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Toledo City Council selects interim city manager STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
The Toledo City Council selected an interim city manager at its meeting held Wednesday, Feb. 26. This action was taken following a vote on Feb. 5 to terminate City Manager Doug Wiggins, who had been on paid administrative leave since September of last year. While Wiggins was on leave, the city’s finance director, Amanda Carey, was serving as interim city manager. But Carey resigned her position on Jan. 22, leaving no one serving in the city manager position. At last week’s meeting, the city council interviewed Roberta Vanderwall and David Clyne during an open session. Vanderwall worked as the manager of the city of Nyssa from 2007 to 2016, and she was the town manager of Lakeview from 2016 to 2019. Since then she has served as interim city manager for Coquille, interim county administrator for Morrow County, and interim city
Depoe Bay Mayor Kathy Short (above) cuts the ribbon Saturday, March 1, to mark the completion of a $4.3 million project to construct new docks in the “World’s Smallest Harbor.” Pictured are Rep. Dave Gomberg, left, Mayor Short, Sen. Dick Anderson and Harbor Commissioners Liz Martin and Jack O’Brien. (Photo by Rick Beasley) At right is a view of the new docks, which replaced the 76-year-old wooden docks that were becoming more and more dangerous. (Photo by Steve Card)
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Governor talks state agency accountability, Trump Administration impact in Oregon JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek stressed state agency accountability, including how the Oregon Department of Transportation spends state dollars. “We have had a history of not accurately projecting the cost of major projects,” Kotek said. “We have to do a better job there.” Kotek said she wasn’t going to make excuses for the Oregon Department of Transportation. “We want everyone in the agency to be able to have confidence that when a new transportation package is passed, that the resources will see completed projects on time and on budget. So, we are doing everything we can to make
A large group gathers for a legislative town hall in Lincoln City on Friday, Feb. 28, while dozens of others watch online. (Photo by Dave Price)
Anderson, Gomberg speak at town hall STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
Gov. Tina Kotek addressed the media during a news briefing at the Oregon State Library in Salem Feb. 24. (Courtesy photo)
The first in a series of local legislative town halls was held Friday, Feb. 28, in Lincoln City, featuring an in-person conversation with Sen. Dick Anderson (R, Lincoln City) and Rep. David Gomberg (D, Otis). The event was hosted by Oregon Coast Community College and the Small Business
Development Center, and it took place at the OCCC North County Campus. People also gathered at the OCCC campus in Newport to watch a livestream of the event, and dozens of others joined in from their homes via Zoom. “It’s great to see so many people here and online as well,” Gomberg said as the session got underway at 8 a.m. Both of the legislators gave some opening remarks
and then took questions from the audience and from those watching online. Gomberg talked about activities at the state capitol in Salem, saying, “The freight train is at full speed, we just don’t know where it’s going yet.” He said many of the issues being dealt with at this session are the same or similar to those addressed in the 2023 See TOWN HALL, page A7
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