County agrees to short‑term share for High Rocks river rescue program; officials call it a one‑year Band‑Aid

May 19, 2026

The board advanced an intergovernmental agreement for $11,630.45 (county share) to help fund AMR river rescue coverage at High Rocks for five months this summer; several commissioners called the arrangement a temporary, unsustainable "Band‑Aid."

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The board previewed and advanced an intergovernmental agreement with the cities of Oregon City and Gladstone to fund a modified High Rocks River Rescue program this summer. Mary Rumbaugh, director of Health, Housing & Human Services, said Clackamas County's share is $11,630.45 for five months and will be paid from the county's public health fee revenue; no county general funds are involved.

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