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Giving power back to the citizens of Damascus Oregon |
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Overview of Our Initiatives 3-350 Prohibits Light rail in Damascus unless voters choose otherwise. 3-353 Limits city spending, paves way for rainy day fund and tax refunds. 3-351 Limits city councils use of emergency clause for expediting ordinances. 3-352 Requires voter approval of intergovernmental agreements. Stops transfer of power. IE to Metro Measure Reasons 3-350 NO MEANS NO! This charter amendment establishes vote as final say. No more building, if people say no to light rail it means NO
3-353 LIMITS SPENDING! In the last three years ending June 30, 2009 the city council budgeted and spent over 27 MILLION dollars ($27,602,471) and what do we have? Millions were spent on Metro's plan for the city and in February 2009 it is admitted they knew it would not work.
3-351 Attaching a "Emergency Clause" to an ordinance prevents any referral to a vote. Since incorporation the city council has declared emergencies 11 times, or on 35% of all ordinances. On 12/17/09 ordinance 2007-21 declared the county voter pamphlet an emergency this ordinance required the removal of the text of each measure to be voted on and replaced it with a city written "Explanatory Statement".
3-352 STOP THE INFLUENCE BUYING! The city has received payments from Metro for adopting Metro rules and standards including planning that has greatly affected property rights and values. On 2/17/09 the city council agreed to have Metro do the transportation modeling for Damascus and now asks the citizens for meaningless input (Resolution 09-212) |
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OUR CITY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK click here |
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DAMASCUS THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN THE NATION? click here |
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"Road to Bigger, Better Damascus Leads to Dead End" --Oregonian January 16, 2009 |
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A dream that's coming back to bite us--Oregonian January 24, 2009 |
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