EVERETT HALL

OCCUPATION: Truck driver

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Small business owner; union worker; bridge and highway construction; worker on light rail tunnel boring machine; licensed real estate sales; licensed pest control; licensed asbestos supervisor

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Trends in Trade and Transportation

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Congressional candidate District 3; State Senate candidate; precinct worker

EVERETT HALL FOR METRO COUNCILOR

TRAFFIC JAMS:
Metro is the regional government agency responsible for the transportation system. The average motorist is stuck in traffic jams around 50 hours a year. Traffic jams cause pollution, waste fuel, cost jobs, diminish quality of life, and impede medical, fire and police services.

The Oregonian article 1-30-07 by James Mayer discusses the Federal Highway Administration's reaction to Metro's transportation plan: …" The highway agency scolded Metro for not focusing more on highways, cars and parking. " The plan should acknowledge that automobiles are the preferred mode of transport by the citizens of Portland " the agency said. " They vote with their cars every day. "...

METRO'S SOLUTION:
Keep diverting money to anything except freeway improvement, and of course new taxes. These are some of the areas that Metro is suggesting for NEW TAXES:

Toll lanes – Peak period pricing – Regional gas tax – Vehicle miles traveled tax – Road maintenance fees – Bridge tolls – Property tax based financing – Payroll tax – Higher registration fees.

The Traffic Relief Options Task Force recommends that Peak Period Pricing be considered for : Hwy 205 – Hwy 212 – I-5 north corridor – Hwy 217 – Hwy 26 . Once they start putting up toll roads, why would they stop?

I'm not against mass transit, but the motoring public isn't getting fair treatment. Why should mass transit get 55% of the budget and the highway system only get 9% of the budget. My opinion is Metro plans to keep saying that funding is not available, when in reality their priorities are all wrong. The 2040 Plan is to bully the public into submission.

WE WANT A BETTER FREEWAY SYSTEM !!

ELECT EVERETT HALL FOR METRO

P.O. Box 8015 Portland Or 97207

(This information furnished by Everett Hall)