We have some good news and some bad news...

THE BAD NEWS: Nine Portland City Councilors approved the Portland Water Bureau’s request to issue $525 million in water revenue bonds to continue the construction of the Bull Run Filtration Plant project. PWB has only identified one source of funding for the multi-billion dollar filtration plant project: Ratepayer increases. This means that Portland City Council has locked in all PWB ratepayers from Sandy to Portland for a 9.8% annual water rate increase, doubling water rates within the next decade.

THE GOOD NEWS: This fight isn't over, and three Portland City Councilors are on the side of affordability, accountability, and alternatives that work for water treatment. Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy (District 1), Councilor Angelita Morillo (District 3), and Councilor Mitch Green (District 4) bravely went against the grain, voting against these water rate increases and also asking some good, hard questions about the Bull Run Water Filtration Plant. These leaders are standing up not only for their constituents, but also for impacted communities that have not gotten a fair say in this, including Cottrell, Pleasant Home, and Sandy.

Let's say THANK YOU to Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy, Councilor Angelita Morillo, and Councilor Mitch Green!