Comments on: City of Portland regarding PortlandOnline design contest: Oopie.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:51:35 +0000

Wonderful – thank you for posting this.

By: Heather Dougherty

Heather Dougherty — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:19:34 +0000

I would like to second Eric’s sentiments – the CoP team’s willingness to work with the design and development communities to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution is as refreshing and inspiring as said communities’ solidarity that served as the catalyst for this collaboration.

Thanks to ALL who made participated in conversation, attended the townhall and who continue to support this important effort.

By: Eric Hillerns

Eric Hillerns — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:45:40 +0000

Thank you for posting, Rick. You’ve helped to spread the word and that has helped greatly in keeping this conversation moving in a positive direction. If it wasn’t clearly articulated in my letter, I should add that I applaud the City and their efforts to address an issue that affects everyone in the creative community. Laurel Butman and her team at the City (along with Roy and Skip from the Mayor’s office) have been incredibly responsive and eager to engage. It’s easy to criticize, but it’s not nearly as easy to learn from mistakes and work briskly to ensure they don’t happen again. The City is doing their part and we, as a community, need to make sure that we do ours. We won’t always agree, but we have a unique opportunity in this instance (and willing partners in the City and the Mayor’s office) to affect change and establish a framework as citizens (and professional services providers) in working with local governments. It will not be easy but it should prove to be productive.

By: Mark Colman

Mark Colman — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:27:45 +0000

Thanks very much to Eric for all the work he put into this and thanks all who attended the meeting. Also thanks to Rick for spreading the word.
Looking forward to the next meeting.