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A Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think!

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[5]A Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think!
By Oregonians In Action [6],

Property owners in the Portland metropolitan area have a rare opportunity that I hope you’ll take advantage of.

Metro, the regional government for Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah Counties, has created an on-line survey program called the “Opt-In Panel.”

Tom Hughes, the new Metro Council President, acknowledges that Metro has done a poor job of listening to rural and suburban property owners in its decision making processes, and the “Opt-in” program is an effort to rectify this problem.

Like many veterans of Oregon’s land use battles, I have long opposed Metro’s “smart growth” agenda. I believe people should have far more freedom to use their land as they see fit, not just as some planning bureaucrat thinks their land should be used. I believe that “smart growth” has been extremely damaging to our region’s economy.

But I knew it wasn’t worth my time to participate in Metro’s public input processes in order to convince them that “smart growth” was anything but smart.

Now, however, with a new Metro President and a new and easy way to bring our voices into the mix, it finally just might be worth the time. All you have to do is go to www.optinpanel.org [7], and sign up to receive Metro’s periodic surveys on topics such as the Urban Growth Boundary, global warming and light rail.

I doubt that Metro will suddenly reverse its “smart growth” agenda due to receiving a different perspective from outside of the echo chamber, but at the very least they will have proof that a significant percentage of the public opposes their agenda. And I do appreciate Council President Hughes for extending this opportunity.

I say if they want to hear from us, we should speak! I hope you’ll sign up at www.optinpanel.org [8] and tell them what you think!