Where the $19K Occupy cleanup budget would go
Here's the source of yesterday's estimate by Portland Commissioner Nick Fish of the cleanup costs at the downtown parks following the prolonged "Occupation."
Re-seed the grass three times, winterize the sprinkler system, and pressure wash all the walkways? Doesn't seem like all of that should go on the demonstrators' tab. But no surprise there, of course. That's the City of Portland way -- nickel and dime everybody to death. And basic maintenance needs aren't covered on a routine basis; for those you need a special tax or a bake sale.
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Comments (11)
Basic maintenance needs require bake sale.
ALL TOO TRUE.
I wonder if the all fat white guys from outta town still dominate the top rated baseball fields at Delta Park?
The Shahette is gone, isn't she?
Posted by godfry | October 18, 2011 12:27 PM
Cleaning the restrooms - $1000, pressure washing the sidewalks - $1600, re-seeding the grass - $4200, getting our city parks back from those who hijacked what may have started out as a meaningful movement, Priceless.
Posted by Gibby | October 18, 2011 12:45 PM
Hello Commish Fish ,
back off dude , this is our Democracy with a capital D ! This is as important as the Boston Tea Party. You work for us , and we expect to use OUR park any way necessary to express how pissed off we are that Government has failed us , and supported the RICH with Crony Capitalism. If this costs 50k after we clean the park ourselves ,then that is the cost of Democracy and Freedom.
Posted by billb | October 18, 2011 2:30 PM
Who is running up the tab? Why not deduct this repeated fraudulent cost (Council pollicy) from the Caretaker's building
at Powell Butte running at $2,000,000 as of today. And then when that's runs out, let's add Commissioner Fish's full support of
projects continuing under the LT rule to the tune of $630 million
now and an additional $1 billion for our young to cover for generations. Oh really Commissioner, such a tongue in cheek gets
very stuck. Thanks again, Fish, for your consistent votes for Wall Street profiting grossly off
Portlanders drinking water not to mention closure and privatization of our public schools.
Posted by sleuthjean | October 18, 2011 3:37 PM
If this costs 50k after we clean the park ourselves ,then that is the cost of Democracy and Freedom.
Somehow I suspect that the "we'll clean it ourselves!1!1!!1!" sentiment will wind up like the "we'll all pay the pizza guy!" sentiment among a group of stoned 17 year olds playing Call of Duty. (Spoiler alert: nobody's going to do it.)
Posted by Dave J. | October 18, 2011 4:26 PM
Finally walked through Occupy Portland today. It's about time to wrap this up for now. And what's with the pitbulls?
Posted by Elizabeth | October 18, 2011 4:56 PM
Elizabeth let me explain who this is - there are the 'organizers, voices etc.' who are union paid to agitate.
There are the very naive hangers-on who can afford to stay,
Lastly is the average Portland street, criminal element scoring and slinging drugs, taking advantage of others and hiding from the law.
Posted by Indie | October 18, 2011 5:19 PM
This is not a problem. This is an opportunity for the enlightened class to view their elected in action. Can't wait for the cold weather to hit hard and they decide to move the encampment inside City Hall. After watching Amanda on the news tonight, I hope they select her office as command central.
Posted by daveg | October 18, 2011 6:22 PM
October 17, 2011 Oregonian:
Fish wrote [PDF]. "These historic parks in the heart of the city serve all Portlanders."
I would like to remind Fish that this historic city hall in the heart of the city serves all Portlanders!
It should anyway, and one reason why Occupy exists is too many elected officials have turned their backs on the people and public interest.
Fish should know all about that as last May he gave the third vote needed with Adams and Leonard to pour another $80 million into that Powell Butte hole for the storage tank not needed. He did it despite filled council chambers of businesses and citizens pleading to stop the spending on that PWB project. I don’t think he served most Portlanders that day, who did he serve and why?
sleuthjean had it right - Who is running up the tab?...
Posted by clinamen | October 18, 2011 10:10 PM
It is impossible to keep track of all the millions of our tax dollars the city council shamelessly gives away socializing the costs of the local crony capitalist set like Merritt Paulson and the South waterfront public housing for millionaires. How they can fix their faces to get huffy about these relatively trivial costs for Occupy Portland is unbelievable.
Posted by dyspeptic | October 19, 2011 11:41 AM
Wouldn't it be the most ironic act in the world and go a country mile if oh let's say Bank of America paid for the clean up in downtown Portland?
Posted by I.Ronny | October 19, 2011 6:11 PM