January 2022 - Re-Elect Paul Savas Our County Commissioner

PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — ODOT has temporarily postponed its decision on tolling stretches of I-205 and I-5 in the next five years and will consider a request from Clackamas County for extra time to hash out regional congestion-pricing plans before tolls are implemented.

County Commissioner Paul Savas requested a delay in voting, originally scheduled for this month, on ODOT’s proposal to amend the Metro region’s long-term transportation plan and its required process for allocating funding to transportation projects.

ODOT’s delay allows the Oregon Transportation Commission time to review the county coordinating committee’s proposal to develop a comprehensive plan for answering “critical systemwide questions” regarding traffic diversion mitigation and funding decisions before bringing the state department’s proposed amendments to an official vote.

Read full article at Koin.com.

State and local officials, led by Canby state representative and gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan, are continuing to denounce Governor Kate Brown for the latest use of her clemency powers, including her November decision to commute the sentences of 70 prisoners who committed serious crimes as teenagers.

Drazan sent Brown a letter last month that was signed by a dozen Clackamas County elected officials, including Canby’s state senator, Bill Kennemer, Clackamas County commissioners Tootie Smith, Paul Savas and Mark Shull, Canby Mayor Brian Hodson, Molalla Mayor Scott Keyser and Oregon City Mayor Rachel Lyles Smith, among others.

In the letter, Drazan and the other officials expressed concern for the safety and wellbeing of their communities, as well as fears that her move would retraumatize the victims of violent crime.

Read the full article at CanbyFirst.com.

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