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Lawmakers hear request for $40 million public‑safety infrastructure package including Gresham station rebuild
Summary
Representative David Gomberg told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government and Veterans on March 27 that House Bill 3870 would provide state funding for about 20 public‑safety capital projects statewide, including a requested $10 million contribution toward rebuilding Gresham Fire Station 74.
Representative David Gomberg and other sponsors presented House Bill 3870 to the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government and Veterans on March 27 as a statewide package of public‑safety capital requests totaling about $40 million for roughly 20 projects.
The bill, as described by sponsors, would provide state funding through the Oregon Business Development Department for a range of projects: new or replacement fire stations, seismic upgrades to facilities, modernization of sheriff’s offices, regional wildfire‑training centers, and behavioral‑health and sobering‑center investments. Gomberg described projects as spread “all around Oregon” and said many are “shovel ready” with…
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