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The Lake Oswego City Council will hold its annual goal setting retreat on Saturday, February 21,2026 beginning at 9 a.m.
in Council Chambers at City Hall. In preparation,the City Council would like to hear from the community.
Please take a few minutes before 5 p.m.on February 12,2026 to share your input. Comments will be shared with the City
Council before their retreat.
Name Gunnar Wetlesen
Neighborhood Forest Highlands
What would you like to see the City Council consider in their 2026 goal setting session?*
Cost of living of city and contracted services for seniors living alone on limited income. In particular the fixed
charges for water and sewer which are 90%of my total monthly billed cost. In addition,fixed rate changes for
Stormwater and Street maintenance mean that less than$14 of my$157 monthly bill are for usage charges.
This means that in low usage single seniors are in effect subsidizing the variable costs for larger users.This is
unfair!
Further I would like the city to fulfill its audit of the cable service provider as provided for in the original
agreement.Cable provides access to lower cost streaming services yet Comcast keeps raising its prices much
faster than inflation.The city having granted a cable monopoly initially has an obligation to audit the provider to
ensure its residents are not being taken advantage of. My bill has gone from about$35 to about$80 in the last
four years for the same services.
Costs for city services and approved services mean there is less money for essentials. I have had to cancel
garbage pickup because the cost for one person is excessive. Half a kitchen bag every two weeks is all I trash.
Fortunately I discovered that low cost recycliing only service is available from the provider in my area.
Lake Oswego is a special place to live but single seniors need to be protected from excess costs of living when
essential food and medical costs as well as insurance are rising rapidly too.
Thank you for your consideration.
Please note: inflammatory,offensive,or inappropriate language may be redacted. Comments are a public record subject
to public records law,and, unless an exception applies, may be disclosed.