To the Editor:
We, the undersigned mayors of Lincoln County, are proud to endorse Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall for re-election.
As fellow elected leaders, we have worked with Commissioner Hall long enough to know that “Claire Cares” isn’t just her campaign slogan. It’s the way she approaches her life and her work.
Claire Hall has been a countywide leader on housing and homelessness, bringing in tens of millions of dollars to get people off the streets, into shelter, and then permanent housing. She’s brought in new resources to fight the terrible scourge of addiction in our communities.
She’s expanded the network of county health centers, helped create and nurture the state’s only highway pollinator corridor. She helped found the Lincoln Land Legacy program, which has protected several environmentally valuable properties.
None of us who were in office during the pandemic or the Echo Mountain fire and their aftermaths can forget that Hall was a constant, visible presence in seeing us through those events, protecting lives, and moving toward recovery.
Please join us mayors in voting to continue the service of Commissioner Claire Hall.
- Greg Holland, Waldport
- Susan Wahlke, Lincoln City
- Jan Kaplan, Newport
- Kathy Short, Depoe Bay
Editor’s note: Waldport Mayor Greg Holland resigned from his position Wednesday.
I’m glad that Holland resigned. I’m hopeful that we can replace Lincoln County commissioner Claire Hall as well. Time for new faces and fresh ideas.
Amen to that, Nico. New faces and a new future. It’s long overdue.
So says folks who have no idea who exactly these new faces are and what they are about. I know what Hall is about. I know what Beasley is about too and because of his lack of true knowledge on events and his constant pot stirring in a negative, clueless way, I certainly don’t want that new face elected.
Claire Hall has 2 votes from my household. We have watched her accomplish so much in all her terms but mostly in her current term. I agree with these mayors. Claire Hall has projects in the works that will only come to fruition with her guidance and support. Let’s give Lincoln County another four years of Claire Hall.