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On Helen Westbrook - She is In District 4

by Tryan Hartill

I just got a call from Nicole Williams and she did some more investigating this morning. Turns out that Helen is in District 4. There is some discrepancies between various maps, that is the reason for all the confusion. Nicole first checked it on one of the maps where the line was not quite drawn correctly.

Anger Boils Over At Wednesday's Clatsop County Commission Meeting

by Tryan Hartill

Note to NCO readers. This is such a touchy issue that I think it’s best that you listen to what actually said and what was written, instead of reading my interpretation. Full-Audio is available below along with Samuelson’s letter.

After a goal setting workshop on Tuesday there was numerous reports that Sam Patrick was unhappy with some of the activities in a community outreach session. He had a few choice words for the concept and may have made a gesture to the Commissioners.

Patrica Roberts addressed this in a final statement at Wednesday’s regular Commission Meeting.

Here is Patricia’s Full Quote:

Roberts

After she made her statement, Richard Lee also had a few words for Sam Patrick.

Here is Richard’s Full Quote:

Lee

Patrick’s reply and Samuelson’s Letter under the fold.

Richard Lee Recall Swings into motion

by Tryan Hartill

As posted earlier on NCO, Clatsop Citizens for Open Government is starting the process of recalling District 3 Clatsop County Commissioner Richard Lee.

As of this evening, Ccfog has filed the statement that will appear on the ballot next to the “yes or “no” fill in boxes.

Clatsop County Election Clerk Nicole Williams asked the group for more information and expects them to return with the final document by the end of the day.

Recall Timeline

Williams must then OK the ballot statement. If she does, the group can start gathering the 468 valid signatures needed immediately. This number represents 15% of the total votes in the last Gubernatorial election. The group has 90 days to collect the signatures and turn them into the County Election office. If the valid number is above 467, Richard Lee has 5 days to either resign, or write up his own statement that will appear next to the recall statement on the ballot.

If Richard Lee turns in a statement within 5 days, the Election Clerk has 35 days to set an election.

“We like to hold these on Tuesdays since most people are used to voting on Tuesdays”, Williams said.

All recalls require a majority vote, and recalls do not require a 50% turnout. If the Election results in a tie, the recall fails.

According to the Clatsop County Charter, if a Commissioner is recalled or resigns, the Commission appoints a person from the said District within 45 days. The person is appointed through the end of the previous term. In Richard Lee’s case, his term is up in December of 2010.

Also in 2010, the County Clerk will look at the 5 Districts and see if any boundaries need to be changed. Mostly she will be looking at the population numbers in each District and make sure they are near the same.

District 3 covers Astoria east of Fifth Street, southeast of Denver and south of platted West Niagara Avenue, and extends east to 28th Street. Also includes Miles Crossing, Jeffers Gardens, Fort Clatsop, Lewis and Clark, Youngs River, Olney, Green Mountain and part of Walluski.

Williams wanted to make sure that folks know that District 3 does not cover Seaside, Arch Cape, or Cannon Beach, as reported earlier from another local news source.

NCO also asked Williams if Helen Westbrook was in District 3 and whether she could file if the Commissioner in District 3 resigned or was recalled. “Yes, 28th Street is in District 3 and she would be able to turn in a application” Williams said.

UPDATE

Richard Lee Issues Statement to NCO

The following is a word for word (as in no editing or combining quotes that seem to be so popular lately) statement from Richard Lee when we asked for him to comment on the recall effort:

“As a lifelong resident of Clatsop County I truly believe I represent the silent majority of constituents who want and deserve economic growth, affordable housing, and family wage jobs, along with a fiscally responsible government in a livable and friendly community that your children, my children and our grand-children can continue to live in and enjoy. I am committed to this philosophy.”

Group Attempts to Recall Clatsop County Commissioner Richard Lee

by Tryan Hartill

From CCFOG.org

By his actions as a Clatsop County Commissioner, Richard Lee has harmed the future of Clatsop County and its residents through:

Squandering public funds by choosing to hire planning and management consultants and expensive attorneys but disregarding their professional advice and findings;

Undermining common values, adopted plans, established policies, and regulations of the County;

Failure to be open and transparent in decision-making and development of policy;

Ignoring and failing to respond to the advice and concerns of paid staff, volunteer committees, and the public;

Jeopardizing the justice system through threats of under-funding support staff;

Manipulating the membership of the Planning Commission in order to control the Planning Commission’s decisions and actions;

Endangering the public and disregarding public safety through failing to require funding guarantees for emergency services and personnel from major industrial proposals;

Creating a divisive environment that is acrimonious and counter-productive in doing the public’s business.

Petition Sign-up Planned in 3 Locations

Friday, Jan 24 & Saturday, Jan 25 9 AM to 5PM

• Astoria Post Office
• Liberty Theater
• Cannery Pier Hotel

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