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Committee approves resolution asking city bureaus to craft alternative transportation funding; urges governor to call special session
Summary
Portland's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously to send a resolution to full council directing Public Works and Budget & Finance to develop an alternative funding strategy for transportation and infrastructure and added an amendment urging the governor to call a special session on statewide transportation funding.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Monday to refer a resolution to full council directing the Public Works and Budget and Finance service areas to develop a community‑informed, comprehensive strategy for alternative funding of Portland's transportation and infrastructure.
The committee also approved a late amendment urging the governor to call a special session as soon as possible for a comprehensive statewide transportation funding package to avoid further reductions to the Portland Bureau of Transportation's operations and maintenance budget and similar cuts for other Oregon communities.
The resolution came after public testimony from Kyle Lewis,…
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