James Mayer had a good story in yesterday’s (Thursday’s) inPortland section of the Oregonian entitled “Potholes are the pits, Portlanders say.”

It talks about new Mayor Sam Adams and his obsession with potholes. Another Adams stunt or is he serious?
Portland has a backlog of street maintenance (30%) that grows larger every year. True, potholes are a small part of the problem, but they are the most visible.

And, last month’s December to Remember storms only exacerbated the situation.

Take Sandy Boulevard in east Portland for instance, from Northeast 82nd to around 47th Avenues to be exact. Let us now call it “Pothole Boulevard.” please, take it and fix it Mayor Adams.

A couple of weeks ago, at the east end of the off-leash area in Argay Park, three new light poleswere installed. Not knowing the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau had scheduled this upgrade, we put a called them, only to discover the money for this improvement came from Mayor Tom Potter’s Interbureau Task Force.

Mark Warrington, public safety manager for Portland Parks & Recreation said the impetus for the additional lighting came from the IBTF.

The task force is comprised of representatives from each City Council office, a representatives from the Portland Police and Development Services Bureau code inspections division. The IBTF’s objective is to address livability, crime and fear of crime in neighborhood areas with long-term and complex public safety issues.

Have you been dying to learn about the City of Portland’s land use and development review processes?

Would you like to get hands-on experience with a land use review case study; one that includes a review of a development proposal and site plan, identification of relevant issues, and effective ways to respond to the approval criteria?

If so, you, the public, are invited to attend a free Land-Use Workshop Saturday, January 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave. Multipurpose Room #2