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Candidates vie for Myrtle Point council, mayor
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Myrtle Point voters are choosing a mayor and city councilors in next week’s election. Three seats are open on the council.
Candidates for mayor are Micheal Johnson and Mike Lyon. City council candidates include: Maureen Bergman, Denise DeWald, Doug Veysey and Barbara Carter. The following candidates provided information.
Mayor - Michael Johnson
How long in Myrtle Point? More than 30 years.
How old are you? 45.
Political experience? Ten years on city council.
Why are you running? “We have a sewer plant that we have to get built. I also work the Coos Bay/North Bend Water Board, so I am experienced there.”
What is the most important issue? Johnson is concerned about the cost for ratepayers in building a new sewage treatment plant.
“The main thing is the sewer plant,” he said. “We need to get some funding from somewhere.”
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? Johnson said, other than the sewage treatment plant, he believes the city needs to address the food bank issue and get some funding for parks and recreation.
“It’s important for the youth of our community.”
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “The first thing is that the council and the mayor needs to meet and set goals down for the next four years,” he said. “We need to budget and planning commissions in order.”
Mayor - Mike Lyon
How long in Myrtle Point? 6 years.
How old are you? 44.
Political experience? President Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce, member of the Myrtle Point School District Budget Committee
Why are you running? “I love this little town and have spent the last several years volunteering whenever I can,” he said.
What is the most important issue? Lyon said the most important issue facing Myrtle Point is the wastewater treatment plant.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? Lyon said the council needs to find a cost-effective solution on building a treatment plant, and seek outside funding sources.
“I don’t think I’m alone in the opinion that the DEQ standards are outrageous,” he said. “Our little community can’t afford a $10 million plant to treat rainwater.”
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “When I became president of the Chamber, I tried to meet with as many people as I could to try to work together for the benefit of our town,” he said. “As mayor I would use some of the contacts I’ve made to encourage public involvement.”
Council - Barbara Carter
How long in Myrtle Point? 8 years.
How old are you? 67.
Political experience? Four years on the city council. Two years on the city’s planning and zoning committees.
Why are you running? “I really love this town,” she said. “I feel it’s important when you live in a community that you should be involved.”
What is the most important issue? Carter sees construction of a sewage treatment plant as the main issue, since it will be a long difficult project. She also wants to work on projects to help the community prosper.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? The council needs to keep the city on schedule on the sewage treatment plant project.
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “As we get more retirees moving into our area I (would) work to get them involved in things like our Library Foundation project and helping with other city events,” she said. “The more they’re involved the more they care about the town.”
Council - Doug Veysey
How long in Myrtle Point? 21 years.
How old are you? 50.
Political experience? Myrtle Point Budget Committee member for 10 years. Started the nonprofit Myrtle Point Fun Bus nonprofit eight years ago.
Why are you running? “ I am running because I would like to continue to volunteer in my community. I would like to help assist with the improvements of the city parks,” he said.
What is the most important issue?
Financing the wastewater treatment plant project tops Veysey’s agenda. He also work to find funds to build a new library.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? “Hopefully we can get started on both the new library and the treatment plant,” he said.
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? Veysey wants to encourage people to spend more time on community service projects.
“I would like the city to set a day a year or month for community service day, where people can get together and help out their neighbors with projects,” he said.
Candidates for mayor are Micheal Johnson and Mike Lyon. City council candidates include: Maureen Bergman, Denise DeWald, Doug Veysey and Barbara Carter. The following candidates provided information.
Mayor - Michael Johnson
How long in Myrtle Point? More than 30 years.
How old are you? 45.
Political experience? Ten years on city council.
Why are you running? “We have a sewer plant that we have to get built. I also work the Coos Bay/North Bend Water Board, so I am experienced there.”
What is the most important issue? Johnson is concerned about the cost for ratepayers in building a new sewage treatment plant.
“The main thing is the sewer plant,” he said. “We need to get some funding from somewhere.”
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? Johnson said, other than the sewage treatment plant, he believes the city needs to address the food bank issue and get some funding for parks and recreation.
“It’s important for the youth of our community.”
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “The first thing is that the council and the mayor needs to meet and set goals down for the next four years,” he said. “We need to budget and planning commissions in order.”
Mayor - Mike Lyon
How long in Myrtle Point? 6 years.
How old are you? 44.
Political experience? President Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce, member of the Myrtle Point School District Budget Committee
Why are you running? “I love this little town and have spent the last several years volunteering whenever I can,” he said.
What is the most important issue? Lyon said the most important issue facing Myrtle Point is the wastewater treatment plant.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? Lyon said the council needs to find a cost-effective solution on building a treatment plant, and seek outside funding sources.
“I don’t think I’m alone in the opinion that the DEQ standards are outrageous,” he said. “Our little community can’t afford a $10 million plant to treat rainwater.”
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “When I became president of the Chamber, I tried to meet with as many people as I could to try to work together for the benefit of our town,” he said. “As mayor I would use some of the contacts I’ve made to encourage public involvement.”
Council - Barbara Carter
How long in Myrtle Point? 8 years.
How old are you? 67.
Political experience? Four years on the city council. Two years on the city’s planning and zoning committees.
Why are you running? “I really love this town,” she said. “I feel it’s important when you live in a community that you should be involved.”
What is the most important issue? Carter sees construction of a sewage treatment plant as the main issue, since it will be a long difficult project. She also wants to work on projects to help the community prosper.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? The council needs to keep the city on schedule on the sewage treatment plant project.
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? “As we get more retirees moving into our area I (would) work to get them involved in things like our Library Foundation project and helping with other city events,” she said. “The more they’re involved the more they care about the town.”
Council - Doug Veysey
How long in Myrtle Point? 21 years.
How old are you? 50.
Political experience? Myrtle Point Budget Committee member for 10 years. Started the nonprofit Myrtle Point Fun Bus nonprofit eight years ago.
Why are you running? “ I am running because I would like to continue to volunteer in my community. I would like to help assist with the improvements of the city parks,” he said.
What is the most important issue?
Financing the wastewater treatment plant project tops Veysey’s agenda. He also work to find funds to build a new library.
What does the city need to accomplish in the next four years? “Hopefully we can get started on both the new library and the treatment plant,” he said.
How would you encourage public involvement in city government? Veysey wants to encourage people to spend more time on community service projects.
“I would like the city to set a day a year or month for community service day, where people can get together and help out their neighbors with projects,” he said.
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