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Ther is much talk of achievement and issues. My concern is for How we solve these challenges. For example: Why did Sam Adams endorse an increae to the water bill to pay for street repairs(potholes) and when gas stations complained they were offered a tax break to compensate for the increase. Where is the break to families and households with an already high water bill and increasing costs for everything. Affordability is bigger than just getting a house although this problem is not meant to be trivialized with this questions. HOW we pay for things requires understanding what the average Portlander is paying now. Let us not get buried by our desire to shine our "livability image" at the cost of basic livability.

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