Sam’s Holiday Wish-Come-True
Posted Monday, November 24th, 2008, By: Lota
Twas the week before Thanksgiving
And all through downtown,
No construction was ringing
Not one hammer sound
Today was the first day of the downtown Portland construction moratorium, and we have the fat man in the red suit to thank for it! Yesterday, Santa granted Mayor-Elect Sam Adams’ holiday wish… to clear the streets of construction gear and open up more parking spaces for seasonal shoppers. No more traffic snarls downtown? Looks like Santa’s gift is going to bring smiles to more than just Sam’s face.
Sam got a construction moratorium, and all I got from Santa was a mini candy cane. Apparently I need to clean up my act for next year.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Yeah, some holiday treat. I work in construction, and while prevailing wage pay is great, I need every penny of it to take care of my family; I’m a single father of two girls with a deadbeat mom. When that moratorium struck I had to find rural work to fill as much of the gap as possible. Thanks to the Mayor’s stroke of brilliance, I have a month’s worth of bills to catch up on now on top of everything else. I guess not everyone got what they wanted for Christmas this year, eh?