The Portland City Council, acting as the Portland Budget Committee, unanimously approved an $8.2 billion budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year on May 15, as required by state budget law.
Multnomah County commissioners advanced a $3.96 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year focusing on homeless services, address the fentanyl crisis and supporting voter-approved election changes.
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In an effort to encourage new housing construction and provide modest financial relief to Portlanders, the Portland City Council approved a $7.1 billion budget Wednesday, May 17 that calls for lower water and sewer rate hikes, and no increases to charges for housing developers. Citing an exodus of residents and businesses from Portland in recent years, Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed late-stage budget changes that would slow utility rate increases for water and sewer, while halting.
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