“Commissioner Amanda Fritz, backed by Hales, Novick, and Commissioner Nick Fish, has proposed a sweeping resolution (pdf) that would begin diverting millions in city funding toward infrastructure fixes as soon this summer. Fritz, taking a bold step on an issue of citywide significance that might normally be fronted by the mayor, is planning a hearing January 28.”

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2015/01/22/making-infrastructure-sizzle-fritz-sells-colleagues-on-new-plan-to-spend-city-surpluses

• #fritz,
• #spending,
• budget