County approves small‑district budgets, Justice Center security upgrade and road order

The Multnomah County Board voted to approve two small service‑district budgets, authorized a Justice Center security upgrade appropriation and adopted an order legalizing a county‑maintained portion of Northwest Kaiser Road.

Budget managers presented the Dunthorpe Riverdale Sanitary District proposed FY26‑27 budget ($7,350,000 work budget; capital program $3,000,000) and noted the Elk Rock pump station capital project will reduce the risk of sanitary sewer overflows; the district's property assessment remains $240 per month per connection for FY27. The board approved the budget by roll call.

The board also approved the Mid Multnomah County Street Lighting Service District No. 14 proposed budget for FY26‑27 ($1,800,000 proposed, a ~10% reduction tied to a completed pole replacement project). Presenters said the district plans $360,000 in maintenance spending to replace photo controls with smart nodes to improve responsiveness to outages and an unappropriated ending fund balance of $912,000; the board approved the budget.

Nancy Artman and Greg Hockert requested and the board approved an increase of $1,100,000 to fund Justice Center entry security upgrades (security glazing, doors and a security vestibule for the Portland Police Bureau and Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on Madison Street). Officials said the increase reflects reimbursements from the City of Portland under a condo agreement and that the project is multiyear with a December 2026 completion target.

Transportation staff presented survey and engineer reports supporting the legalization of a portion of Northwest Kaiser Road and the board adopted the order directing the county surveyor to file the survey.

All items were approved by roll call votes. The actions will be tracked through the Department of County Assets and relevant district administrative processes.