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Columbia County approves forgivable loan ordinance to fund energy transmission planning
Summary
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on March 12 approved Ordinance 2025‑1 authorizing a loan contract with the Oregon Business Development Department from the Industrial Lands Loan Fund to fund planning on energy transmission; the ordinance declares an emergency and takes immediate effect.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on March 12 approved Ordinance 2025‑1, authorizing a loan from the Industrial Lands Loan Fund and entering into a loan contract with the Oregon Business Development Department to fund technical planning related to energy transmission capacity in the county. The ordinance was read twice by title and the board voted to adopt it; the ordinance declares an emergency and takes immediate effect.
County counsel Edward McClellan told the board the county applied to Business Oregon after local economic recruitment identified inadequate electrical…
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