The most accurate polling is the message that comes from election results. In 2020 and 2022, the results sent a powerful message from the voters in Clackamas County: We can’t afford more tax increases and unjustified expenses. Numerous METRO spending measures were turned down by the County voters in recent years. Most notable was a […]
Transparency is critical as Metro asks voters to trust the agency with billions in new taxes Cascade Policy Institute has raised concerns with Metro Council that the regional government’s Parks and Nature program may be violating Oregon’s Public Meetings Law. In a letter to Metro President Lynn Peterson and Metro Council, Cascade Policy Institute has […]
The Metro Council voted June 7 to place a housing bond measure of $652.8 million for only 3,900 units on the ballot this fall. The regional government estimates the cost of new projects will be around $253,000 per home. But as there is no cap on cost per dwelling, project costs could be much greater. […]
In 2006, the Metro Council submitted to the voters a general obligation bond measure in the amount of $227.4 million to fund natural area acquisition. The measure was approved. In a little-noticed appendix to Resolution No. 06-367A, the Metro Council stated that greenway lands acquired with bond funds would be land-banked with limited maintenance beyond […]
