Town Murals

Went on tour of the Estacada Artback Murals today with my sons cub scout pack.  They sure are nice and the town paints one mural a year I think in July town celebrations..   Visited the “The Spiral Gallery” also.  They are a cooperative art gallery and have lots of wonderful artists displaying their work.  Visit them [...]

Say NO to LNG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd5CpjaWN1g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYLpjN8yYPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWC5FMjHv8

Molalla River News

House passes bill to protect Molalla River
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/house_passes_bill_to_protect_m.html

John Atkins — Bait and Switch

John Atkins,
Although the paper was willing to print your “bait and switch” statement about it “not having an impact on operating revenue”.    I know this is true.
You go on to say that “SDCs are specifically designated to cover future impacts on the city’s facilities” is a double cross.  This is deceit and you know it. [...]

New Bumper sticker found

The city has lost it’s mind! — $1,000,000 of your tax money being given away

Ok, I think the city manager has lost his mind.  I said that John Atkins should fix the SDC’s, not do away with them.  The city just got done increasing your water bill, not because they needed to. Just because they could. 
Our city streets are failing all over the city and our city manager wants to forego [...]

Shane Potter — Planning Director — Comp Plan

Subject: RE: ADD TO COMP PLAN FILES — 11/7/09
Mr. Citizen,
I would like to point out that the city is currently in the process of a legislative review not a quasi-judicial review as shown and discussed below.  For that fact it was not only the Planning Commissions responsibility but their duty to hear those proceedings.  The [...]

For your reading pleasure — Health Care

http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf

Molalla Comp Plan — more bad news

John Atkins — city manager

Just so everyone knows the ONLY power over city hall the city councilors have is with the city manager.  To hire and fire.  We did this poll before, lets see how he rates now.  If you have been following the latest problems with the Comp Plan and UGB you might have a different take on our hired [...]

A new letter for Molalla Planning

 

Not so Funny

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/33423952#33423952

Funny

Molalla River School District

It’s a new rule that the school district charges an hourly rate for the use of the school facilities.  Will they continue with this bad mistake they made, which will put the youth groups like Scouts and MYS into financial ruin? These Facilities are “Public Facilities”, I payed my taxes already. I think it’s ok [...]

Public OPTION — WATCH

When will the city realize that’s throwing good money after bad!

 A few months back the city of Molalla did its annual budget and the planning department was in the hole about $60,000. The budget committee took some money from the water fund and bailed out the planning department. At the last council meeting (Aug. 26) John Atkins your city manager came to city council with another request [...]

Reality check People —

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja8h2wxTzJY
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/3
http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/471
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RznHDPvGSlc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxckojgY49U

SICK FOR PROFIT — health care reform now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBi2hMK1G8Y
Wake up and watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t care who you are, nobody is worth that much money. Nobody

Winterbrook Planning — Shane Potter gets a clue?????????????????

Nonetheless, the “safe harbor” is currently Molalla’s only population projection option, so Molalla will plan for a UGB to meet the needs of slightly over 10,000 people
   Table 3: Growth Rate Comparison
 
 Year 48-Year Average (3.4%)Safe Harbor (1.5%)15,838  compared to 10,532  
 
 
 

 

CONCLUSION  
 
 

 
 

 

Molalla’s UGB will be based on a “safe harbor” population of 10,532, as this is the [...]

Gun laws

Instead of all the gun shops opposing Obama they should be embracing him. There is not any other single thing that has increased gun shop sales more. Thanks to the paranoid gun lovers buying everything up.