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Residents, school and public‑safety officials press Umatilla council to share enterprise‑zone revenue
Summary
Multiple speakers at the council meeting urged the City of Umatilla to develop a transparent plan to distribute enterprise‑zone tax receipts to taxing districts such as schools, the fire district, hospital and radio/data district; no formal action was taken.
Heidi Sipe, superintendent of the Umatilla School District, and more than a dozen other local officials and residents urged the Umatilla City Council to create a transparent, deadline‑driven plan to distribute enterprise‑zone tax receipts to taxing districts including schools, the fire district, the hospital district and radio/data communications.
The request came during the meeting’s public‑comment period, where speakers described repeated efforts since 2017 to get the city to convene a multi‑district work session and adopt criteria for sharing enterprise‑zone funds. “We don’t have a plan,” Sipe said, adding that neighboring Morrow County directed more than $1 million to its school district last year while, “Umatilla’s amount last year: zero.”
Why it matters: Enterprise zones are created to reduce some property tax…
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