Let’s see... Air traffic is dropping to 2002 levels... Forecast even gloomier... Diesel fuel prices skyrocketing... Routes being trimmed... Carriers heading back to bankruptcy... Jet aircraft identified as a major source of greenhouse gases..
Hey, I’ve got an idea! Let’s make the Portland Airport, which is already overbuilt, even bigger!
It would be funny if it weren’t where Ted Kulongoski’s cronies at the Port of Portland are taking us next. In addition to the "green, sustainable" cover for the new runway known as "Airport Futures," we are now getting events like the "PDX Air Fair," where you’re supposed to bring the kiddies and have the time of your life.
Yeah, it’s a regular Wildlife Safari out there.
I know there are no fiscal conservatives within miles of the Port of Portland. But what galls me most about this is, Where are the greenies? Airport expansion should be a top target of theirs. But if ...
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In like a lionFrom: bojack.org
Post Date: 2008-03-04 08:51:04
The City of Portland usually puts out "annual disclosure information" about many of its outstanding debts every year around March 1. Hmmm, March 1 has come and gone this year, and gosh, the city website still has last year’s documents up there.
Gosh, I sure hope nothing’s wrong....
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