COLA -LO Poll showed opinion on Candidates

To All COLA LO Members

Our preliminary candidate poll continued to show consistent support for four candidates in the city over the past month or more. As many of you know we have the ability to determine the sources of poll entries and adjust for double voting and automated or unusual "stacking"  of  participants.  

Yesterday we received advanced notice of a potential "stacking" campaign. For the next 24 hrs the candidate poll participation increased 111%. Hits were consistent and timed to target specific candidates.

Below is a summary of our poll observations. Please note that most of the poll participants in the past 24 hrs DID NOT participate in the issues or city services polls but those that did favored mass transit as an issue/service.  

Long term support:   Kehoe, Williams, Gudman, Shaw-Ryan
Support in the past 24 hrs:  Hennagin, Kehoe, Jordan, Jorling. 

We encourage all members of the community to watch the interview videos at their leisure.  

COLA LO Candidate Interviews now on the blog (updated)

To all COLA LO members,

All candidate interviews are now posted on this blog through the links on the right side of the blog page below the centennial logo.  Please allow 3-4 minutes for each interview to load into your media viewer since the interviews range from 20-40 minutes.

COLA LO To Post Candidate Interviews on the blog

To all COLA LO members,

Candidate Interviews will be posted to the web for all members and residents of the community to view at their leisure.   

1. Responses from the candidates do vary from 20-40 minutes.
2. Please allow 1-3 minutes for buffering the interview.
3. Links will be posted to the interviews by Thursday.  

Please check the blog for all details.  We intend this service to contribute to informing our community so please notify your contacts.  

COLA -LO Board determines candidate endorsement

To All COLA LO Members,

The board has met for a second meeting and confirmed its preliminary candidate endorsements. Our endorsement will be released on Monday 10/4. This will allow members and the public enough time to view candidate interviews on TVCTV Ch 28 and on the web. We will contact the candidates with our decision by Monday. Please review the Blog and your emails for updates and continue to participate in the candidate poll.     

COLA -LO Polls show a defined opinion on Candidates

To All COLA LO Members,

Our preliminary candidate poll  has continued to show consistent support for four candidates in the city council election. There are 3 open positions.  The other candidates have had some growing support but have not been consistent.

Support:  Gudman, Shaw-Ryan, Kehoe, Williams

Please ensure that all members and contacts participate in the poll.  

TVCTV Scheduled Broadcast Times continue M-W

To All COLA LO Members,

TVCTV  will continue to broadcast candidate interviews Monday-Wednesday of next week and then after October 6th.   Please review the schedule for Ch 28 for the interview times that are most convenient for you and your friends.  

After Oct 6th TVCTV will broadcast interviews on all the channels.  

COLA LO Releases Article to LO Review

To All COLA LO Members,

The board released an article describing the council candidate interview process for the community. The LO Review published the article in its letters to the editor section yesterday. The article describes the extensive process our group took to interview candidates for the community.

Our board also met with the editor of the review yesterday and provided Mr. Martin Forbes with a copy of our interview questions and a summary of the board member's backgrounds and the groups efforts. 

Please review the details in the Review. 

TVCTV Begins Broadcasting COLA LO Interviews Today!

To ALL COLA LO Members,

TVCTV Scheduled Broadcast begins. The initial scheduled broadcast times for all candidate interviews began today. All broadcasts will be on CH 28 and all times are approximately within 1 minute of actual air time. Please encourage all members and contacts to view the televised interviews. 

TVCTV Scheduled Broadcast Times

To ALL COLA LO Members,

Here are the initial scheduled broadcast times for all candidate interviews.  

All broadcasts will be on CH 28 and all times are approximately within 1 minute of actual air time.

Dave Jorling

Thursday Sept 23 12:00 PM

Saturday Sept 25 9:41 PM

Monday Sept 27 10:18 AM

Dan Williams

Thursday Sept 23 2:26 PM

Saturday Sept 25 3:40 PM

Sunday Sept 26 10:12 PM

Donna Jordan

Thursday Sept 23 3:02 PM

Saturday Sept 25 9:00 PM

Sunday Sept 26 9:30 PM

Jeff Gudman

Thursday Sept 23 10:39 AM

Saturday Sept 25 9:31 AM

Monday Sept 27 8:30 AM

Mike Kehoe

Thursday Sept 23 1:18 PM

Saturday Sept 25 9:10 AM

Monday Sept 27 9:17 AM

Roger Hennagin

Thursday Sept 23 9:00 PM

Saturday Sept 25 8:30 AM

Monday Sept 27 9:38 AM

After Oct 6th they will get random playing on all channels until the election.

TVCTV releases Scheduled Airplays for the "Lake Oswego COLA Interviews"

To ALL COLA LO Members,

TVCTV has just released the broadcast times for all candidate interviews.   All broadcasts will be on CH 28.

