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The $30 VRF will generate an estimated $13.5 million in revenue in the first year.
This revenue will be split 60/40 between the County ($8.1 million) and the cities
within the County ($5.4 million) as required by state statute. The cities' portion
Director’s Letter Hillsboro $1.6 million Sherwood $310,000 Banks,
will be divided based on population. Estimates are as follows:

Durham,
Beaverton $1.5 million Cornelius $190,000 North Plains, $30,000

Tigard $800,000 King City $60,000 Portland

Tualatin $390,000 Wilsonville $40,000

Forest Grove $380,000 Gaston $10,000

Land Use & Transportation: Preserving your

investment in a safe transportation system

Washington County per year is needed to maintain the roads for all travelers. It's
Department of Land Use County's pavement at a "good" a commitment we cannot
& Transportation staff strives to level. Forty-nine culverts need keep without the money the
make Washington County a safe, replacing and 80 bridges are VRF will generate. There’s no
healthy, vibrant community. deficient — 21 of which are weight denying that road maintenance
limited — for a total estimated is expensive. But it is also cost
Our work includes planning effective. Spending money on
and oversight of community repair or replacement cost of preventive maintenance now
$126.5 million.
development, the filing of land is five to 10 times less expensive
use ordinances to protect people In September 2016, the than reconstruction in the future.
and the environment, inspection Washington County Board
of buildings to ensure safety of Commissioners proactively Maintaining roads has a price
and code compliance and addressed both the maintenance measured in dollars. NOT
transportation improvements funding shortfall and road safety maintaining roads has a price
and maintenance. concerns by adopting Ordinance measured in safety. LUT staff
There has been a lot of 817 which established a $30 wants Washington County roads
to be as safe in the present and
conversation about annual vehicle registration fee
transportation funding at the (VRF). The Oregon Driver and future as they were in the past.
local, state and federal levels Motor Vehicle Services (DMV) To learn more about the VRF
and transportation funding
this past fiscal year. A lack of will begin collecting the fee,
funding for road maintenance is in conjunction with state in Washington County, visit
of particular concern registration fees, on July 1, www.transportationfunding.org.
nationwide, and Washington 2018. All funds received by
County is no exception. the County will be used only for
local maintenance to improve the
LUT has had to defer preventive safety and condition of County
road maintenance and repairs roads, bridges and culverts.
in recent years, which has created Andrew Singelakis, AICP, Director
safety issues on many roads and Washington County is committed Washington County Department
bridges. An estimated $4 million to maintaining safe, reliable of Land Use & Transportation

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