City of Tigard: Funding Options for Park Maintenance

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Community Size
35,000
Years
2014/2015
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In November 2010, voters in the City of Tigard passed a $17 million bond to
fund parks acquisition and development. The bond, Measure 34-181, did not fund
park maintenance, however, and the City of Tigard now needs to identify further
funding mechanisms to support ongoing park maintenance.
Many other cities in Oregon are also looking for ways to fund park
maintenance, as well as looking for other sources of revenue in general, whether to
balance the general budget or fund a specific area, such as public safety. In fact,
the 2014 League of Oregon Cities conference included a session titled “Creative
Revenue Streams for Municipalities.”

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable City Year Program Contact Info
Megan Banks
Sustainable City Year Program Manager
mbanks@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-6395

University Faculty Contact
Michael Reeder
Law

mreeder@arnoldgallagher.com

Local Government / Community Contact
Kent Wyatt

Senior Management Analyst

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