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Milwaukie council hears short‑session state bill roundup; agrees to circulate letter on polluter-pay bill

Milwaukie City Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Council received an update on short‑session bills — including potential cuts to Safe Routes to School funding and land‑use clarifications in HB 4037 — and directed Councilor Khosroabadi to draft and circulate a letter in support of SB 1541 (a polluter-pay measure) for council members to opt in or opt out.

Council staffer Scott Stauffer briefed Milwaukie councilors on state legislative developments during the short session and highlighted several items on the council's watch list.

Stauffer said the legislature is midway through short‑session deadlines and that bills the city is tracking include changes to Safe Routes to School funding and several…

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