Portland manager’s budget begins to restore pandemic cuts
With the help of federal recovery funds, City Manager Jon Jennings proposed budget would decrease the municipal portion of the property tax rate, though taxes may slightly increase because of school spending.
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Portland City Manager Jon Jennings is scheduled to present a $212 million budget proposal to the City Council on Monday that would begin restoring cuts made last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
But with the help of federal recovery funds, the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 will not increase the municipal portion of the property tax rate, though the proposed school budget calls for higher taxes.