The spending -- with Leonard's Water Bureau redirecting laid-off city employees into full-time work on the Rose Festival headquarters, Dodge Park and other efforts -- underscores commissioners' wide latitude under Portland's unusual form of government.
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10:56 a.m.
Jul 12, '11
Water ratepayers should not have to pay for these pet project of Randy Leonard. And beyond that, we could find a lot of higher priorities for $4 million, as I've pointed out here>