Opinion: Initiative remains fallback option for stopping Interstate 205 tolling By Scott Hays, March 23, 2023 (Canby Herald) Recent opinion author Elvis Clark’s suggestion that Senate Bill 933 is doomed to failure, either because it will not pass in the Oregon Legislature or will be vetoed by the governor, is a prime example of a...
Opinion: Initiative petition is the only way to stop I-205 tolling By Elvis Clark Mar 6, 2023 (Canby Herald) State Sen. Mark Meek’s bill to stop tolling is a false hope for those Oregonians opposed to the tolling of I-205 and I-5. Meek’s bill if passed by the legislature will most likely be vetoed by...
Tuesday, the public comment period is now open for the I-205 toll project. Jules Rogers — Feb 21, 2023 (Portland Tribune) (ODOT graphic) Tolling in Oregon is moving forward — and coming soon to bridges along I-205. Tuesday, Feb. 21, the I-205 Toll Project Environment Assessment report from the Oregon Department of Transportation and the...
Saturday March 4, 2023 — Oregon Catalyst By Oregon State Senator Dan Bonham, Tolls are imminent in Oregon as two new tolls are planned for I-205 early next year. I am a Chief Sponsor of a bipartisan bill to prevent tolls on I-205 and I-5. Here is one of the many recent articles about it. In the case of the coming...
ODOT is moving forward with tolls on Portland-area interstates, but a new bill would limit tolls to the I-5 Columbia River crossing. By: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW TV) Published: March 2, 2023 SALEM, Ore. — Despite growing resistance, the Oregon Department of Transportation has been moving inexorably forward with new tolls for I-205 and I-5 around...
WORKERS PRESSURE EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR TOLLS Oregon Catalyst Wednesday February 22, 2023 By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Already the calls are coming in from workers who want their employers to pay for their tolls if Oregon enacts tolling later this year. Some estimates put the daily commute, both ways, at a total cost...
Opinion My View: Time to pump the brakes on ODOT tolling plan By Dan Occhipinti Feb 28, 2023 (Portland Tribune) I-205 running through West Linn might see tolls in the future. (PMG File Photo) Sometimes you need to slow down to avoid a mistake. A perfect example of this is ODOT’s runaway plan to toll...
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