“Wilsonville has built its reputation as one of Oregon’s most livable and economically stable communities through thoughtful long-range planning and disciplined financial management. This proposed charter amendment, with an intention to promote voter oversight, would significantly slow development, reduce economic competitiveness and weaken the city’s long-term financial health.”
- By Councilor Sam Scull

“Measure 3-632 would add unnecessary complexity and restrict Wilsonville’s ability to respond quickly to opportunities. Other Oregon cities that have adopted similar restrictions later had to undo them because they didn’t work as intended. When flexibility is lost, projects stall, opportunities are missed, and costs rise—burdening current and future taxpayers.”
- By Councilor Anne Shevlin

“This will force expensive, time-consuming elections for routine municipal adjustments.”

“At a time when thoughtful, strategic development is essential, Measure 3-632 would impede rather than support long-term planning.”

“All the unnecessary baggage in this measure will kill our Town Center because it will drown its best funding method, urban renewal, in red tape.”

“By locking these choices behind repeated citywide votes and procedural hurdles, Measure 3-632 makes it easier to block long-term investments that Wilsonville depends on. The practical value of voting shrinks, concentrating power in those who have the loudest microphones.”
- By Representative Sue Rieke Smith, House District 26

“This measure, if passed, will essentially prevent Wilsonville from ever using urban renewal as a way to pay for infrastructure improvements and major projects such as the popular Town Center Plan. Instead, residents will be asked to reach into their own pockets to pay for bonds and tax increases, or watch more of the town become like the old Fry’s and Shari’s.”