Milwaukie, Oregon Where are The Tree Huggers When You Need Them

Some are confused about my last post on Our Milwaukie City Council voting to basically sell the Farmers Market to Metro so they can put up a five story high density housing with NO Parking! This aerial view should help. Metro owns the little strip next to McLoughlin Blvd. and Milwaukie owns 5% of that strip. Metro should have given it to us when they pushed the light rail on us. Let them do what they want with it. The other 75% is owned by Milwaukie. Your City Councilors just gave Our Lot to Metro except Scott Churchill he voted NO, with the residents of Milwaukie. What about all the trees that provide shade for the Farmers Market, First Friday, and parking. Ed Zumwalt said it best if you watched the video (you can fast forward) “All of you folks are using this as a launching pad for your Political careers except Scott Churchill”. #Milwaukie 

Oregon's Economy is Not Keeping up with Current Spending Levels::

Oregon's Economy is Not Keeping up with Current Spending Levels::
With today's revenue forecast we learned that Oregon's economy is not keeping up with current spending levels. Even with record revenues, our ending fund balance is expected to be $57.1 million below previous projections, largely due to overspending by Democrats during the 2016 session.

In the last 4 years Oregon Democrats Raised 63 Taxes or Fees on Jobs::

In the last 4 years Oregon Democrats raised 63 taxes or fees on jobs, resulting in $1.4 million cost increase for accountants, social workers, doctors, chiropractors, pharmacists, counselors & therapists, and nurses.

In the past 4 years Oregon Democrats have raised 43 taxes and fees on Education::

In the past 4 years Oregon Democrats have raised 43 taxes and fees on Education, resulting in $1.8 million increased costs for teachers, GEDs, obtaining transcripts, charter schools, and career schools.

In the last 4 years Oregon Democrats have raised 187 taxes and fees on businesses::

In the last 4 years Oregon Democrats have raised 187 taxes and fees on businesses::
In the last 4 years Oregon Democrats have raised 187 taxes and fees on businesses, resulting in $86.5 million increased costs for farmers, organic farmers, fertilizer inspections, mining, building code inspections, storage facilities, labor contractors, workers compensation, and more.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown Lends Hand To Tax Hike Campaign::

Oregon Governor Kate Brown Lends Hand To Tax Hike Campaign::
"Kate Brown's slipperiness on Initiative Petition 28 doesn't shout "governor material." Someone who seeks election to the state's highest office ought to tell voters where she stands on the biggest tax hike in state history and the most significant ballot initiative in recent memory. Yet Kate Brown keeps ducking." The Legislative Revenue Office noted, among other things, that the tax would slow the growth in private-sector employment and behave much like a sales tax, reducing annual income by hundreds of dollars even for people making less than $21,000 per year. Good luck selling that to voters.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/06/neutral_kate_browns_slippery_s.html#incart_river_index
#Oregon #Portland #Milwaukie #OakGrove #Brentwood #Darlington #OregonSalesTax #PDXTaxHike #pdxtaxincrease #timmcmenamin #Clackamas #Multnomah

Oregon DHS Director Erinn Kelley-Siel Stepping Down::

Oregon DHS Director Erinn Kelley-Siel Stepping Down::
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Erinn Kelley-Siel is leaving her job as Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services as of July 24, 2015. Why did it take so long? Erinn Kelley-Siel joined the agency in 2008, serving as Director of Adult, Children, and Family Welfare Services. Before that, Kelley-Siel served as a policy adviser for Gov. Ted Kulongoski after being one of Kulongoski's law clerks when he was a judge on the Oregon Supreme Court. Then Former Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Kelley-Siel in 2011 as the Director of DHS. Why isn't Kelley-Siel's name mentioned in any of these lawsuits? Like most Department heads she resigned just before these allegations of mismanagement occured. She never answered one of my letters that I started writing her in 2008 concerning welfare fraud by her staff and the blatant disregard for the law her employees had in their positions. Crony Capitalism at it's Best. I wonder what Department she is at now? 
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/state-workers/2015/07/24/erinn-kelley-siel-stepping-down--oregon-dhs-director/30621931/