A bill that would allocate $3.5 million in state lottery funds to the construction of two new velodromes in Oregon is kicking into high gear.
Republican Senator Jason Atkinson is holding a round table strategy discussion today at the capitol building in Salem. Invited to the table are a diverse list of movers and shakers from all over Oregon. The goal is to coordinate efforts to build a broad front of support for the bill.
Leader Kate
Brown supports
velodrome bill.]
The bill has also found support within the legislature. According to a story in southern Oregon’s Mail Tribune newspaper, the bill has “several co-sponsors, including Democratic majority leader Kate Brown from Portland.”
In addition to Brown, eight other legislators have already signed on as co-sponsors of the bill.
Bike enthusiasts from Southern Oregon are also starting to make some noise. Rob Martens emailed me this morning with a link to his new Southern Oregon Velodrome blog that is intended to keep them all updated and informed about the bill.
For some reason I can’t find the bill on the state’s legislative website, but I’ll grab a copy of it while I’m at the capitol today.
UPDATE: Here’s the official text of the Velodrome bill, Senate Bill 926.
I’m off to Salem…stay tuned for more updates and information.
It was MIA yesterday, but it’s there now. Go to http://www.leg.state.or.us/searchmeas.html, and look for Senate Bill 926.
What\’s the latest word on this? I picked up a copy of Oregon Cycling at Stumpys and saw that it was \”dead\”