TriMet student pass funding debate on hold

Portland Business Journal:

A measure that would require TriMet to pay the city $2 million in added bench and bus shelter permit fees will get another 30 days of consideration.

The item, proposed by Portland Mayor Sam Adams as part of amendments to the city’s transportation fee schedule, drew protests from the transit agency’s leaders because the group says it cannot find money for the fees in its recently approved budget. TriMet filled a $12 million budget hole and may face another $5 million in gaps once it approves…

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