2008 Lafayette City Charter Initiative

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2008 Lafayette City Charter Initiative

The new charter initiative has been filed at City Hall. There are a
bunch of changes, all in favor of the citizen requests we have heard
over the last year.

Lower water rates. Much lower for many people.
Free public records.
Requirement of answers to questions.
Places for citizens to volunteer and have input into the process.
Total accounting to the citizens (financial and otherwise).
More responsible use of resources.
More availability of City Hall for those of us that work 9-5 Monday
thru Friday.
And much, much more.

You asked for a solution to the problem. At first, lots of people
thought that answer would be to recall the council. But, we would have
been right back at the frustration point. In most cases, it is not the
people, but the system. So, let’s fix the system.

We did the paperwork. Now it’s your turn to show ‘em you mean it.

We are currently waiting for the City to process the paperwork. They
have a time frame they are allowed, and I am sure they will take the
full extent of it. Once they do their part, then we will need to get
signatures. A bunch of them. We will only have a few days to do this
in order to get it on the ballot. Otherwise, a special election will
be required. Let’s get this finished so we can all get back to our
lives.

Give me a call and let me know if you will be available to sign and I
will start reserving time slots to get to your signature. I will be
running around that week (could be the first week of August). I will
be downtown with signs and I will be available at the house (287
Canyon View Drive – please call first to make sure I am here). I will
be the only one collecting signatures on this charter initiative –
accept no imitations.

The proposed charter initiative is in the file section, so feel free
to read it. No changes may be made at this point. In the meantime,
make sure you are registered to vote. If you haven’t voted in a while,
you may not be on ‘the rolls’ anymore. You can call the County Clerk’s
office and check. No one may sign the petition that is not a currently
registered voter in Lafayette, Oregon.

There will be those nay-sayers who will have a million reasons why we
cannot afford this. Talk to my wife, Angela, and she can give you ½ a
million of why we can.

Thank you for all of the effort provided by all. Take back your town.

Darrell Flood
503-857-2555
www.lafayetteoregon.org