They begin Thursday Sept 23 at 10:39:14 AM.       We will be providing the schedule for the first 3 interviews for all candidates in a separate blog post.   After Oct 6th and they will get random playing on all channels until the election along with all of the others.

Please continue to review the blog for updates and ensure all members and contacts participate in the polls.  

COLA -LO Board meets to discuss preliminary endorsement

To All COLA LO Members,

The board will meet this evening with members of the advisory board to evaluate a preliminary endorsement of candidates. Thank you for your continued calls and emails to all board members expressing your views and providing additional information for review.

Please make sure all members and contacts participate in the preliminary polls. 

COLA -LO Polls show a defined opinion on Candidates

To All COLA LO Members,

Our preliminary candidate poll continues to show consistent support for four candidates in the city council election. There are 3 open positions. However two additional candidates have begun to show a presence in the poll and the support may shift prior to closing the preliminary poll.  

Consistent support:  Gudman, Shaw-Ryan, Kehoe, Williams

Emerging support:  Jordan, Jorling.  

Please make sure all members and contacts participate in the preliminary poll. 

COLA -LO Polls show a distinct opinion on Issues

All COLA LO Members,

Our poll on issues is now showing a distinct focus on three areas: Cost of City Services, Schools, and Sensitive Lands. These issues are of primary concern to those participating in the polls and the community.  

Please ensure that as a member you participate in the poll and inform other residents in the community of the polls. 

City Services - Poll Participation Increasing

All COLA LO Members,

The new poll on city services continues to show a distinct set of core services.  Three primary services continue to be the most important to those that are participating.

However most group members have not participated in the poll yet. The poll is designed to provide additional feedback from group members so we need to ensure that most members express their opinions.  

The issue of which services are "core"  was an ongoing discussion in our candidate interviews and within the community. 

COLA LO Completes Candidate Interview Process

All COLA LO Members,

Today the COLA LO board completed the city council candidate interview process. We would like to express our appreciation to the city council candidates for their participation. The discussions and responses were very open and candidates responded to all the questions presented by the board. We will notify all members of the airing times for candidate interviews once we receive the information from TVCTV.

COLA LO also intends to make the interviews available for viewing by members online. We intend to link to TVCTV for members and the community to view the interviews.

Additional information and revisions will be posted.

COLA -LO Poll on City Services begins to show support

To ALL COLA LO Members,

Our most recent poll begins to show support for 4 core city services.   Please participate to show your concern in the core city services questions.  Also ensure that contacts view the poll and provide input.  

COLA LO Continues Candidate Interview Process

All COLA LO Members,

Today the COLA LO board continued the city council candidate interview process.  We completed our standard interview  which was taped by TVCTV for airing on the public access channels. Each candidate continues to answer 11 primary questions and timing allowed us to add 3 additional questions. 

Additional information and revisions will be posted.

COLA -LO Introduces a new Poll on City Services

 

All COLA LO Members,

Today we introduced a new poll on the most important city services.   Which services are the most important to fund in this difficult economic environment?   The poll is designed to provide additional feedback from group members.

 

The issue of which services are "core"  is an ongoing discussion in our candidate interviews.   

Please ensure that as a member you participate in the poll and inform others.

COLA LO Begins Candidate Interview Process

All COLA LO Members,

Today the COLA LO board began the city council candidate interview process.    We completed interviews of two candidates which were taped by TVCTV for airing on the public access channels.   Each candidate answered 11 primary questions and timing allowed us to add 3 additional questions. 

This process should provide the community and COLA LO members with additional information on every candidate.  Advisory board members were also in attendance during each session.  

The process will be completed on the 15th and 16th and the board will meet during the week of the 22nd for review.   Once again please inform everyone of the polls.      Participation in the polls continues to increase as more members and residents are aware of the blog.

COLA -LO to introduce a new Poll on City Services

All COLA LO Members,

We will introduce a new poll on city services.   Please check the blog for a new poll coming soon.  Participation has increased on the polls regarding canddiates and issues.

We continue to observe support for 5 of the 7 candidates and 3 specific issues within the community.

Please ensure that as a member you participate in the poll and inform others.

COLA -LO Polls show a shift in opinion on Candidates & Issues

All COLA LO Members,

On Friday the board began to receive support from a variety of different groups for our electronic poll and our process.    Not only has participation increased but the sentiment of those taking the polls is shifting the results.  

We are observing support for 5 of the 7 candidates and 3 specific issues within the community.   

Prior to this week there was limited participation in the polls as the board had not informed the community at large.   However with the posting last week of the LO Review article and several community meetings, participation has increased by 50% or more.  

Please ensure that as a member you participate in the poll and inform other residents in the community of the polls. 

Candidate Interviews will be performed 9/13-9/16

To All COLA LO Members,

The board met tuesday evening and refined the candidate interview questions.   Three of our board members will ask questions while two will act as timers and scribes.  Each candidate will answer questions in the following areas:

1. Fiscal Responsibility - budget priorities.
2. Core Services - priority and delivery of city services.
3. Property Rights - individual and community benefits.
4. Governance -  candidate perspectives and intentions.

