Sellwood Bridge is falling down, my fair ladies
I keep reading that Multnomah County is strapped for cash these days. So why are we spending even a nickel of county money on stuff like this?
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Comments (14)
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Posted by rickynagg | March 15, 2006 2:51 PM
As a math major, I support all numbers-related ballot measures. Please also vote yes on the state initiative to those remove pesky letters from our license plates.
Thank you.
Posted by no one in particular | March 15, 2006 3:06 PM
Aren't they mandated to post such notices?
Posted by Mary | March 15, 2006 3:57 PM
It certainly looks like "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" to me.
Posted by godfry | March 15, 2006 4:03 PM
Just a guess, but modifying a voter-approved initiative probably requires another approval by the same voters. In other words, it may be that the county is simply following the law.
Posted by jrw | March 15, 2006 4:38 PM
They can leave the section numbers as they are. How much does an election cost?
Posted by Jack Bog | March 15, 2006 5:01 PM
The "Sisters of Hawthorne" were bored.
Posted by Charlie in Gresham | March 15, 2006 5:23 PM
Definitely a legal requirement. Kauffman's very good with the details of election law.
Posted by Ronald M | March 15, 2006 5:54 PM
Yeah, but there's no requirement that everything in the county code be "easy to find." This is a waste of time and money.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 15, 2006 6:25 PM
Section 4.20, eh? I guess this is an unexpected result of medical marijuana.
Posted by Argon | March 15, 2006 6:27 PM
It's same portion of the charter (term limits) that they unsuccessfully tried to repeal with a referral in '04.
They're whole "house" is in disarray and they want to hold a housecleaning election just to renumber an obscure portion of the charter?
Kinda fishy.
Vote no.
Even if there isn't a catch, what a waste of time and money.
Posted by PanchoPdx | March 15, 2006 9:56 PM
Speaking of the Sellwood Bridge... what's the latest on that? Have they even hired engineers and designers yet for plans? Am I the only one who feels nervous driving over that thing?
Posted by Tk | March 16, 2006 11:39 AM
MultCo has some kind of obsession with changing term limits. I suspect this charter amendment will somehow make it easier for the incumbentocracy and the appointed "reformers" to eliminate term limits in the future, so County Chairpersons like Bev Stein or Diane Linn could hold power forever. Leave it alone. Vote NO.
Posted by Ramon | March 17, 2006 3:38 PM
At least someone is paying attention to the election code ...
Posted by Chris | March 17, 2006 10:04 PM