Submitted by Jesse Beason on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 2:13pm.
Steve
We have used one-time funds (these are not surplus funds, but rather funds that are unavailable on an ongoing basis) for transportation backlog maintenance. (You can click here for the difference between one-time and ongoing funds.)
We received a package of over $6 million from One-Time General Funds at the end of 2006 to address a host of projects, most of which are in East Portland, specifically on SE 82nd and SE 122nd. We have consistently submitted transportation requests in future budget years as well. You can view them here. However, City Council has other service areas (police, parks, fire) typically paid for out of the General Fund. You can read more about city finances here.
You can take a look at our requests hereProject List
You can also take a look at the data on where most crashes occur and also look at a map that shows what specific intersections we proposing projects for. You'll see that East Portland, long neglected, rightfully received more projects than any other part of the city.
Steve We have used one-time
Steve
We have used one-time funds (these are not surplus funds, but rather funds that are unavailable on an ongoing basis) for transportation backlog maintenance. (You can click here for the difference between one-time and ongoing funds.)
We received a package of over $6 million from One-Time General Funds at the end of 2006 to address a host of projects, most of which are in East Portland, specifically on SE 82nd and SE 122nd. We have consistently submitted transportation requests in future budget years as well. You can view them here. However, City Council has other service areas (police, parks, fire) typically paid for out of the General Fund. You can read more about city finances here.
You can take a look at our requests hereProject List
You can also take a look at the data on where most crashes occur and also look at a map that shows what specific intersections we proposing projects for. You'll see that East Portland, long neglected, rightfully received more projects than any other part of the city.
One-time Blog link with documents
One-time fund project map