On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011, Russell Senior wrote: > > > I have come to the conclusion that only by continuing to let our local > > elected officials know how important it is will we generate the political > > will necessary to make it happen. > > > > Follow http://www.portlandfiber.com/ and write to the Portland City > Council. > > I follow these threads with mild interest because they are strictly > Portland-centric. There are a few of us who live east of 82nd Avenue who > connect to the 'Net in our little hick towns (such as Gresham, Troutdale, > Wood Village, Fairview, Corbett). We even have paved streets, sidewalks, > and > (as difficult as it is for Portland residents to believe) free parking and > non-constant street construction/repair! > > Perhaps a successful strategy would be to make the effort county wide and > bring in the fun politics of small town Oregon along with the that of the > big > city. > > That such can be done in the Oregon boondocks is evidenced by the > successful efforts of Fred Ziari, a highly successful agricultural > consultant who's expanded into several related areas such as large-scale > underground water storage in the Umatilla basin and wide-area wireless > access to the 'Net across most of eastern (at least the northern portion of > eastern) Oregon. (There are still vast reaches of Radio Free Oregon as we > confirmed week driving to Winnemucca via Madras, Prineville, Burns, > Frenchglen, and Fields.) > > Rich I do not think that many would argue against your position that it is easier to get many things done in lower-density regions. What I object to is your snide broad-brush slam of Portland residents. Have a cup of coffee and take a deep breath. Your idea of approaching HS internet at the county level may have some merit. Are there a few persons in Multnomah County Government who might be able to run with this? -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
