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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Planners and math -- a lethal combination

A reader sends along this embarrassing little story. It appears to relate to the work of this Portland planning firm in connection with the proposed Black Rock Reservoir project up Yakima way. Hey, they were only off by $2 billion.

Posted at 12:37 AM | Permalink

Comments (6)

OK Dave, confess is this why they shot up your car?

Black Rock benefit? A $2.4 billion question
By DAVID LESTER http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/310317514981254

Thanks
JK

Posted by jim karlock | January 14, 2007 2:03 AM

How can a consultant confuse a 1 year revenue projection with a 100 year revenue projection?

Anybody know the name of the "Portland consulting firm?"

Posted by Mister Tee | January 14, 2007 7:14 AM

Sorry: I just clicked on the second link.

I wonder if they did any work on the Tram?

Posted by Mister Tee | January 14, 2007 7:16 AM

I really doubt a Planner is to blame for the world-class f-up. Others involved in a development project usually make a point of keeping us away from numbers and budgets.

Posted by jimbo | January 14, 2007 8:46 AM

I'll bet the billion dollar plus value they attached to the tourism revenues is solid as a rock.

Posted by Rob Kremer | January 14, 2007 9:16 AM

Jimbo, it WAS a PDOT planner, Matt Brown, (and many others at PDOT, PDC, and Planning Bureau) that spent years purposely lying about the tram costs. I'm sure Homer and other developers loved their "messengers-dirty work minions".

Posted by Lee | January 14, 2007 10:27 PM