# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXh1maFk-4E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65612907-portlandmercury-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-24T21:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

Portland City Council is poised to adopt a new funding mechanism for the city’s transportation bureau, in the form of an extra charge on Portlanders’ utility bills.⁠
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The new fee, expected to go into effect in January 2027, will be tacked onto residential and commercial water bills.⁠
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The fee is expected to generate $46 million annually. It was brought to the Council along with a plan to charge utility companies more to recover damages caused by pavement excavation. That plan, approved by the Council last week, is expected to generate $20 million annually.⁠
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Full story by Taylor Griggs at the link in bio. ⁠
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#portland #transit #publictransit

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