Mielke in the dark
Former GOP state represenative and failed county commission candidate Tom Mielke pens another letter to the editor voicing his frustrations with the CRC:
Oh, never mind. It seems Mielke isn't so keen on light rail either.So I guess if there was a "third corridor" he would still have to drive to Portland and park in the dark. Which is probably less scary than the big, bad choo-choo train and all its criminals, but really, I say we just send him a town car for the next meeting. Maybe that would end some of the kvetching.
Try getting over the bridge at rush hour with a sick family member when the medical care they need is at a facility in Portland, now that's something worth talking about. It's not all about "choices" and "agendas," there are real people out there who may actually need a better way to get to Portland, and they probably don't care if it's a new bridge, or a new bridge with light rail or (as is currently being devised as an option) a supplemental bridge that keeps the current spans intact.
Everyone in Clark County, contrary to popular myth, did not move here from Portland. People live here for many reasons, including that they were born here, or they married someone from here, or they found economic opportunity here.
It's a metro region, with many necessary services located on the Oregon side, and everybody is not going to be happy with the ultimate decision. I wanted a monorail, but you don't hear me complaining about a conspiracy against monorails.
Locations of the hearings are required to be held within the effected areas. To attend, I drove 45 minutes through downtown Portland traffic, paid to park, and was allowed to testify for only three minutes. After the hearing, I had to walk through old town Portland in the dark to get to my car and drive 45 minutes home. Planned inconvenience? At least a good obstacle course.Yeah, Tom, if only there was another way to get to Portland besides driving a car and parking...
Oh, never mind. It seems Mielke isn't so keen on light rail either.So I guess if there was a "third corridor" he would still have to drive to Portland and park in the dark. Which is probably less scary than the big, bad choo-choo train and all its criminals, but really, I say we just send him a town car for the next meeting. Maybe that would end some of the kvetching.
Try getting over the bridge at rush hour with a sick family member when the medical care they need is at a facility in Portland, now that's something worth talking about. It's not all about "choices" and "agendas," there are real people out there who may actually need a better way to get to Portland, and they probably don't care if it's a new bridge, or a new bridge with light rail or (as is currently being devised as an option) a supplemental bridge that keeps the current spans intact.
Everyone in Clark County, contrary to popular myth, did not move here from Portland. People live here for many reasons, including that they were born here, or they married someone from here, or they found economic opportunity here.
It's a metro region, with many necessary services located on the Oregon side, and everybody is not going to be happy with the ultimate decision. I wanted a monorail, but you don't hear me complaining about a conspiracy against monorails.
