Portland City Council District 1 candidates pitch at Lents neighborhood meeting

INCLUDES VIDEOS | You can see a video of the entire meeting – with the candidates who wanted to tell you why they should be elected to serve …

Neighbors attending the August Lents Neighborhood Livability Association meeting help themselves to supper before the formal meeting begins; In August, guests were provided pizza and other treats.

Story and photos by David F. Ashton

The Lents Neighborhood Livability Association (LNLA) meeting on Thursday evening, August 8, featured the return of Portland City Council District 1 candidates who wished to come and further discuss why they should be elected to office.

In this video, in the order of their arrival at the meeting, Portland City Council District 1 candidates individually speak directly to East Portland News – to say why they should be elected to office:

After a light supper, the meeting began with announcements of LNLA activities.

LNLA’s Chair David Potts set the stage: “This will be an open forum of questions and answers between the audience and the candidates. Nothing will be rejected or censored as a valid question or concern. This is the time to ‘vet’ the candidates you wish to vote for.”

Before the meeting begins, LNLA Vice Chair Todd Littlefield listens to the concerns of a neighbor.

Candidates mix with the meeting attendees, getting to know them one-on-one.

Guest speaker Will Lathrop, a candidate for State Attorney General, reintroduced himself to the group, and said why he’s running for the post.

Then, District 1 Candidates Deian Salazar, Timur Ender, Terrence Hayes, Noah Ernst, Thomas Shervey, David Linn, Michael Sands, Steph Routh, and Loretta Smith each introduced themselves.

District 1 Candidates begin to take questions from audience members.

Candidate Loretta Smith arrived just as the meeting started; Steph Routh, who’d been officiating a wedding, arrived the end of the meeting. Although they’d previously confirmed that they planned to come, candidates Cayle Tern and Sonja McKenzie didn’t attend.

The meeting gave the 36 attendees the opportunity to directly interact with these candidates.

Watch the entire meeting, via this video, produced by the Lents Neighborhood Livability Association:

Lents Neighborhood Livability Association meets again on September 12

This live in-person, meeting takes place from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served from 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

This month’s Program: “Law & Order & Caring”. Come meet some of the people that work with the “unhoused” and provide them with services. Nicole Buscher, President of the Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association will explain how these deputies interact with the homeless, and what responsibility they have for enforcement and incarceration. Along with her will be Anthony Jordan, Chief of Substances Use Disorder Services; Kevin Minor, of the Integrated Behavioral Program; and Marc Harris, Strategy & Grant Development Management.

It will take place at the Community Connection Center, on the grounds of New Hope Church at 10603 SE Henderson Street. [Come in the front doors, turn right, then go down the first hallway. Signs will point the way.] For more information, email lnla2018@gmail.com.

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