Voters passed Measure 26-80 last November, and while some of the projects are set, others must still be selected. Contact your local government today!
Nine different trails were listed as possible projects — let’s make sure those become a reality.
Metro and local governments must now refine priorities on how to spend the $168 million in regional funds within the 27 identified regional target areas AND over $44 million for the 100+ local share projects proposed by local governments.
Below are resources and documents that will help you get involved in your local government’s local share selection of funding priorities for local share projects:
1) List of Measure 26-80 local share projects by City or County. Your local government will decide which of these projects are funded and by how much.
2) Local Share Allocation. Find out your local governments local share project allocation.
3) Local share guidelines approved by the voters as part of Measure 26-80 specify what types of capital projects the local share funds can be spent on.
4) Local Park Staff. Your local parks department will be able to you how to get involved in local share project funding decisions.
5) The Metro Council Council Resolution referring Measure 26-80 provides other information on how funds from the bond measure can be spent.
A list of local share projects.
Help Shape Regional Share Priorities
You can also get involved in shaping priorities for Metro.s regional funds targeted just natural area acquisition and restoration. The Metro Council’s 2006 natural areas bond measure focuses regional acquisition in 27 conceptual target areas with high ecological values. Metro will work with citizens, scientists, neighbors and others from around the region to gather additional information about each individual target area and begin zeroing in on particular parcels of land that would be valuable to acquire.
The Metro Council will host a series of public forums to prioritize natural area acquisition objectives and priorities starting in May 2007.
For more information about Metro’s natural areas program, visit http://www.metro-region.org/naturalareas or call (503) 797- 1741.
Sign up to be invited to participate online or attend a public forum hosted by your Metro Councilor by sending e-mail to metroparks@metro.dst.or.us.
That first link is bad, try this one: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=18199. Thanks!