PDOT Budget Town Hall - NE

Posted by Jonathan Maus (Editor) on January 16th, 2007 at 7:25 pm

January 18, 2007
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

What:: Please join Commissioner Sam Adams, Sue Keil, Director of Portland Department of Transportation (PDOT), Dean Marriott, Director of Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) and staff from the Regional Arts Council (RACC) for a Town Hall discussion on the bureaus 2007-2008 budgets. Sam is interested in your ideas in developing his bureaus' budgets, consequently he is holding a town halls located in each of the seven neighborhood coalition districts. Each Town Hall will include neighborhood specific improvements and projects. Commissioner Adams will highlight how projects are selected and the criteria used to prioritize expenditures. The Commissioner and Directors welcome your ideas on how to spend our City's dollars. Both BES and PDOT involve Budget Advisory Committees (BAC) in the development of the bureau budgets. The BACs scrutinize the budgets through a process, started in November 2006, ensuring the city provides services the people of Portland require. Commissioner Adams and Directors Keil and Marriott, will present a comprehensive view of the City of Portland budget, as well as an opportunity to learn local perspectives on needed improvements. RACC will highlight their successes and share their plans for the future. Below are a list of the times and locations of the town halls. Please assist the Commissioner as he works in developing the PDOT, BES and RACC budgets.
Where:: Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods - 4815 NE 7th at Wygant Street - - served by bus lines 72 & 6
More Info:: If you are not able to attend the town halls, all meetings will be televised on Portland Community Media, please see listings.