Commissioner Madore's 3rd Bridge question MUST include a bridge west of the I-5.

I understand, from the democratian, that Commissioner Madore wants to include an advisory vote for an "east county bridge."

And with those costs in mind, Madore introduced three potential items to send to a vote. One will ask voters for their opinions on light rail, bus rapid transit and an east county bridge spanning the Columbia River.

I would oppose such a vote for such a bridge unless a WEST county bridge were included as an alternative.

The number one priority for surface transportation between Oregon and Washington mush, of course, be additional bridges.  But the problem is that building a bridge further east of the 205 will do, essentially, nothing to assist in the problems confronting the I-5 corridor.

A bridge WEST of the I-5 MUST come before a bridge east of the I-205... a construct that would, like the CRC itself, do nothing to assist the I-5 corridor.

This needs to be added to the advisory vote list.

Something like:

"Of the choice between building an additional bridge without light rail besides the 2 we have now, should that bridge be built east of the 205, or west of the I-5?

1.  East.

2.  West.

It's simple, really, and I will not support anything that doesn't include that option.