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Deschutes County joins tri-county push for Highway 97 safety funding and scoping
Summary
The board approved a coordinated letter with Klamath and Jefferson counties seeking state and federal investments to improve safety on Highway 97 and asked staff to produce a formatted, logoed advocacy letter and to pursue scoping/study dollars and short-term safety steps.
Deschutes County commissioners voted Feb. 4 to join a tri-county advocacy effort urging state and federal investment in safety improvements along Highway 97, a corridor county officials described as having persistent safety and freight-traffic challenges.
Commissioner Chang introduced a draft letter developed with counterparts in Klamath and Jefferson counties and asked the board to authorize staff to finalize layout, add…
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