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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 State economists say taxpayers can expect a ‘kicker’ next year Governor signs transportation bill Ceremonial event planned for Ontario By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown is scheduled to appear at a ceremonial signing of a $5.3 billion transportation funding package in Eastern Oregon Monday. Brown officially signed House Bill 2017 without notice or fanfare on Friday. The governor and lawmak- ers have touted the legislation as a chief accomplishment of the legislative session, which concluded in July. The ceremonial sign- ing is set for 10 a.m. at the Ontario Train Depot. Brown is expected to visit Ontario to Woman struck by car near Safeway The Daily Astorian A 25-year-old woman was treated for minor injuries at Columbia Memorial Hospital on Monday night after she was struck by a car near Safeway in Astoria. The woman entered a cross- walk in the westbound lane of Lief Erikson Drive near 33rd Street at about 5 p.m. Just after she began crossing, Candida Ortega Castillo, 20, of Asto- ria, made a right turn out of the Safeway parking lot, striking the woman. The woman did not sus- tain serious injuries, but Cas- tillo was cited for not carrying a driver’s license and failing to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian. Attempted stabbing reported in Astoria Pamplin Media Group Gov. Kate Brown quietly signed a $5.3 billion trans- portation funding package Friday, but will travel to Mal- heur County next week for a ceremonial signing. highlight a $26 million proj- ect in the package to construct a reload facility central to mov- ing products out of Malheur County, The Argus Observer reported Tuesday. State Rep. Cliff Bentz, an author of the legislation, rep- resents Ontario. The Repub- lican played a crucial role in negotiating an agreement between Republicans and State lifts campfire ban at beaches The Daily Astorian Beachgoers are once again free to light campfires at desig- nated state beaches. The state lifted the tem- porary ban Tuesday, meaning campfires, candles, charcoal briquettes and tiki-style torches will be allowed in designated areas. The state announced the restriction last week on all open flames at state beaches. Since then, only fuel sources that can be easily turned off, such as propane stoves and fire pits in select areas, were allowed. The ban was instituted in anticipation of visitors this past weekend for the solar eclipse as well as increased fire danger due to hot, dry conditions. All permanent restrictions, includ- ing no fireworks and keeping fires contained in designated rings, still apply. The eight-year transporta- tion plan includes staggered hikes in the gas tax, increases to registration and title fees, and new taxes on payroll, new vehicle purchases and bicycles priced more than $200. The package also calls for conges- tion-priced tolling at some of Portland’s bottlenecks, which could include certain lanes on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205, to pay for congestion-busting projects. Among major projects specified in the plan are con- gestion relief on Highway 217, widening northbound I-205 from Powell Boulevard to Interstate 84 and initial invest- ment in adding new lanes to I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter. The Capital Bureau is a col- laboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau SALEM — State econo- mists say nearly $464 million will be returned to taxpay- ers next year after income tax collections were higher than expected. Oregon operates on two- year budget cycles. The most recent biennial cycle con- cluded in June. When income tax collec- tions exceed projections for the state’s budget period by more than 2 percent, state law requires that the money be returned to taxpayers, a phe- nomenon called the “kicker.” Since the state has col- lected about 2.7 percent more than predicted in May 2015, about $463.5 million will be returned to personal income taxpayers during next year’s tax filing period. A similar “kicker” rule applies to corporate income taxes, except the excess is kept and set aside for edu- cation funding. Corporate excise taxes ended the bien- nium at about $111 million more than the close of session forecast. Today’s forecast was the first after the conclusion of a long legislative session where revenue was a key point of contention between legis- lators who advocated for restructuring the state’s tax system to boost revenue and those who wanted to cut costs. 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The driver told police he was stopped on the 1400 block of Commercial Street just before 5 a.m. when a man who appeared to be homeless swiped at him with a knife and missed. After the near miss, the driver punched the man in the face. The man then stood up and quickly fled the scene. The driver was not able to provide a description of the man, and no arrest has been made. Democrats that would win enough votes to pass the bill, said House Minority Leader Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte. “I am happy she is coming here,” Bentz said in a phone interview from Ontario Tues- day. “I think it is an important part of the process of sharing with the state the importance of this particular legislation.” Bentz and Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, the Mal- heur County economic devel- opment director, both served on the legislative committee that crafted the transportation package. Smith is guiding the plan- ning for the reload facility in a proposed industrial park, The Argus Observer reported. 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