It's a small world, after all
One of the rogue Clackistan commissioners, who lost her position after subverting the public will on behalf of the Tri-Met Mystery Train to Milwaukie, has a new gig. And surprise! It's with an affiliate of the company that makes the Portland streetcars. Well, isn't that special.
Meanwhile, her successors on the county board are politely asking Tri-Met not to build the train into their county. They're talking to the hand, of course, but it's a nice folksy gesture before the litigation starts.
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Tribune says is all in their photo description: she works for Oregon Iron Woks.
And better yet they write that she has expertise in "project finance". She certainly does from her help in stealing $20 Million from taxpayers for MLR to benefit her now employer.
Posted by lw | February 1, 2013 9:01 AM
The most offensive and unreported part is how then Commissioner Lininger was instrumental
in the Clackamas Board of County Commissioners recent unanimous approval of $2 million for her future employer.
On November 21, 2012 the board gave Oregon Iron Works/United Streetcar $2 million and then the county chose to not announce it with any press release.
No reporter was there and it has never been reported in any media.
Of course it is all on video and the packet is available.
Scroll to the last 10 pages, which is a new agreement with Oregon Iron Works.
http://www.clackamas.us/bcc/documents/businesspackets/packet112112.pdf
It's all on video.
Click on "video" next to November 21, 2012
http://www.clackamas.us/bcc/businessarchive.html
This recent $2 million is in addition to an earlier sweet land deal incentive the county had already provided with a 40 year lease of county owned property to OIW/US.
All of which is apparently not news worthy?
Posted by Clackamas News | February 1, 2013 9:32 AM
Did the county get her to sign a "non-compete" agreement
To prevent her from using her inside knowledge
Against the County?
Posted by Don | February 1, 2013 9:38 AM
It should be illegal for a person holding public office to then gain employment with a company who "may" have received benefit by said official's public office. The perception of a conflict of interest is as bad as an actual conflict of interest.
Posted by Erik H. | February 1, 2013 10:13 AM
I agree with Erik. Unfortunately, the people who write the laws are the ones who currently benefit from the status quo. Does it require a citizen-led measure to get legislators to do the right thing?
Posted by Nolo | February 1, 2013 10:55 AM
It sure is odd how all these hacks just walk right into new jobs within the 'hack community'
Posted by al m | February 1, 2013 3:34 PM
It sure is odd how all these hacks just walk right into new jobs within the 'hack community'.
Gee, a person could almost get the following idea around here...
real_estate_development_industry = local_government
local_government = real_estate_development industry
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | February 1, 2013 4:34 PM
What do you mean almost?
It's the reality.
Posted by Lc Scott | February 2, 2013 10:23 AM