Sustainable Susan survives; Gil canned
Portland Mayor-Elect Sam the Tram is moving the deck chairs around quite a bit, according to this morning's O. The biggest news: The "Sustainable Development" and "Planning" bureaus are going to be merged. "Sustainable Susan" Anderson will run the new combined office; Gil Kelley at Planning "has been offered a severance package." Ouch!
Sam the Tram will be the commissioner in charge of the merged bureau, along with the Portland Development Commission. The synergy here will allow one-stop service for the Homer Williams developer weasel types who want to fleece the city's taxpayers. Oh, and Trammy will keep Transportation, too -- a match made in heaven. Go by streetcar!
Fireman Randy gets the fire bureau; Amanda gets the touchy-feely stuff, including "human relations" and dealing with neighborhoods; and Nick Fish gets parks as well as keeping housing. Of course, since the top brass at the parks bureau have an immunity idol, they'll be surviving.
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Comments (15)
Perfect fit.
The Office of Sustainable schemes and the the PDC scam machine.
Posted by Ben | December 16, 2008 9:07 AM
That's a shame, Gil Kelley was just getting started on Sam and Randy's pilot project to get rid of "ugly" infill houses ...
Posted by Garage Wine | December 16, 2008 10:06 AM
I feel like Nell, wrapped up in ropes, tied to the trolley/MAX tracks, screaming
"help! Help!! HELP!!!"
All the while "the Don", Sam, et al just stand by, twirling their mustachios and grinning.
Where is our Dudley Doright?
Posted by portland native | December 16, 2008 10:21 AM
Actually, I think you'd rather have Horse come to our rescue. He was the smart one.
Posted by LexusLibertarian | December 16, 2008 10:40 AM
Nah, Hong Kong Phooey is really the guy you want.
Posted by Larry K | December 16, 2008 10:51 AM
I assume sustainabilty doesn't include the quaint notion of financially sustainable?
Posted by andy | December 16, 2008 11:12 AM
I assume sustainabilty doesn't include the quaint notion of financially sustainable?
actually, that's pretty much *all* it means, when it comes to government. economics.
and that's the problem--when the environment is yoked to economic "prosperity", one suffers. guess which one?
Posted by ecohuman.com | December 16, 2008 11:32 AM
Anyone have any knowledge on Kelley's severance package perks and amounts? Why is it that an employee of PDOT gets severance after approximately nine years of employment?
Posted by lw | December 16, 2008 11:56 AM
Well, he got one. But Portland still has a few hundred too many planners.
Thanks
JK
Posted by jim karlock | December 16, 2008 12:15 PM
lw,
Depends on when he went to work for the city. If it was long enough ago he has union protection.
Remember when Potter cleaned house? One of the ones he asked to go was Dean Marriot. Marriot refused and Potter couldn't fire him.
Posted by Dave Lister | December 16, 2008 1:18 PM
"Horse" would be a great rescuer...at least I could ride off in to the sunset...sustainably?
Posted by portland native | December 16, 2008 1:47 PM
A combo of our "sustainability" office and the planning bureau. Uh oh.
Posted by Snards | December 16, 2008 1:52 PM
If it was long enough ago he has union protection.
I think you meant civil service protection, Dave. I doubt Dean Marriott is in a union.
And "lw", who in PDOT is getting the axe?
Posted by PG | December 16, 2008 3:02 PM
I met to say "planning" and not PDOT. In regards to PDOT, I think there might be a few leaving. I can name a few that should and could, but I won't publicly.
Posted by lw | December 16, 2008 9:50 PM
Why does Parks Director Zari Santer still have her job? She is such a joke of a manager and has no business running Parks and Rec.
Posted by Westside Guy | December 16, 2008 11:38 PM