On Wednesday, June 21, the Oregon Transportation Commission took public testimony in a hearing on the ConnectOregon III program, the funding source for master planning and siting an air traffic control tower at the Aurora Airport. This project has been ranked high on the funding list, but is fraught with problems, as detailed in the section below. Public testimony was given by Friends of French Prairie, Clackamas County, the City of Wilsonville and 1000 Friends of Oregon, all centered on: the...

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