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reality conflict when thinking about Lake Oswego  I have a dream
that the city council will not just listen but give great weight
to the view of the neighborhood associations. That small special
interest group with loud and aggressive spokespeople is not
given preferential treatment to the detriment of the homes and
families in the neighborhoods (Avamere would come to mind). I
have a dream that the city council is committed to
representative government and can put aside personal preferences
for the good of the community (Safeco comes to mind).  I dream
that higher taxes are not the only way to satisfy the vision of
improving our city. Other methods of budget restraint could
include a smaller budget (not the automatic increases
consistently enacted), cost controls that would include a
multiple bidding requirement, along with restraint and the
prioritizing of projects.  I dream that costly mistakes could be
reviewed and modified and that changes would be