PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There is major pushback from Clackamas County officials and residents after the Oregon Department of Transportation announced tolls will be added to stretches of I-5 and I-205 in the next 5 years. Commissioner Paul Savas wants the community to show up to a town hall on Wednesday, December 1. He and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paul Savas is seeking reelection to the Clackamas County Commission Position 2, seat he has held for over a decade. The three-term incumbent says he plans to hit the ground running if reelected to serve on the nonpartisan board through 2026, continuing to push affordable housing and jobs as well as equity for the county’s […]
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) – Commissioners in Clackamas County spent time at their meeting on Thursday to draft a strongly worded letter to Governor Kate Brown on why they think she’s wrong in moving the county back to tighter restrictions. It was signed by all five commissioners. Over the two pages, it asks for a […]
Clackamas County commissioners voted Tuesday, March 16, to approve an amended resolution from 2017 committing the board to work in a “nonpartisan” manner. The reaffirmation of the resolution came at the request of Commissioner Paul Savas who suggested the board take another look at the three-year-old document to include new language addressing political parties or […]
When the Oregon Legislature passed HB2017 last year, the transportation package did not include any construction funding for Interstate 205 to resolve the 5.8-mile-long bottleneck. The transportation package did however include a mandate to initiate tolling of Interstate 5 and I-205. Now, as the discussion of tolling continues, the concerns of interstate traffic diverting onto […]
Paul Savas writing for the Clackamas Review: I have been testing tailpipe emissions since 1975. One aspect of my business for over 25 years was specializing in fuel efficient products that reduced emissions, and we were one of the first to register with DEQ’s vehicle emission testing program. As a business owner I made significant […]
Clackamas Review – May 20, 2014 Clackamas County Commissioner Paul Savas, a moderately conservative member of the board, was able to overcome criticisms that he hasn’t been seeing eye-to-eye enough with Chairman John Ludlow and Commissioner Tootie Smith in a defamation campaign that culminated this month in Lake Oswego Councilor Karen Bowerman’s attempt to unseat […]
Lake Oswego Review – May 15, 2014 Commissioner Savas deserves our vote I’m voting for Paul Savas, Clackamas County Commissioner. Here’s why you should, too. Paul ran a successful small business in Oak Grove for more than 20 years. He brings that practical business experience to the commission. Paul worked on Oak Grove water and […]