Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title

CITY OF WILSONVILLE

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE

              PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on May 12, 2025, the City Recorder received a ballot title prepared by the Wilsonville City Attorney, as requested by the Chief Petitioners of the initiative petition titled Voter Approval of Urban Renewal Plans.

CAPTION:         Amends Charter to require voter approval for Urban Renewal Plans.

QUESTION:      Should the Wilsonville Charter be amended to require voter notification and approval to create or substantially change Urban Renewal Plans?

SUMMARY:     This measure amends the Wilsonville Charter to require voter approval for the creation of, or substantial changes to, Urban Renewal Plans (“Plans”). The City would be required to provide public notice when an election will authorize new urban renewal indebtedness, including borrowing amount, duration of debt, total estimated amount of repayment, effects on taxing districts, and feasibility study assumptions relating to additional housing units and commercial and industrial square footage, when applicable.

If the Urban Renewal Agency (“Agency”) remains active after the retirement of all urban renewal indebtedness in existing Plans and no new Plans are approved during the four-year period following the indebtedness retirement, the City must undertake an advisory vote by the local electorate whether the Agency should remain active. If the majority of voters support retaining the Agency, the City Council may consider proposed Plans for an additional four-year period.

It has been determined by the Elections Officer that this initiative complies with constitutional requirements. Any person who is dissatisfied with the ballot title provided may petition the Circuit Court to review the ballot title issued by the City Attorney. The petition must name the City Attorney as respondent. The petition must also state the reasons the title filed with the court is insufficient, not concise or unfair.

The deadline for filing a petition is at or before 5 p.m. on May 21, 2025.

A registered voter who files a petition to review the ballot title must notify the City Recorder, in writing, that the petition has been filed no later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the date the petition is filed.

To obtain copies of the above mentioned please contact the City Recorder, 29799 SW Town Center Loop E Wilsonville, OR 97070 or by email at cityrecorder@wilsonvilleoregon.gov or by telephone at 503.570.1506 and request a copy to be mailed to you.