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Newport leaders report on Washington and Salem advocacy for dam funding and municipal finance
Summary
Council members and staff described recent meetings with congressional and state representatives to press for dam funding, warn against proposals to remove tax-exempt status for municipal bonds, and monitor a state transportation funding package.
Mayor Kaplan and other city representatives gave the council an update on recent advocacy visits to Washington, D.C., and testimony before the Oregon Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee seeking support for Newport priorities.
Mayor Kaplan said he, staff and outside representatives met with members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to press for federal funding for the city’s dam project and to express concern about media and budget rumors that would eliminate the federal tax-exempt status for municipal bonds. He told council…
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