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Umatilla County officials say legislative tour highlighted strain on roads, urge preservation of 50-30-20 gas-tax split
Summary
County hosts and staff told a visiting Joint Legislative Task Force on Transportation that Umatilla County’s miles of gravel roads, limited transit and aging bridges are straining budgets as gas‑tax revenue falls; local officials warned changes to the 50/30/20 split could hurt rural counties.
Dan (role not specified) said a recent visit by the Joint Legislative Task Force on Transportation to Umatilla County was “a great success,” and used the trip to press the urgency of preserving funding for local roads.
The visit included a three‑hour bus tour and stakeholder meetings with state and regional officials, Dan said, including ODOT Director Chris Strickler, regional staff Kim Patterson and Rich Lanney, Rep. MacLean and Sen. Boakwist, and local officials such as Mark Morgan of Hermiston. The tour visited industrial corridors on Highway 395, the Stanfield urban growth boundary and sites of flood damage at Echo.
Why it matters: County leaders said the state’s 50‑30‑20 distribution of the gas tax (50% to ODOT, 30% to counties, 20% to…
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