Kiss those PBL’s away Portland. PBOT to lay off 88 union members. Safe Routes to School may be cut

Portland has plenty of money to hire Black Male Achievement Analysts and can give $1 million to a newspaper to build fancy new offices but is firing those that could help stem the bloodshed on our streets.

“…delaying accessibility upgrades of 30 sidewalks; skipping maintenance for at least 30 miles of roadway; ending landscaping, like mowing or cutting back bushes from street signs, at 171 locations; scaling back or ending transportation programs like Safe Routes to School and BIKETOWN for All; extending pothole repair response times past 30 days; and reducing snow plowing across 223 miles of roads.

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If ever there was a swamp that needed draining, the City of Portland is it.

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