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Congratulations!
Congratulations to
Mayor-elect Jack Hoffman and Councilors-elect Bill Tierney, Mary Olsen and
Sally Moncrieff. Congratulations to the citizens of Lake Oswego on
renewing the local option for schools and passing the library district
measure. The funding provided by these measures will continue to keep our
schools and libraries excellent.
A good example of this excellence is the Scholars Alliance which brings
high school parents together with their students one Saturday a month to
develop critical thinking skills and to better prepare for college.
Another is the Lake Oswego Reads program held in February sponsored by our
Library in which the whole community reads and discusses a book together
thus opening ourselves to new ideas and different cultures.
We in Lake Oswego are not immune from the national economic crisis and
recession. It is important that our citizens, our community
organizations, the city and our school district work to support each other
in a time of crisis. For example, we all need to support our local
businesses, retailers and restaurants during this holiday season as many
are struggling due to declining sales. Also, our not-for-profit groups
that help those who are needy by providing food, clothing and housing
assistance need our support during these difficult times.
I am also hopeful that we in Lake Oswego will continue to reach out to our
neighbors and listen and help each other. We may have differing political
viewpoints but we all live in the same
community. We are high wage earners, professionals, unemployed and those
who are retired on fixed incomes. We have multiple generations, young,
old and those who are middle aged. We are children, some of whom are
struggling in school and need mentors, tutors and just someone to take an
interest in their success. We have budding athletes that need good coaches
and fans to show up at the games. We are single parents who struggle to
meet the demands of jobs and family life. We are grandparents worried
about the cost of college education for their grandchildren. We are the
retired worried about the declining 401k and the cost of health care. We
are of difference races, religions and ethnic backgrounds.
Yet we are all
Lake Oswegans and members of this community. Our concerns are valid and
our fears are realat least to us. As we go forward in these challenging
times, let us focus on our neighbor and the greater good of our
community. Then we can truly say that we have done our part to Keep Lake
Oswego Great!
Rob Le Chevallier
Chair
Keep Lake Oswego
Great
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