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Friday, December 29, 2006

Portland Water Bloggin’

Posted by Scott Moore on Fri, Dec 29 at 3:10 PM

I’ve written before about the city water bureau’s blog and how prolific its writers are, but what I haven’t mentioned before is 1. it’s weird that the water bureau has the most frequently updated blog in city government, and 2. it’s pretty rad.

In the last three days I’ve learned about plans by two U.S. companies to start selling nicotine-laced water (more info here), hands-free faucets, and a crazy photo of the truck that fell into the sinkhole. There are also some pretty rad photos of Bull Run Lake and the water facilities up there. Between that and the history section, it’s a surprisingly entertaining read.

Why do I mention this? Because the mayor’s blog hasn’t been updated since December 6 and the charter review blog is just hanging around waiting for comments. (Actually, the best government blog is probably Sam Adams’, but that just seems so, well, obvious.)

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to find some nicotine water.

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I'll mention that my call for the Police Bureau to begin a blog has thus far been unanswered: http://portland.metblogs.com/archives/2006/10/portland_police_1.phtml

Posted by Aaron B. Hockley | December 29, 2006 4:08 PM

The police—North Precinct officers, to be specific—post on the "Back Fence" forum on portlandonline. They give details on calls and warrants served in the neighborhoods, and answer residents' questions.

I've gathered that it's an experiment, and the city hopes to expand that kind of forum to other corners of the city next year.

Posted by Amy Jenniges | December 29, 2006 4:32 PM

I just wish the Portland Water Bureau would take their passion for this new technology stuff and actually use it for something useful like online bill paying...oh wait, that would be too practical and a good use of money...oops sorry..

Posted by BigBill | December 29, 2006 5:20 PM

Actually, the Water Bureau IS working on online bill paying. They had to first install new billing software & stabilize it. The next step is to move billing online. As a taxpayer, I'm glad they're moving carefully, so they don't lose any billing revenue.

Posted by pdxbiker | January 5, 2007 4:46 PM

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