Oregon legislators’ statewide tour to wrap up with Happy Valley and Hillsboro stops, Sept. 26 and 27
Sept. 23, 2024
For more information, contact Kevin Glenn, 503-910-5965.
The Statewide Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour will conclude with stops in Happy Valley and Hillsboro, Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27. The 12-stop listening tour has given Oregon lawmakers the opportunity to gather feedback and input from the public to inform their efforts to develop sufficient and sustainable transportation funding during the 2025 legislative session.
Public hearings will be held in each location and community members are encouraged to attend and share their transportation priorities.
Thursday, Sept. 26 in Happy Valley, the public hearing will be held at Adrienne C. Nelson High School Theater from 5-7:00 p.m. More details can be found on the Joint Committee on Transportation agenda here.
Friday, Sept. 27 in Hillsboro, the public hearing will be held at Hillsboro Civic Center, Shirley Huffman Auditorium from 5-7:00 p.m. More details can be found on the Joint Committee on Transportation agenda here.
There are many ways members of the public can participate in this conversation:
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Testify in person: Members of the public can register in person starting 30 minutes before the meeting begins.
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Testify remotely: The committee will also hear remote testimony if time permits, which the public can register for on the committee's webpage at olis.oregonlegislature.gov by 5 p.m. the day before the day of the meeting.
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Testify in writing: Additionally, written testimony can be submitted to the committee via email to JCT.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov.
 Public commenters gathered at Oregon State University to provide testimony at the Sept. 12 Bend public hearing.
In both cities, ODOT is partnering with local transit agencies, cities and counties to take legislators on a bus tour through the area during the day to see the condition of local transportation infrastructure.
ODOT, along with transportation agencies across the state, is facing structural funding challenges from declining gas tax revenue, high inflation and legal restrictions on available funding. This has led to cutbacks in staff levels and maintenance spending—which have negative impacts on Oregon’s transportation system and those who rely on its roads, bridges, sidewalks and railways. Learn more about our state’s transportation funding challenges here.
State lawmakers are looking for solutions, and ODOT looks forward to continuing to support this effort through the 2025 legislative session.
See recaps on previous tour stops below:
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