How Tom Moyer will get your sewer bill payment
The City of Portland developer welfare system truly boggles the mind. Now the sewer bureau says it needs 75,000 square feet of additional office space -- and of course, the usual suspects are lining up to provide it.
In these hard times, one would have thought that city bureaus would be trying to contract, rather than expand. But not when there are hungry mouths to feed in the West Hills.
Speaking of Tom Moyer, when is he going to be tried on his pending felony campaign finance fraud charges? It's less than two weeks short of a year since the state supreme court reinstated those charges.
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Comments (10)
"Already overflowing on two full floors at the Portland Building next to City Hall, the bureau could relocate as soon as 2013"
Hmm. How many people does it take to process sewer bills? The engineers and street crews could work out of a cheap facility out by the airport or somewhere. Leaving admin and accounts people who might arguably need to be near city hall.
In any case there must be about a hundred better solutions than leasing some of the city's most expensive office space in a brand new skyscraper.
Posted by Snards | April 18, 2011 11:24 AM
With the "Big Pipe" winding down it is unconscionable. Must be attending Leonard's "How to Print Money and Amuse Yourself at the Public's Expense" seminar.
Posted by Skipper Bob | April 18, 2011 11:46 AM
My favorite line is:
BES is in the market for about 75,000 square feet of top-grade office space and recently put out a call for proposals.
Yup, we need to make sure the they have the best digs possible, they deserve it.
Posted by Jeff | April 18, 2011 11:58 AM
"How many people does it take to process sewer bills?"
A lot - You forgot Portland's history with computers and utility billing.
Posted by Steve | April 18, 2011 12:14 PM
And don't forget those water and sewer bill will be sent out monthly now. Admiral Randy wants his money!
Posted by Portland Native | April 18, 2011 12:33 PM
If they don't carry a shovel to work or drive a truck/backhoe, they should be outsourced or automated.
It would be cheaper to pay an engineering contractor DOUBLE than take on the lifetime pension and healthcare benefits for a city engineer. The work would be completed more quickly too.
This city really is hopeless.
Posted by Mister Tee | April 18, 2011 12:36 PM
Admiral Randy wants his money!
Admiral Randy turned out to be handy -
for some.
Posted by money matters | April 18, 2011 3:46 PM
Mister Tee--shouldn't the ones being outsourced include the shovel, back hoe and truck drivers as well?
Posted by teresa | April 18, 2011 3:50 PM
So rather than occupy some of the existing empty Class A office space around the downtown core, they would prefer to feed new construction work to have more office space built. That's government for you.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | April 18, 2011 4:20 PM
"one would have thought that city bureaus would be trying to contract, rather than expand."
You got it right Jack but it's called "contracting"
Posted by dhughes609 | April 18, 2011 7:08 PM