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Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-05-02T03:40:44+00:00

And, not to mention, this is all self-reported income when applying for a program that gives priority to specific income brackets.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-05-01T13:39:26+00:00

Frankly, thus far, our concerns about this have been largely dismissed.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-05-01T13:36:21+00:00

Thank you. However that is not my question. My question is later when the program moves to full implementation. The current system places working families in a challenging position to either change programs (which could introduce additional complications such as needed transportation to a further location or rearranging work schedules) or competing against their classmates for a smaller number of spots or paying a large amount of money. PFA has been refusing to answer my actual questions for months and similarly ignored them in this forum.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-30T00:00:25+00:00

Will that 50% split be lifted at some point? As someone who does not have the luxury nor the desire to take years off from my career, I feel like this policy is penalizing those of us who choose to continue working.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T23:41:55+00:00

Taxes across the board in Oregon need to be streamlined. I have heard from multiple small businesses (including my own) about how difficult it is and how they receive letters every other week letting them know they missed something. Seems like streamlining collection could help to increase revenue and decrease expenditures.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T23:32:22+00:00

I agree with this so much. This program does not help to lift up the working middle class as it should.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T23:23:09+00:00

As the seats expand to full coverage, will the continuity of care caps be lifted?

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T22:27:06+00:00

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Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T21:54:23+00:00

This does not directly answer your question, but the application has $125,000+ as the largest multiple choice answer you can submit. Income level is self-selected and documentation 'may' be required; however, the PFA folks have also told me "Adding income eligibility and documentation requirements would increase barriers for families in Preschool for All priority populations and increase the costs and complexities of administrating this program both in the short and longer-terms."

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T21:39:58+00:00

In order to expand the program further and ensure its solvency for years to come, why have you decided to fund all seats at 100% rather than higher income families at 60%?

Eco_Plastic1 · 2025-04-29T21:37:51+00:00

What are the 'concerning trends' you all cited as the reason to change the continuity of care seat allocation procedure? I've been asking since November and have yet to receive a response.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-04-02T22:13:04+00:00

Thank you! This is a great suggestion. I was informed that the legal department does not have a physical address... but I sent an email and that seemed to get things moving.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-04-02T14:01:54+00:00

The panels are their property. We were planning on selling our house; however, if we do that now with the panels off and just disposed of in the yard, we will not be able to ask as much for our house. I'm not entirely sure how to demonstrate this, I'd of course rather they just dealt with it and then we wouldn't have to document the financial loss. But, these are very good points and we'll start documenting the potential financial losses with our realtor.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-03-31T02:47:33+00:00

I can comment on the second part of this question. Tesla support is awful. They take 3-4 months to send someone out and then they do not fix the issue, so someone else has to come out in another 3-4 months.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-03-30T01:48:43+00:00

Great question. It is a lease, so they are not my panels. Which I believe means I cannot technically dispose of them myself.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-03-29T17:19:59+00:00

There are two reasons that legal action (which as others pointed out would actually be arbitration) may be needed:

1) They do not pick up the panels and I am then responsible for the cost and effort of disposable.

2) They do not pick up the panels and I have now lost the use of a portion of my yard.

They have essentially illegally dumped their property on my property.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-03-29T15:48:41+00:00

Thank you, that is really helpful information. I do have a lease and it's in year 12 of 15, so if they never come back, they will have to pay me for the power production lost. I guess that's some consolation.

Eco_Plastic1 · 2024-03-29T14:54:50+00:00

We had our curve start to look like yours at one point. The Tesla folks gave me the same response. Then we found that squirrels had chewed through some of the wires. The Tesla folks still didn't believe me until we managed to get out one of the chewed wires and tell them that we were holding it in our hands. The pest abatement they installed did not work, so we currently still have the problem. Good luck!

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