Comments on: Portland merges two commissions

By: Jim Robison

Jim Robison — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:12:44 +0000

Old Town, and Nick Bjork, there is a lot of Multnomah County outside of the City of Portland. There are five cities, plus half of the geographic area of Multnomah County is east of the Sandy River. Combining the city and county ONLY makes sense for that area that is inside the city of Portland.

By: Nick Bjork

Nick Bjork — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:35:24 +0000

Old Town,

I think that is a pretty good idea if you ask me.

By: Old Town

Old Town — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:18:15 +0000

The city and the county ought to combine politically. The two areas physically coincide with little differences in demographics. It would lead us away from the urban renewal debacle where the city determines to siphon off county property taxes for city projects. This siphoning leads to the county’s inability to provide necessary services. Arguably, decisions of city-county commissioners would be more balanced, transparent and accountable.

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