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City lobbyist outlines Salem activity: transportation package, Willamette Falls locks funding and housing implementation
Summary
West Linn’s lobbyist reviewed mid‑session activity in Salem, including a proposed transportation funding package that blends gas‑tax changes, vehicle fees and new road‑user charges; funding requests for Willamette Falls locks; and housing‑related bills and implementation matters.
Doug Riggs, the city’s lobbyist, briefed the council on the Oregon legislative session during the April 14 meeting, summarizing several bills and trends midway through the long session.
Riggs said the first chamber deadline had just passed and roughly half of introduced bills had been cut; committees and the Ways and Means process will shepherd remaining measures. He described a transportation funding framework being discussed that would diversify revenue sources…
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