ ~ unprovements. 4 Nest Spnng~ield has b27 ~ndustnal acres, with the "fewest potential constraints and the most constraint-free sites ~2~} of all regions and it is generall well- . • " ~ ~ served by public improvements. 4 west Spnng~eld s current short-term supply exceeds the "most hkel}~' Tong-tens demand for the entire Metropolitan Urban Growth Area. 5 Projected demand far heavy industrial land is nonexistent. 5 Labor Supply and Industrial Growth The November, 1994, Draft Industrial Lands Study finds that the "long-term deterioration of the average earnings per job relative to the state and nation will continue to be a disincentive to labor migration to Lane County and the Eugene-Springfield Metro olitan • i area. The Study projects labor shortages and a slowdown vn employment growth," A leading guide to industrial location observes that 'Zt may not be far-fetched to state that labor is the most important sin le g factor influence plant location; hand plant relocation} decisions. without a supply of competent workers no plant can operate efficiently and competitively in a market economy. For this reason proof of the availability of a qualified labor farce that can be hired at a reasonable cost is often required by an industrial flirm before it will locate in an area..." Moriari , . ~' Industnal Location and Community Development ~UNC Press 19$4)1$1. Labor Supply and Affordable Housing; A Critical Link A decline in wages can be offset in part by a decline in shelter costs, Instead, the Eu ene- g Springfield area has seen a steady increase in shelter costs resulting in an even ti ter l~ squeeze on skilled and semi-skilled workers, The community which offers the best combination of wages and shelter costs will have a strong cam arative advanta a in p. $ attracting and retaining the labor farce necessary to attract and retain industry, A Task Force on Homelessness and Affordable Housing found in a report issued in November of 1959 that - "A ,serious and growing affordability crisis in Lane County" is evidenced in part by "the increasing proportion of incomes that households must pay for housing," 1 Among those most affected by the affordable housing crisis are "the working poor,' employed heads of households caught between falling wages and rising shelter costs. 1,2,6. - In 1988, over 24 percent of all low-income renters in Lane County were paying more than 75 percent of their income for rents. l Springwood Plan Amendment Application Applicant's Proposed Findings March 20,1991 Drab Page '~