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Commissioners raise concerns about Woodland Port tax-increment plan’s impact on county roads and districts

2359840 · February 20, 2025
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County officials said a Port of Woodland proposal for a large tax-increment financing area could divert future tax growth, potentially reducing revenue for county roads and special districts and increasing infrastructure demands on the county.

Commissioners raised concerns about a proposed Woodland Port tax-increment financing proposal that would capture future tax increases within a large area the port defines for redevelopment funding.

A commissioner said the plan’s draft map excludes already-developed parcels and instead captures large undeveloped parcels, including farmland and port-owned land, so that future increases in assessed value would flow to the port’s district rather than to county road funds and special districts. One commissioner said projected impacts to county and road fund revenues over a 25‑year period could be…

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