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Tualatin council brainstorms 2026 state and federal legislative priorities; staff to return with draft
Summary
City officials discussed themes for a 2026 state and federal legislative agenda — transportation funding, housing, social services, economic stimulus, tourism lodging-tax flexibility and protecting municipal bond tax-exemption — and asked staff to prepare a draft agenda for later council review and adoption.
Deputy City Manager Megan George and policy analyst Cody Field led a council discussion on Tualatin’s 2026 legislative priorities on state and federal issues, asking councilors to confirm policy themes and identify new concerns to include in a draft agenda.
George reviewed the city’s 2025 themes: transportation, housing, social services, resiliency and emergency preparedness, environment, downtown revitalization, local control and unfunded mandates, and capital projects. She updated councilors on last year’s state funding requests: a $1.75 million seismic valves grant (the city has had a kickoff call with the Oregon Water Resources Department), a Veterans Plaza shade structure request, and a potential transportation project that was held…
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