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Proposal to increase the rental car tax May 7th

On May 7th, the Board of Commissioners will hear Jeff's proposal to raise the motor vehicle rental tax from 12.5% to 17%. This proposed increase - in Multnomah County only - is projected to raise $5 million dollars in new revenue. This revenue, while not closing the gap in the County budget, will help prevent some cuts to vital human services.

Read more about Chair Wheeler's proposed budget here.

Watch Jeff's budget discussion here.

Do you support protecting human services? Let your commissioners know here.

Posted on April 29, 2009

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St. Johns Farmers Market Meeting: July 2nd

Please join us for our LAST meeting before our Inaugural Farmers Market Opening! This Thursday, July 2nd, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the North Portland Police Precinct (7214 N Philadelphia Ave). If you are unable to make the meeting, but are still interested in volunteering, please email Ginger Gross, our volunteer coordinator, at gross.ginger@gmail.com....

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Libraries closed for July 4th holiday

All Multnomah County libraries and The Title Wave Used Bookstore will be closed on Saturday, July 4, for Independence Day. Library Administration will be closed on Friday, July 3. Library locations and normal operating hours are available at www.multcolib.org/hours....

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Climate Action Plan Town Halls

On Tuesday, June 16th, the first of several town hall meetings on the Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan is being held. For more detail on the town halls, click here, and to see the draft plan and make comments, click here. (Click the title bar for the links)....

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Upper section of Larch Mountain Road reopens

Multnomah County has reopened the upper section of Larch Mountain Road beyond milepost 10 in rural East County. Larch Mountain Road is the highest road in Multnomah County’s jurisdiction, reaching an altitude of 4055 feet. Each winter, the county closes public access to recreation areas off upper Larch Mountain Road by installing a snow gate. Opening the mountain road for...

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Stand up for human services this Sunday - June 7th

From SEIU: Oregon lawmakers have released a proposed budget that contains a whopping $2 billion in cuts to human services, education and public safety. Among the hardest hit are seniors and people with disabilities who depend on in-home care or need skilled nursing care, working families who depend on childcare to keep their jobs, low and middle-income families just struggling...

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