Brief of the Brief - August 1, 2010

Brief of the Brief - July 23, 2010

This week Dave's bulletin included info on:

1. some possible juvi-pyros
2. firemen collecting donations for charity
3. gas tax update (see below for commentary)
4. our library getting More Donations, Woohoo!
5. construtction updates, Woohoo!

City's 2¢/gall. gas tax update

• good news: they're starting to pay up. Yayyy....
• bad news: they're seeking an appeal at the state level & bringing the city of Sister's into the picture. Booooo....

Opinion: They should leave Cornelius alone. Realize this is the cost of
doing business in a financially stressed town, and be thankful that they will
soon get a serious uptick in business with the
Walmart opening. I just think they're fundamentally money-hungry and
are very paranoid of the highly competitive gas-markets Hillsboro, Aloha, Forest
Grove etc... Personally I think it makes no sense - Like I've said in the past.
People will continue to pick up gas at the same convenient location that makes
them happy. Personally, I don't see anyone bypassing Cornelius gas stations just
to save 2¢/gall down 3+ miles away.

Please enjoy my 'Brief of the Brief'. Just click on the image below.

98.7 FM KUPL Sums up Cornelius Week - Hometown Salute

KUPL 98.7FM was nice enough to wrap up a summary of their time dedicating a week to focusing on Corelius. Many thanks to all those whose idea it was to do this! Click on the image to read some comments by the city & yours truly.

Oregonian Article on Cornelius Renovations...

Cornelius boosts its curb appeal, By Casey Parks, Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2010/07/cornelius_boosts_its_curb_appe.html

Key Points, summary: "Cornelius had only ditches where most cities have sidewalks. That's not true anymore. Next week, city leaders will unveil a design plan for improving West Baseline Street, the eastbound portion of Tualatin Valley Highway. This will hopefully lead Metro councilors to name downtown Cornelius a "town center" -- a designation that brings greater clout for transportation projects. Residents say the change is transformative, proof that Cornelius can be better. Cornelius is starting to look like a new town. Richard Meyer, the city's development and operations manager, says "Before, a lot of people really didn't expect much from Cornelius. This is nothing short of transformational."

Cornelius Week Ends Today :(

Simon and Jolynn visit Cornelius on the last day of Cornelius Week. Thanks for coming by guys.

Door to Door Security System Salesmen - BEWARE!

Be on the lookout for Salesmen with "Platinum Protection". College aged guys (2) teaming up to instill fear and sell you on Home Protection. Free Equipment. Wait...they're not "Salesmen"...they're Marketing or Advertising. "All you guys would ever pay for is the connection to dispatch".

They're trying to sell you on a 3-5 year contact for $40-50/month. RESIDENTS BEWARE!

Alarm company’s sales practices raise concerns for customers, officials

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_277cc0a8-776d-11df-b206-001cc4c03286.html

Platinum Protection - News Report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDkvkNIOG80

Cornelius Week - KUPL 98.7FM - Spotlight

Lisa, who works the front-desk at the station of KUPL has the sweetest voice...she was here in Cornelius this week interviewing people at the local Starbucks. KUPL will be in town again today as a matter of fact, I'll see if I can't catch them.



I was listening this morning and heard about a Graffiti Abatement program in Portland here: http://paintthetownclean.com/index.html It'd be nice if Cornelius had a similar program that would actively seek out graffiti and clean it up.