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Tualatin councilors review draft 2025 federal agenda, focus on transportation earmark and community grants
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a draft federal legislative agenda Dec. 9, 2024, prioritizing a $3 million transportation earmark, community development funding, continued support for electric-vehicle charging and railroad crossing elimination programs, and monitoring federal tax policy affecting municipal bonds.
Tualatin city staff and outside consultants presented a draft 2025 federal legislative agenda during a Dec. 9, 2024, City Council work session, asking the council for feedback and direction before returning in January for formal adoption.
The draft list of potential federal priorities includes a $3,000,000 earmark request for a transportation project at the 60/Fifth, Borland and Staggart corridors; increased or maintained funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs; continued support for the Community Fueling Infrastructure (electric-vehicle charging) program; continued funding for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program; and monitoring federal actions that could affect tax-exempt municipal bonds.
The discussion matters because federal funds and policy choices could affect Tualatin projects already under study, the city’s ability to compete for grants and earmarks, and the funding environment for local infrastructure projects. With a new federal administration and Congress arriving in January and a separate state legislative…
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