Adding insult to the bizarro land of Portland add this little number. Having watched the spectacle called a “hearing” of AG Barr, this is the icing on the cake.
Portland is fining the federal government over the courthouse siege — for blocking a bike lane.
The city transport office is fining Uncle Sam “$500 for every 15 minutes” the path has been blocked since a fence was set up Feb. 22 outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland.
“As of yesterday, the federal government owes us $192,000 and counting,” Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who oversees the Portland Bureau of Transportation, said Tuesday. H/T: Washington Times
According to the Portland Bureau of Transportation, the fence was placed in a bike lane without permits.
City attorneys fought back after the fence was erected last week, sending a cease-and-desist letter to the federal agency that oversees the federal courthouse, threatening fines and requesting the structure be “removed promptly.”
Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly said on Tuesday that as the government has not responded to the city’s requests, she is levying the maximum fine under the transportation bureau’s rules.
“We intend to collect,” said Eudaly in a statement, who noted as of Monday, the federal government owed $192,000 in fines for the fence—“and counting.”
Just reclaiming my time.
Other than that, all is well in the swamp.
BUNKERVILLE | God, Guns and Guts Comrades! 