Hard to believe that the Lazy C, staunch supporter of the CRC light rail scheme, is admitting to what we have been saying all along, the C-Tran Gang of Five, Steve Stuart, Ron Onslow, Tim ‘the Liar’ Leavitt, Bart Hansen and Larry Smith, did indeed sell out to TriMet by approving the signing of a contract there is no possible way they could have read.
Records detail controversial C-Tran-TriMet deal
Admitted in the article, “A controversial light-rail contract inked in September was still being changed hours before the C-Tran Board of Directors approved it, and board members never saw the actual agreement before the vote was taken, according to records released by the agency this month.”
Yes, just as we have said all along, it was rushed through, possibly in case Leavitt and others were voted out there would be a binding contrct in place to force us to abide by Trimet’s demands, just as they did to Clackamas County.
The details have been obtained through the efforts of Sen. Ann Rivers and members of the Freedom Foundation through Freedom of Information requests and are till being sifted through. But so far there is enough released to confirm what many of have said all along, we were sold out.
This blog expressed outrage over the hastily signed contract here and tried to expose Mayor Tim ‘the Liar’ Leavitt’s complicity in selling out the city before he was reelected.
But C-Tran and the Lazy C kept maintaining it was all proper and necessary.
Subsequent meetings exposed shady dealings, but have remained largely ignored by the Lazy C.
I keep saying and will keep saying it, the entire CRC and everybody involved with it should be subjected to a full criminal investigation with prosecutions were warranted.
And now, with our claims of malfeasance confirmed, the C-Tran Gang of Five should resign or be driven from office.
This entire matter has not been dealt with by means of any Democratic process and is more the work of special interests seeking to increase their bank accounts on the backs of the middle class taxpayer while not permitting the taxpayers a voice in the process.
Citizens, rise up to this corruption!!
