Thursday, September 22, 2005

Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell

OK. I couldn't resist that great Flaming Lips song title. It got your attention though, didn't it? Just a reminder that tomorrow (Friday, September 23rd) at 1 pm, the PERS Board meets to decide how to implement the "settlement" of the City of Eugene case. If you've been following along (see the past four or five entries to this blog), you know that some really important decisions will be made tomorrow. There will also be public testimony on PERS' plans. It is my considered opinion that it is really, really important that as many members and retirees be AT the meeting tomorrow. PERS and the Board needs to see the whites of the eyes of real people affected by these decisions. Let's not make it easy by apathy. Show up! PERS Headquarters is in Tigard, Oregon off exit 293 of I-5 (11410 SW 68th Parkway, Tigard, OR, 97223). Parking is tight. Carpool if you can. Here is an annotated satellite picture of the area immediately surrounding PERS with no parking areas annotated. Also note that this is an old picture. There is absolutely NO on street parking along 68th Parkway, from SW Atlanta to Pacific Highway. I plan to be at the meeting. I look forward to meeting you. If you want to read both the summary and the long version of the implementation plan proposed by PERS Staff, this is where you find them.

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