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Source-backed notes on Rivergrove claims, records, and public decisions. I'm focused not just on what people say, but on what the documentation actually shows.
I'm writing as a sitting Rivergrove City Councilor, with access to public meeting records, what correspondence I can obtain, and the relevant statutes. Some documentation that should be public hasn't been made available—even to other councilors. These notes reflect what's verifiable.
Where I'm offering analysis rather than fact, I try to make that clear. If anything here is inaccurate or incomplete, I'd genuinely like to know. Please reach out and together we can keep the record straight.
Measure 3-637 campaign
4 receipts“An audit will bankrupt us”
The claim that a resident-petitioned audit would push Rivergrove toward insolvency is misleading; it was built by measuring a one-time cost against a narrow slice of city revenue.
CAMPAIGN CLAIM“We’ll be annexed by Lake Oswego”
The campaign's centerpiece scare: that a failed levy would end with Lake Oswego annexing Rivergrove. The County, Lake Oswego, and an independent memo all reached the opposite conclusion.
CAMPAIGN CLAIM The “10x higher” claim is misleading—it pits a single line item against Lake Oswego's entire tax bill.“Lake Oswego taxes are 10 times higher”
DOCUMENTED The substantive question isn't who's saying things—it's whether what's being said is accurate.On the citizens' watchdog site
Other notes
2 receiptsWe Voted to Post Signs Before Spraying. Then we didn't.
The council voted 5-0 to require signs before spraying our parks. The councilor who did the spraying voted yes—but then sprayed with no warning. He told the council he saw no need.
DOCUMENTEDThe Auditor Couldn’t Sign Off on a Single Fund
An independent auditor issued qualified opinions on all five of Rivergrove’s funds—and the Council told residents the findings were “addressed and fixed.” What the audit actually says, and what was said about it.
In the works
There's far more worth documenting in Rivergrove than any one person could get to. These are a few of the threads on my mind—not a promise of what's next, just what I'm thinking about. If one matters to you, or you've got something to add, I'd like to hear it.
- City Manager compensation The raise the failed levy was meant to fund—and the smaller one the council granted anyway. Weigh in →
- The fee increases How records and permit fees climbed—and what residents now pay. Weigh in →
- “Suing the city” How a routine land-use appeal got recast as residents suing Rivergrove. Weigh in →
- The Mayor acting unilaterally Times the Mayor has acted for the city without council authorization—and what the Charter actually allows. Weigh in →