Leave the potholes, close the schools early
We've got more important things to do with your money.
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And while the mayor and city commissioners work on bringing Major League Soccer to Portland, local Little League teams are being priced out of practicing and playing on city ballfields by the Parks and Recreation Department.
http://www.oregonlive.com/tailgate/index.ssf/2009/02/local_little_leaguers_might_ne.html
Portland is fast becoming an adult playground on which children get sand kicked in their faces.
Posted by Audaciously Hopeful | February 23, 2009 4:54 PM
I meant dirt, not sand.
Posted by Audaciously Hopeful | February 23, 2009 4:58 PM
Those little squirts don't vote, so what the heck? Soak 'em.
Posted by Allan L. | February 23, 2009 5:21 PM
I thought you meant bark dust.
Posted by Bark Munster | February 23, 2009 5:26 PM
local Little League teams are being priced out of practicing and playing on city ballfields by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Hey, somebody's gotta pay for the SoWhat Poodle Poop Park.
Posted by Jack Bog | February 23, 2009 5:34 PM
In trying to be constructive, one has to put the correct spin on the eco-roof requirement to have a qualified eco-roof "project manager".
This is one of Sam's and councils "job creation initiatives". You'll notice that all the added programs, zoning requirements, sustainable programs, stormwater management program, energy conservation programs, etc. requires the use of "experts". A little like Sam hiring senior aids that have no experience or degrees in the field they advise.
Even an architect or civil engineer isn't qualified to administer any of these programs. It is CoP's method for creating the full employment consultant program.
Posted by lw | February 23, 2009 5:48 PM
If Merritt "let them eat cake" Paulson gets his $100 million, I'm sure he'd be willing to let the kids use HIS soccer field in the off season.
Posted by Mister Tee | February 23, 2009 6:51 PM
But why shouldn't Portland blow that money on eco-roofs? How else will the city get all of those ridiculously obsequious write-ups in the New York Times?
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | February 24, 2009 4:18 PM
If you want to talk about waste lets talk about that war.
Posted by b h | February 24, 2009 5:11 PM
Are you talking about Sam's war on Truth?
Posted by Mister Tee | February 25, 2009 7:33 PM