TVCTV  will edit the interviews and requires that all candidates be asked the same questions in fairness.    The board agrees with this requirement.   Answers will be limited to no more than five minutes so the canddiates will need to be brief but thorough in their responses. 

Please check your emails and voicemail for additional details.

COLA -LO Continues to receive support from the community

The board would like to express its appreciation to the new group members that have joined us this past week.   We continue to receive enormous support from the community for our efforts.  During the past week our member group has expanded significantly.

Expect additional blog comments on Core City Services and Property Rights during September with input from key advisory group members.  

What is the state of Fiscal Responsibility in Lake Oswego?

In recent years, our City Council has pursued “their vision” of what Lake Oswego Citizens should have to make their lives better. Many of these vision pursuits have been executed and many are in the planning process. They all require an ongoing commitment of our hard-earned tax dollars. Here are some examples of questions every citizen needs to answer for themselves.

WEST END BUILDING

• Was it responsible to purchase the West End Building (WEB) with $20 million of departmental reserves without a permanent financing plan? Without a ballpark estimate of what development costs ($120+ million) might be and how those costs would be repaid? 
•  Is it responsible to promise Citizens that City Council will present a proposed solution for the WEB (now that we own it at a reduced market value of $8.5 million), but continue to kick the can to the future leaving Citizens in the dark about what their recommended plans are for the building?

FOOTHILLS PROJECT (between State Street and the Willamette River)

• Was it responsible to start another much, much larger, speculative “vision project” called the Foothills Project also by taking reserves totaling $1.3 million to fund a predevelopment planning agreement instead of husbanding reserve dollars as a rainy day fund?
• Could we not use these funds to improve core city services or support a reserve?

 STREETCAR EXTENSION (from South Waterfront to Albertson’s)

• Is it responsible to pursue a $380-$458 million Streetcar Extension Project?
• Is it responsible to tell Citizens that the proposed Streetcar Project will be mostly financed by Federal dollars and if we don’t take the money, some other city will? It is now estimated that the Federal/Local split will be 50/50 and may result in having LO to contribute tens of millions of dollars.

LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR GROWTH

• Is it responsible to continue spending increases in light of Lake Oswego’s slowing growth, declines in school age children, aging population and the likelihood of an extended slow growth national economy?
• Is it responsible to expect our elder Citizens will be able to afford the increases in taxes and fees associated with the spending on these projects?
• Is it not responsible for the City to work with our LO School District in figuring how the City and Schools can work together in keeping our Schools among the state’s elite?
• Are we focused on the right priorities or are we trading off visionary projects for needed capital improvements? Can we afford both?

WHAT LAKE OSWEGO NEEDS FROM EACH OF US

•  An inquisitive mind that examines the issues facing Lake Oswego.
• Provide input and Vote

 

ALL CANDIDATES ACCEPT - COLA LO Invitation

To all COLA LO Members,

As of Thursday afternoon  7 of the 7 council candidates have confirmed they will participate in the open discussion on key issues of concern to our community. The scheduled dates of 9/13-9/16 are set.

We will try to inform you of the TV schedule on TVCTV so everyone can review the candidates response to the questions.   Please review your emails and voicemail for further details.

Thank you for your continued support of the organization.  Please remember to contribute to the final poll.

COLA LO Board

COLA LO Releases Board letter to LO Review

To All COLA LO Members,

The board released a letter to the editor of the LO review this week.   Our thanks to Martin Forbes the editor as it was published in the LO review this week.   The letter outlines our mission and the efforts of COLA LO.   The inital community response to our letter has been very consistent with citizens sending us emails and comments of strong support.   

As the board expected, one of the anonymous comments in the review questions the use of  the term "common sense" in our groups efforts.   We anticipated this as a board when one of our advisory members suggested using "common sense" versus COLA LO in emails and the blogspot.    More details on this discussion and the real intent of these comments in a future blog post.

Please continue to check youir emails and voicemail for additional information.

Candidate Interviews will be on TVCTV

To all COLA LO Members,


Six of the seven council candidates have confirmed they will participate in our  open discussion on key issues of concern to our community.

The discussions will be recorded and televised on Tualatin Valley Cable TV http://www.tvctv.org/.

The scheduled dates of  9/13 and 9/15-9/16 are set and we are awaiting a response from the remaining candidate.   Questions from our board members will focus on three primary areas:  Fiscal responsibility,  core city services, and property rights.    Candidates will respond to a standard set of questions with an open discussion of the issues and follow up clarification by board members as time permits. 

We will post the TVCTV scheduled airing of the discussions following production editing of each session. 

Please review your emails and voicemail for further details.  

Please also note a preliminary poll exists on the blog.    A final poll will be conducted prior to the election.

Thank you for your continued support of the organization.

COLA-LO Board