By Brenna Wiegand Measure 24-370 Mount Angel City Charter updates The measure to amend, update and renumber the Mount Angel City Charter, last updated in 1982, includes many amendments. A few of the changes to the charter include: Require voter approval of annexations. Require an affirmative vote by the majority of the entire Mount Angel City Council (rather than those […]
There will be a contest for city council seats in both Mount Angel and Silverton on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. In Silverton, incumbent Mayor Stu Rasmussen will face challenger Rick Lewis. Nine candidates are competing for three Silverton councilor seats as of 4:30 p.m. on filing deadline day. Incumbents Bill Cummins, Randal Thomas and Scott Walker have filed […]
Silverton City Council The Silverton City Council meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m., Silverton Council Chambers, 421 S Water St. Agenda available upon request or visit www.silverton.or.us. The council’s next meeting is Monday, Aug. 4. The urban renewal meeting starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the council meeting at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to […]
If you have even considered throwing your hat into the ring to run for your city council, now is the time to do it as deadlines are around the corner. Mount Angel The city of Mount Angel terms for mayor and three city councilors expire in 2014. Incumbents are Mayor Andrew Otte and city councilors Karl Bischoff, Ray Eder and […]
By Kristine Thomas Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen and Silverton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Palmer agree visitors play an important role in Silverton’s economy. They vastly differ on how money should be spent to attract them to town. At the July 1 Silverton City Council meeting, Palmer made a presentation on how the Silverton Visitor Center promotes tourism. “We […]
Mount Angel Forum Wednesday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce. Free. There are three open seats on the Nov. 6 ballot for the Mount Angel City Council and four candidates. Councilor Andrew Otte is running unopposed to be mayor. The city councilor candidates were given the same questions and asked to reply in writing. […]
Both familiar and new faces are vying for election to the Mount Angel City Council. The ballot for the Nov. 6 election will have five candidates. City councilor Andrew Otte is running unopposed for mayor. Current Mayor Rick Schiedler has chosen not to seek reelection.
Whether on the Web, on the streets or in the paper, true to form, Silverton does not lack for community involvement. The drawn-out process of determining – from an array of choices – how best to proceed with a downtown rejuvenation project – is a prime example of the type of citizenry that characterizes Silverton.
Cleveland Street in Mount Angel will be paved in time for Oktoberfest. The Mount Angel City Council voted Aug. 1 to contribute $6,000 to the project with property owners on the street and Oktoberfest contributing the remainder of the $35,115 price of the paving the road plagued with potholes and dust.
At least the Homer Davenport Community Festival came off without a hitch after months of discord and confusion. At the Aug. 8 Silverton City Council meeting, many community members were publicly praised and thanked for pulling together a fine festival, from various city staff including police and public works; the Rotary Club, who became the administrative entity for the event; and all the citizens who stepped in to make it happen, including Councilor Kyle Palmer.
Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen developed fresh insight on sidewalk width during a recent trip to “a slightly larger city.” “I noted that 42nd Avenue in New York City, which is the theater district, had a 10-foot sidewalk on both sides,” he said. “…And Lexington Avenue had a 9-foot sidewalk.”
No wonder they’re cracking and crumbling! In recent months, especially since city officials unveiled the first set of ideas for downtown renovation, folks from all walks of life have roamed Silverton streets.
“Enough is enough, Mr. Mayor,” was the message delivered en masse by the Silverton City Council Dec. 6 in its 6-1 vote to censure Mayor Stu Rasmussen. Rasmussen later called the move “an ambush” … “cooked up in private” by a “kangaroo court.”
Stu Rasmussen retains the gavel as Silverton’s mayor for the next two years. Rasmussen received 1,364 of 3,382 votes cast, 40 percent of the mayoral vote.
Mount Angel City administrator candidates Mark Kunkler, Susan Muir and David Weiser had a busy schedule during their visit Feb. 19 and 20.
The search for a new Mt. Angel city administrator that began with 46 applicants from 20 states is now down to three candidates from two states.
The search has begun for a new Mt. Angel City administrator. At the Nov. 2 meeting, Mt. Angel City Council members unanimously agreed to approve the city administrator profile and salary range for the recruitment process.
I congratulate you for your published efforts to “move forward.” However, your public is not aware of what truly occurred in the past, and this is only a thumbnail sketch of your actions. Perhaps the public should read the depositions that contradict and reveal the truth of Mayor Schiedler’s, Donohue’s and Eder’s efforts to conceal what really happened in my office on January 11, 2008 – only days after I started my job.
Mt. Angel still has a lot of healing to do. These last few years have really hurt our community.
In his dispute with the city of Mt. Angel, former city administrator Jim Hunt sought a total of $265,000 in lost wages, damage to health and reputation, and lost benefits, according to his “Petition for Relief.” The petition listed $185,000 in lost wages, $20,000 in benefits and $50,000 for damage to health and reputation.
Since Rick Schiedler, Mike Donohue and Ray Eder were elected to the Mt. Angel City Council, Administration Department Attorney Fees have increased by 931 percent.
The case of former City Administrator Jim Hunt versus the City of Mt. Angel was resolved in the city’s favor Oct. 6. Judge Paul L. Lipscomb made his decision on a core issue – the interpretation of the termination provisions of Hunt’s employment contract.
CNN, Fox News and media outlets across the nation have been talking about Silverton in the past two weeks, and it all started with an appearance by Mayor Stu Rassmussen before students in Silverton Together’s Apple Tree Drive.
Severance contract negotiations between the city of Mt. Angel and former city administrator Jim Hunt ended Feb. 18 when Hunt received a letter from Mayor Rick Schiedler terminating his contract.
Beyond his duties of managing the city of Mt. Angel, Interim City Administrator Pete Wall has been given the responsibility for conducting the search for a new city administrator.
