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Committee backs Jetport Phase 3 design funding, despite environmental concerns and calls for alternatives
Summary
The committee voted to send a request for Phase 3 parking-garage design funding to the full council after the airport director downsized the surface lot and outlined a $1.5M design request and $8.6M surface-lot package; public commenters urged off-site parking, shuttles and natural-resources review for a nearby vernal pool (LD 497).
Paul Bradbury, Airport Director, presented a design-and-construction request for the Portland International Jetport. Bradbury said 2025 was an "exceptional" year and outlined plans for an apron rehabilitation and a phased project to reconstruct 30-year-old apron panels and add parking capacity. For parking specifically, Bradbury presented a revised plan that reduces the surface-lot footprint, shifts battery storage east, preserves vegetated and isolated wetland areas and proposes a 537-space…
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