Another area mayor in default
You wonder why our government is broke? The people we elect to govern us have a hard time managing money.
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Comments (13)
I'm willing to cut him some slack because a. He is a volunteer mayor
b. Divorce lawyers can be merciless.
Just sayin'
Posted by RANZ | July 1, 2009 5:14 PM
I had NO IDEA that Gresham's mayor is an unpaid position! I am sure it's more than a full-time job. So where has Shane Bemis' money been coming from since 2007?
Also, Bemis' mortgage payment was $4,654.31 a month. I think I read that Mayor Adams' payments were less than half that on two houses. And he has been earning well over $100,000 a year, without a divorce.
(That's not to say the aftermath of Scam's relationship and breakup with Beau has not been real expensive...)
Posted by none | July 1, 2009 5:55 PM
I'm a divorce lawyer and I have mercy when it's warranted. Bemis paid THAT much for THAT house in THAT town?
No mercy for him.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | July 1, 2009 7:19 PM
Anyone got the 411 on him? what does he do for a paid living? and when does he have time to do it?
Posted by RANZ | July 1, 2009 8:10 PM
Bemis owns/operates a restaurant, "Bocelli's" in downtown Gresham. That is his other full-time job. The last poster has obviously never visited the Persimmon neighborhood in Gresham.
Posted by Bilbo | July 1, 2009 8:13 PM
I've been to Persimmon. It's nice. But it is still a bit much to be way out in East County.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | July 1, 2009 8:36 PM
why in god's name would you spend that much for a house in gresham? that's like spending a million bucks in white salmon. good lord that's idiotic.
Posted by geoff | July 1, 2009 9:41 PM
Ahhh.... Mayor Bemis....if only those restaurant tables could talk...... If you know what I mean....
Posted by Fonzi | July 1, 2009 9:42 PM
$800,000+ for a house in Gresham is f'ing idiotic. Persimmon or not.
Posted by Larry K | July 1, 2009 10:59 PM
4,853 square feet. Three car garage. Four bedrooms. 3.5 baths. 0.85 acre lot size (not including 36 acre common area).
And his bio on the city of Gresham says of course that he's for sustainability.
Posted by john rettig | July 2, 2009 1:01 AM
At least he wasn't collecting money from renters and then failing to pay his mortgages like Sam Adams
Posted by Brian | July 2, 2009 5:55 AM
Okay, I admit that making jokes about Gresham or Troutdale are much less entertaining then ten or twenty years ago. But that has nothing to do with a fella overpaying for a house in the 'burbs.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | July 2, 2009 6:40 AM
I've been to Persimmon. It's nice. But it is still a bit much to be way out in East County.
Meaning the shenanigans in Portland are more entertaining?
Posted by PMG | July 2, 2009 7:45 AM