Its Official - Petition Submitted TO Require County Wide Vote on Any Light Rail Funding

To ALL COLA LO Members,

Merry Christmas....

Its official as petition signatures were submitted to the County Clerk this week on a ballot initiative that would require a County Wide vote on spending of any funds for Light Rail projects within Clackamas County.     The County Clerk needs to evaluate the signatures and determine if they meet the requirements for the May 2012 ballot.  

Several articles describe the petition effort.  Fight Against Light Rail   and Why Fire up the 70 Percent?

Of notable interest is the absence of any details on the effort and the petition filing in the major press this past week.    Its interesting that the Oregonian hasn't published the details on this new petition.    However they have published a challenge to Councilor Kehoe's Opinion letter and it is getting substantial online comment: Why is Streetcar Still Alive?