I looked at that list long ago. Big surprise you call it diverse. But it aint a group of diverse opinions on taxes or any of the status quo policy making.
It's the usual mix of which at least half are city, county, Metro and state government officials/agency staff or those getting direct business or finacial support or subsidies from those agencies. Take out the neighborhood association reps and pretty much all that's left is the usual FIX.
The exact same collection of proponents and yes men/women of all things Tram-like.
Or Convention Center Hotel-like.
Most of which get paid, one way or another, with tax dollars to be there.
The only thng missing was Neil Goldschmidt himself.
But then his pal "Tom Imeson", of "Goldschmidt, Imeson and Carter", was there looking out for the good old boys. Schnitzer was there whom Carter is an executive.
So big deal. A committee of people, for the most part,
who would favor any new tax with no public vote.
Equally unimpressive is that about 20 Oregon communities have street maintenance fees of one kind or another.
I'm quite certain their committee make up looked exactly the same. The League of Oregon Cities helps duplicate this process just as they have with Urban Renewal schemes which have contributed greatly to their shortfalls.
Of course this latest group and their agenda doesn't think ODOT/gas tax revenue is enough.
I'll bet they don't think property taxes are high enough either and that M5 should be repealed. They were all probably against M37 and lone doesn't cover basic costs. It's not as though this fee is some kind of drastic radical move.
The abundant conflicts of interests within Sam's committee guaranteed the desired outcome.
There's no case you can make that any other outcome was possible.
Bob, I looked at that list
Bob,
I looked at that list long ago. Big surprise you call it diverse. But it aint a group of diverse opinions on taxes or any of the status quo policy making.
It's the usual mix of which at least half are city, county, Metro and state government officials/agency staff or those getting direct business or finacial support or subsidies from those agencies. Take out the neighborhood association reps and pretty much all that's left is the usual FIX.
The exact same collection of proponents and yes men/women of all things Tram-like.
Or Convention Center Hotel-like.
Most of which get paid, one way or another, with tax dollars to be there.
The only thng missing was Neil Goldschmidt himself.
But then his pal "Tom Imeson", of "Goldschmidt, Imeson and Carter", was there looking out for the good old boys. Schnitzer was there whom Carter is an executive.
So big deal. A committee of people, for the most part,
who would favor any new tax with no public vote.
Equally unimpressive is that about 20 Oregon communities have street maintenance fees of one kind or another.
I'm quite certain their committee make up looked exactly the same. The League of Oregon Cities helps duplicate this process just as they have with Urban Renewal schemes which have contributed greatly to their shortfalls.
Of course this latest group and their agenda doesn't think ODOT/gas tax revenue is enough.
I'll bet they don't think property taxes are high enough either and that M5 should be repealed. They were all probably against M37 and lone doesn't cover basic costs. It's not as though this fee is some kind of drastic radical move.
The abundant conflicts of interests within Sam's committee guaranteed the desired outcome.
There's no case you can make that any other outcome was possible.