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Bend MPO weighs how involved to be in Oregon transportation funding debate; board to track a small set of bills and return as major packages form
Summary
MPO staff asked the Bend MPO Policy Board Jan. 24 how and whether the board should engage with the 2025 Oregon legislative transportation debate, with members flagging transit payroll-tax proposals, freight/fuel tax changes and large metro-region capital commitments as priority items to track.
Bend MPO staff asked the policy board Jan. 24 to consider the MPO’s role in tracking and engaging with the 2025 Oregon legislative session as lawmakers prepare a transportation funding package. Staff framed three options: (1) rely on city/county/CET efforts and piggyback on their testimony, (2) provide staff-level impact information, or (3) pursue a formal MPO position or letter when warranted.
Tyler Deake, the MPO manager, said staff and board must weigh available staff capacity and legal limits on advocacy by staff members who are public employees. Omar Ahmed, Oregon Department of Transportation area manager, warned of constraints on…
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