Son of a bitch it just never stops. First the City Hall buttmonkeys tried to get me at home. They were thwarted. Then they targeted me at work. Nice try but no dice, assclowns. Now they are trying to turn the whole neighborhood against me. Shit. I’d hoped to be done with this, but if not, well PDX, prepare to have it brung. CFO, find me some clean pants! It’s go time, City Hall style!

Neighbors in Southwest Portland hope forming an unusual tax district will pay for complex street upgrades
People rarely walk Southwest Portland streets. It’s just too dangerous. There are few sidewalks. And bike lanes, common in the heart of the city, are nearly unheard of. Residents have complained for years, but nothing’s happened. Now a coalition of neighborhood associations, intrigued by an idea floated by Commissioner Sam Adams, is planning to sell property owners on something that could change the way street improvements are funded not just in Southwest Portland, but throughout the city. They want to create a special taxing district to pay for improvements on three Southwest Portland streets and have property owners — even if they don’t live on the street — pitch in. If approved by property owners, it would be Portland’s first “halo” improvement district, said Tom Miller, Adams’ chief of staff. In a traditional local improvement district, only property owners abutting a project pay for it. The halo would extend outward maybe as much as a quarter-mile to draw in property owners who also benefit from street improvements and can help pay.

Looks like my debut last week as a crank at the City Council meetings was only postponed, not cancelled.