Remarks by Paul Savas
128 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 6
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“Well, let me ask the question a little bit differently because I think you were close to answering my question, but I'm not sure you got there. And that is that, so who maintains the spring water trail in Clackamas County? Whose responsibility is that?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Do we see any remuneration for the city of Portland or we just we just have an agreement to maintain it?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. So going back to when you were presenting at the boring CPO, you mentioned that there was a hiccup or a sprinkler system problem that needed to be remedied. Was that remedied?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“So I can't, Commissioner Helm, thank you for mentioning January. I wasn't sure what month it was, but it was a long time ago. And I think I left the room and others did too with the feeling that it would be something that has to be remedied in a reasonable amount of time. And it's, you know, it'll be a year just in a matter of months. And, you know, the season has passed for any kind of irrigation. So I, you know, what is it? Maybe you can sit down with me and show me what it is and I can get some volunteers and get out there and fix it. I, you know, I'll find a way.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 3:08:06
“So just to cap this off, the golf course is irrigated, correct?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 3:08:11
“And there's a sprinkler system. All that irrigation system is in place, right? And we have somebody who maintains that today, right?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 3:08:21
“Okay. So we have the resources. I guess we have the expertise. I just can't imagine why this park was neglected. Sorry.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“I just don't think that characterization is fair. I mean, I don't think that we, you know, when we walk away from a meeting thinking it's going to be taken care of and staff from the Parks Department says it'll be taken care of and it's not taken care of. I mean, we find out later. I don't think that it was proper for us in January to come back here and say, by the way, you got three votes. Go fix it. I don't think, I think there's quite a bit of room in between. And again, the fact that I learned about it this late and it's created that much friction with the community, it's, I don't know.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“I just think there's an obligation that the Water District, on behalf of the community, waive fees or reduce fees in the... guise of maintaining and irrigating the park, and we had a hiccup with something mechanical, the system, it seems that we are not fulfilling our end of the deal, right? And now the park has gone to brown, it's dead, right? The grass is dead for now. It'll come back with rainfall, but the weeds and everything else are out of control. And so, you know, I think we need a fulfill our end of that deal, whether we look at it that way or not, I do. I look at it that way. They…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, after our last library discussion that was convened here, We made a motion to, and it was approved by the board, to act and convene a meeting, whether it be C4 or something like, I think I used those very words, or something like C4. I have contacted a number of the mayors, and I heard that they felt that that myself and perhaps Commissioner Schroeder in because we have been pretty well the point people on libraries and I know that Commissioner Schroeder is pretty passionate about this as well essentially help be the conveners for this meeting and the mayor's expressed interest in that…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“I have frustration, but I'll leave it there. Very frustrating couple weeks. Do we need to listen? We'll listen.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
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“We've got a few minutes. I just hope we can work together. And I know for the most part we do. We work together pretty good as a team. But I just think right now that when the board makes a decision... and sometimes one of us doesn't like it, maybe we're one of the boats that didn't support it, that we don't take efforts to undermine it. I was asked about the recovery center And actually, a couple days ago, about one time when a former commissioner was at one of the public meetings and was turning the crowd against the board and taking the side of one upset neighbor about the recovery center…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 14:58
“Yeah. First of all, thank you for all being here today. And I appreciate the map on the screen. And I'm sure if we saw one that had the topography, you know, lines on there and showed the topography, people would realize that, you know, where fires accelerate often are hilly and raises up hills and the wind can exacerbate that to quite a degree. There has been some confusion as early as Tuesday when I started hearing from people calling me saying, it's level three, what are you doing? What are you doing about it? And I said, well, I didn't hear that. Everything I heard was level one. Well,…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Right, thank you for that. I know there was, and again, going back to 2020 fires when we were here, I was on the board at the time, and we learned a lot, right? But also there was the issue of who's in charge kind of a thing, and I know that when we talked about the board roles or in an emergency, what those are, when we crafted language or revised that, I had some concerns about how we or what our authority really is and how the board works in that mode. Because again, people expect a lot out of us. And one thing in particular that I found, it was a very compelling argument. People said, we…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
- Play at 24:45
“Yeah, and I'll just end with this, is that when this came up about how that process worked, you know, I had heartburn because I really felt that it was ambiguous to some degree about the declaration, should that become. So I want to just personally announce that I am available to meet as a board should there be an emergency so we can declare that or not and then what actions we take thereof, right? So I appreciate the authority that you've spelled out in your capacity, but if there is a declaration, you know, I am available. So I just want to announce that, and I'm sure my colleagues will…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Yeah, well, it's likely by grade. For example, sewer follows the grade, right? Correct. It's typical, but water does not, and nor does natural gas or other utilities. So I do know that one agency could come by and put in a sewer line. Another agency could come by later on and do a water. It's inconvenient. I know that. I get that. But this action doesn't impose any easements on other properties, right?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Yes, Chair. I think it's item C3. Is that correct, Gary?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“I want to move it for discussion. I intend, I think if my understanding is clear on moving forward with C3 today, but I just want a clarification in advance of that. So, Chair, I move we approve the consent agenda minus item C3 and then deal with C3 next.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“It's my intention to pull it for discussion only, right?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Today. Okay. And then if we choose to act on C3 today, I'm ready to do that too. Okay, I agree. But right now what's on the table is the remainder of the consent agenda.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you all, our staff, to be seated. I guess in a sense, this is a continuation of the conversation we had on Tuesday. And following that conversation, I received some phone calls and I was... I was invited to a group of people last night, as were others, and this came up again. So the way I characterize what we're doing here is like, okay, maybe we picked the bakery, but we haven't ordered the cake yet, and we can shape the cake, so to speak, or make the cake. And I see the language in there. Can you go back up to the top? the topic that we are initiating, right? We haven't decided, but…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“The BRC. Yeah, the BRC. So we're working in concert, so if there's a building to negotiate elements of that, I imagine, right, between that bidirectional conversation, if there's heartburn over a particular issue or whatnot, is that correct?”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“What was the other note I made here? I'll stop there, and I know that Commissioner West has some comments as well, or questions.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026
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“Well, I hope it's chocolate. I love that. Commissioner Salas, go ahead. Yeah, so I didn't... plan on getting this level of detail, but I'm glad we're talking about it. I do want to say, I think there was some confusion, especially when the email came out yesterday. It painted the picture as though it was, and I read it, you know, after the phone call and made no mention of the BRC, made it as though it was decided, right? As opposed to, you know, that it's really, we're still going to decorate the cake and figure out how to shape it or make it So that's one that's one thing and maybe that…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 6, 2026