Here is the complete text of a letter sent from City Commissioner Sam Adams about the budget crisis at PDOT (read the full story on the Front Page):
Friends,
I want you to be aware of impacts of massive new transportation challenge facing our City.
Gas prices are up 17%.
Bio-diesel is up 20%.
Yesterday, crude oil went for a record $120 a barrel.
You feel the impact on your household budget of these higher fuel prices. So does the Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT), although in a different way than Portland families do.