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Gorge commission committee to review agricultural-income test, add loan programs and workforce training to work plan
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The Columbia River Gorge Commission—conomic vitality committee agreed to add a formal review of the agricultural income test and related profitability policy to its future work plan and asked staff to gather baseline data; commissioners also supported exploring loan programs, workforce training and urban-area economic development supports.
The Columbia River Gorge Commission—conomic vitality committee on Monday agreed to place a review of the commission gricultural income test and related profitability policy on its future work plan and asked staff to gather data and outside expertise before making any recommendation.
Chair Littler opened the one-hour meeting by noting attendance issues but allowing the committee to proceed without a formal vote. The executive director gave a brief history of the income test, saying it was part of the National Scenic Area management plan and that the committee dopted a gross-income threshold of $80,000 in the 2020 plan as an inflation-adjusted equivalent to $40,000 in 1991.
"This is gross income and not net income," the executive…
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