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Commissioners discuss timber revenue loss and possible state partnership for services and economic development
Summary
Commissioners discussed the loss of timber revenues, the lack of direct state revenue replacement, and options to request state support for existing services (for example, assessment and taxation funding) or for economic development studies to diversify local economies.
During board concerns on March 26, Tillamook County commissioners discussed the county’s exposure to falling timber revenue and possible avenues for state support. One commissioner reported from a recent meeting of timber counties in Salem that “there is no revenue replacement that will come from the state,” and that counties were instead being asked to identify areas where the state already partners and could expand funding.
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