Fixing what ain't broke
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I see that the City of Portland's bizarre plan to re-do Waterfront Park is turning into a runaway train. Now there's an international design competition, and some "listening" (then ignoring) sessions have been scheduled. Raymond Lee will be there!
This is the city that we were recently told couldn't afford to maintain the parks without a special property tax levy, but now they'll burn heaven knows how many tens of millions cluttering up a beautiful stretch of open space that's in no need of improvement.
Who asked for it? From media reports, this is Mayor Keith Wilson's baby. Our fearless leader, who opened a bunch of homeless shelters, just like he promised, only to close them again. He's proving to be an odd duck.
Of course, twisted priorities and wasteful construction projects are nothing new in the Rose City, home of the $2.1 billion airport waiting room. We're talking about a town that just platinum-plated all of its high schools (with an extra layer of pork doled out to a sketchy contractor), then broke the news to everybody that elementary school enrollment is so low that they're going to close something like 20 of the schools that feed into said high schools.
And they'll want higher taxes. While the socialistas on the City Council dream up entirely new taxes. It's textbook bad management all around.
I suppose Wilson would say that it 'will revitalize downtown'...How many times have we heard that, about various proposals-? That's like a politician saying they're the one who will get everybody housed again (also Wilson, as you mentioned here).
ReplyDeleteIf we spend any Parks money at the river, it should be to make it safe to swim/fish in again & make it more accessible for everyone.
I’d be really happy to hear that he wanted to put some effort into making us feel safe while walking at night in our neighborhoods.
ReplyDeleteThose damn damning audits. That's one of the big reasons that Liberals are not able to govern effectively, they are way too liberal with our money. Plus they are generally really bad at budgets, project management, and all the stuff needed to run a city. As has been said, common sense isn't all the common any more.
ReplyDeleteYah, it's corruption, but that's been Portland's middle name since approximately 1850.
ReplyDeleteThe lipstick for the pig can get expensive. Trust the process.
ReplyDeleteSurprise, surprise! At both Benson and Grant high schools, after their rebuilding, leaks occurred in the ceiling space above the gyms. Flooding was caught fairly early at Grant, but the locker rooms are closed for fall sports. At Benson, they had to redo the gym, including the floor, a pricy fix. I've heard it was the same contractor at both schools.
ReplyDeleteThe public entity selects General contractors and they select subcontractors and subcontractors hire workers. Sadly, in that mix, the priority has become money. Quality of work has become an afterthought.
DeleteWhat's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it, Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity.
ReplyDelete$10,000,000 (yep, 10-mil, count-up those zeros) changed hands a few days ago in Oregon, in one lump sum from an out-of-state union to an Oregon one, to now be distributed among some Oregon candidates' campaigns.
ReplyDeleteConstruction-trade unions.
Think that'll influence these development decisions that electeds will be making in Councils & the Legislature-?
Follow The Money. https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/gotoPublicTransactionSearchResults.do
(Enter "Building a Stronger Oregon" in the Filer/Committee Name field)
Developers are the new influence peddlers.
DeleteThis from the collective book club that doesn’t read anything…ever…
ReplyDeleteand none of whom have ever signed the FRONT of a pay check. IDIOTS!!!!