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SB 5701 hearing: dozens of towns and nonprofits seek state capital funds for water, wastewater, public safety and community facilities
Summary
During the Feb. 13 SB 5701 public hearing, mayors, county officials and nonprofit leaders from across Oregon asked the subcommittee for one‑time capital investments — requests ranged from a $11.4M Willamette Falls locks gap to small rural waterline and fire‑station repairs — emphasizing readiness, matching funds and public‑safety consequences if state assistance is not provided.
The joint Ways and Means subcommittee heard a long docket of SB 5701 requests on Feb. 13, with more than 60 witnesses representing cities, counties, special districts and nonprofit organizations. Testimony covered water and wastewater upgrades, fire and emergency‑services stations, community resilience hubs, cultural institution preservation, and a broad set of affordable‑housing and economic development proposals.
Many witnesses described projects as shovel‑ready with significant local investment already committed. For example, Whit Anderson (Mosier mayor) said the community had raised $4,000,000 and requested a final $4,500,000 to…
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