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Milwaukie seeks written commitment from parks district after surprise separation talk amid Milwaukee Bay Park funding offers
Summary
Milwaukie city negotiators say they were offered $3.1 million in Zone 1 SDCs and $2.5 million in Metro/local funds from the North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District toward Milwaukee Bay Park — and that district staff also told the city the board is prepared to pursue separation proceedings between the jurisdictions.
Milwaukie city negotiators say they were offered an unexpected package from the North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District that includes $3.1 million in Zone 1 system development charges and $2.5 million in Metro/local funds toward Milwaukee Bay Park — along with an apparent readiness on the district’s part to begin separation proceedings.
City Manager Emma told the council the offer arrived during this month’s talks and that she was instructed to relay it to elected leaders. “We are prepared to bring these agreements to our council on October 21 for consideration and November 4 for a vote,” she said earlier in the meeting when summarizing the negotiation schedule. She added that the city and district had paused detailed governance discussions while a court clarification of the 1990 cooperative IGA remained pending.
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