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Clatsop County reviews 2025 legislative session and readies local transient‑lodging tax increase
Summary
County staff and CFM Advocates briefed commissioners on the 2025 Oregon legislative session, the failure of a statewide transportation package, and a local ordinance proposal to raise the countywide transient lodging tax from 1¢ to 3¢ to fund public safety and tourism needs.
Clatsop County commissioners received a post‑session briefing on Aug. 13 that emphasized the fallout from a stalled statewide transportation package and described a locally controlled plan to raise the countywide transient lodging tax (TLT).
Ryan of CFM Advocates opened the update, saying the briefing would cover the 2025 session and an upcoming special session set to address transportation funding. "We are here to debrief the 2025 session and to walk through the special session that is, upcoming later this month," he said.
County staff summarized the 2025 session as unusually busy and noted leadership turnover in both chambers. The presenters said several county priority bills advanced in the House but ran…
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