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City lobbyist: $35.5 million secured for Aberdeen‑Hoquiam flood project, $71 million for U.S. 12 crossing
Summary
Contract lobbyist Shelley Helder told Aberdeen council the 2026 short legislative session delivered $35.5 million toward the Aberdeen‑Hoquiam flood protection project and roughly $71 million sequenced for the U.S. 12 grade‑separated crossing; she outlined statewide budget moves that could affect local sales‑tax revenue sharing.
Shelley Helder, the city’s contract lobbyist, told Aberdeen City Council on April 29 that the 2026 state short session secured a combined $35.5 million for the Aberdeen‑Hoquiam flood protection project and roughly $71 million phased over four years for the U.S. 12 grade‑separated crossing. Helder said the flood package includes the completed Dry Creek pump station and funding for the Northshore levee segments, though a remaining funding gap persists for final levee segments.
Helder said the supplemental operating budget totaled about $2.4 billion and included an $880 million transfer from the budget stabilization ("rainy day") account. She warned that the legislature also enacted a new top‑income tax and removed sales tax on some products, a change that reduces local…
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