Community Letter from Vince Arditti submitted to 3 city council members regarding new city council appointments:

I watched the minutes of the June 15, 2024 council meeting which included a segment to choose the four city council people to replace the recalled members. 

Mayor Thompson’s input during this city council meeting focused on my work regarding a bond levy in Tigard in 2015 (Levy 34-241) $34.5 to build a community center operated by the YMCA. Funded by an increase in property taxes.

I am disappointed with Mayor Thompson’s reasoning that since I helped defeat a bond measure in Tigard 9 years ago (which was totally inappropriate,) I could at some future time provide negative input for a community center in King City as a council member. 

Her comments suggested that since I ran the campaign to defeat this bond measure, I may not be an advocate for a center in King City.

Mayor Thompson failed to mention the information that was submitted with my application identifying the flaws in this bond levy as stated in two articles published in the Tigard Times (October and November 2015).

see full letter here: letter from Vince Arditi

Valley Times article submitted by Peter Huhtala 3/19/2024

Fischer Road was identified to serve an urban growth community, but it is clear that the extension would create a popular way to move fast between 99W and Roy Rogers Road. This is unnecessary and environmentally harmful. The road would destroy wildlife habitat, including parts of the Bankston Nature Preserve. Running adjacent the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, the noise would harass animals and pollute the air and water.

It will not be easy to reverse this plan, but the recall was an appropriate step.

see full article here: OPINION: King City recall appropriate step in reversing Fischer Road plan

After the recall: Tigard Life article written by Barbara Sherman 3/29/2024:

Patti Nichols, spokesperson for the recall campaign, issued a statement saying, “We are of course very pleased with the results of this recall election. This has been a community effort with the focus on what’s best for the future of King City and for the people that live here and will live here. Transportation, environmental protection, and representative leadership have been the focal points of this recall.

The certification of the recall and the removal of the mayor and the three city councilors should make it clear, to both the remaining and newly appointed councilors, that change is wanted, needed, and required…

see full article here: King City City Council carries on with three members, elects new mayor