It's not completely unwarranted to view the potential revision of the City Charter to replace its current commission government with a strong mayor form as a kind of re-founding of the City of Portland. That makes Charter review one of the single most important decisions the City's residents can face. With the work of the Charter Review Commission complete, this is the real deal. Whatever your views, the time to speak up is now.
Mark Oliver
Mark Oliver resides with his partner in the Roseway district. He works as an Indonesian- and Javanese-language translator. He also serves on the board of the Associated Linguists of Oregon, an affiliation of Oregonians employed in the language industry.
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