Friday, November 25, 2011

Occupy Portland City Costs Nearing $1.5 Million

The Portland Tribune:
"The cost of rehabilitating Chapman and Lownsdale squares after five weeks of an Occupy Portland encampment could be substantial, with the price tag hitting $100,000 or more. That is in addition to the police overtime costs for dealing with the protesters, currently pegged at nearly $1.3 million and rising."
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2 comments:

  1. MAX Redline11/25/2011 4:53 PM

    I'm sure that the "99%" will pick up all the costs.

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  2. T. D.11/26/2011 3:46 PM

    Fortunately (or unfortunately) this is a blip in Portland's bloated budget.

    Remember when they had lots of money to underwrite political campaigns?

    (http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=27115)

    Up to $450,000 for mayoral candidates. Shoot, Occupy Portland isn't even up to what was spent from 2006 to 2010 to finance campaigns ($1,755,019). Still more than a quarter million dollars to go.

    http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=52769&a=302228

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