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Council signals consensus to support $45 million appropriation for Willamette Falls project

5736808 · August 4, 2025
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Council members said they would back an op-ed and other outreach urging the governor to retain a $45 million appropriation for the Willamette Falls Trust project; members discussed a possible council letter or formal resolution if consensus holds.

City leaders said on Aug. 4 that they are following developments around a $45 million appropriation to the Willamette Falls Trust and that several council members are prepared to publicly support preserving the funding.

Council President Baumgardner briefed colleagues on recent engagement with regional and state leaders; he said the appropriation was approved by the legislature and then placed on the governor’s line-item veto list, and that the governor’s decision was expected later the same week. He said tribal and intergovernmental sensitivities were part of the…

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