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Scappoose council weighs budget scenarios, police staffing and parks needs
Summary
Councilors reviewed three general‑fund scenarios (bare‑bones, quality, aspirational), discussed deficits ranging from balanced to roughly $1 million–$2 million, debated whether to add police FTEs (target options 14–16 sworn) and considered parks and community‑program trade‑offs and public outreach.
The Scappoose City Council devoted substantial discussion on Nov. 17 to the general fund's level of service, public‑safety staffing and parks needs as staff presented three multi‑year budget scenarios.
Assistant to the city manager/city planner NJ Johnson summarized Scenario 1 (bare bones, balanced without revenue increases), Scenario 2 (quality operations, roughly a $1,000,000 annual deficit) and Scenario 3 (aspirational operations, roughly a $2,000,000 annual deficit).…
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