Troutdale Canfield

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Jan 7, 2008

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Citizen Complaints: Edgefield ConcertsToo Loud?

I've received a few complaints about too-loud concerts at McMenamins Edgefield. So have other Troutdale city councilors. I can attest t...
On Anonymous Political Speech

Anonymous political speech has a long history. Here is an excerpt from an essay by New Jersey attorney Richard Ravin on the history of anon...
No Joke! Tram Proposed In Troutdale

After opening next week's city council agenda notebook, one agenda item popped out at me: MASS TRAM AMERICA. I did a double take. A tram...
OR Dems: Let Cities, Metro Set House Prices

Oregon State Rep. Buckley, Senator Bates, and Representative Shields have co-sponsored HB 3284, would allow local governments to establis...
Government is the Moral Center of the Community?

I attended the annual League of Oregon Cities conference in Eugene over the weekend. It was very informative. I met quite a few nice people....
Minnis haters want to "spread the love" in Troutdale

According to news stories in USA Today, KATU and even the Advocate online , the national gay Mafia have decided to make Troutdale ground zer...
Troutdale's Density Dilemma

At last night's city council work session, we discussed Troutdale's residential density and housing capacity. It was a statistics-fi...
Troutdale City Council Streaming Video: Interested?

I proposed some new items at this week's city council goal setting session. One of them was a proposal to provide streaming video online...

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