July 11, 2018
Page 5
Comments taken
on Freeway Tolls
The Oregon Transportation
Commission will hold a special
listening session on Thursday,
July 12 to hear from the public on
congestion pricing recommenda-
tions that could lead to the estab-
lishment of toll charges for using
segments of the freeway system in
and around Portland, including I-5
in north Portland.
The recommendations by the
Portland Metro Area Value Pric-
ing Policy Advisory Committee
were submitted last week, carry-
ing out a directive from the 2017
Oregon Legislature to develop
plans for congestion pricing in the
Portland area.
The public outreach will help
the commission prepare a propos-
al for submission to the Federal
Highway Administration by the
end of the year, officials said.
The meeting will start at 4 p.m.
and will be held in the Columbia
Falls Ballroom at the Universi-
ty Place Hotel and Conference
Center, 310 S.W. Lincoln St. It
will begin with a presentation on
the recommendation for tolls fol-
lowed by public comment. Elect-
ed officials and any members of
the policy advisory committee in
attendance will speak first. The
public will then speak on a first-
come, first-served basis.
Written comments submitted
by July 20 through the commis-
sion’s website at ODOTValuepric-
ing.org will also be considered.
Campaigning While Black
C ontinued from P age 3
4th holiday, talking to constituents
and typing notes on her cellphone
as she knocked on doors seeking
re-election in her district when a
sheriff’s deputy pulled up.
Bynum told reporters she im-
mediately suspected the officer
was there to talk to her and she
introduced herself as a state leg-
islator.
The deputy told her a neighbor
called and reported that a woman
Subscribe!
503-288-0033
was appearing to be casing the
neighborhood while taking notes
on her phone.
“It was just bizarre,” Bynum
told reporters. The lawmaker said
she understood the woman’s con-
cerns but felt she could have tried
talking to her first or contacting
a neighbor to speak to her rather
than calling the cops.
The deputy who responded was
courteous and professional, By-
num said. He later agreed to take a
selfie with her.
Fill Out & Send To:
Name:
Telephone:
Address:
or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com
Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box
3137, Portland OR 97208
$45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for
6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year
(please include check with this
subscription form)
Advertise with diversity in
The Portland Observer
Call 503-288-0033 or
email ads@portlandobserver.com