- I find Metro Council President Peterson's argument that pretty much amounted to "Well, other state DOTs would have done much worse so we should be thankful for ODOT" very troubling
- "Any other DOT would be building 9 lanes here... This is just a tweak... We are no longer in the 70s. We are not fighting that fight, that fight is over." - Lynn Peterson, Metro Council president w vociferous support. Funding passes 5 yes, 1 no (Nolan), 1 abstain (Hwang)