Is Lakeside being well served by its current council? Chapter III
Guest Editorial by Michael Armstrong Homeless squatters in Eugene occupy city property called “whoville,” where they live rent-free. We have Lakeside Senior Center Inc. occupying a city building...
View ArticleIs Lakeside being well served by its current council? Chapter IV
Guest Editorial by Michael Armstrong City Recorder/Manager Kelling is incorrectly trying to lump the South Coast Employment Corporation (SCBEC) contract and Lakeside Senior Center Inc. rent agreement...
View ArticleIs Lakeside being well served by its current council? Chapter V
Guest Editorial by Michael Armstrong City Recorder/Manager Kelling was hired from a pool of candidates and was supposed to be the best among them according to the councilors who gave him the nod....
View ArticleIs Lakeside being well served by its current council? Chapter VI
Guest Editorial by Michael Armstrong My idea of what the council should address are the real and pressing issues facing all citizens, say for instance crime. How about exploring a Community Development...
View ArticleTo the citizens of Lakeside
Guest editorial by Naomi Parker I would like to take this opportunity to speak to the citizens of Lakeside. I will try to explain my resignation. I have thought about resigning for many months and my...
View ArticleDriven by concern for the community
Guest Editorial by Michael Armstrong I appreciate all who volunteer, its not always easy. Having said that, it is imperative that City Councilors familarize themselves with federal, state and local...
View ArticleFull information missing from Chapter IV
Chapter IV Mar 25, 2014 1 Comment Print Full information missing from Chapter IV Guest Editorial by Eilene Seets , a new Lakeside citizen. Guest Editorial “Chapter IV” by Michael Armstrong (Mar 05,...
View ArticleWelcome to the conversation
Guest editorial by Michael Armstrong Eilene, welcome to Lakeside. My family and I have called Lakeside home for over 30 years, I hope you grow to love it here as much as we do. For sure there has been...
View ArticleConcerns over the rewritten Lakeside nuisance ordinance
Guest editorial by Gene Gannon As promised: This editorial contains the sections that I referred to in my public comment at the city council meeting. I am a long time resident of Lakeside. I wanted to...
View ArticleI support the idea of a beach on Tenmile Lake, but not with City funds
Editorial by Michael Armstrong At the last Lakeside budget committee meeting, (the third of three) held on May 27, 2014, there was discussion regarding the proposal to eliminate the Wastewater...
View ArticleConcern over use of restricted proprietary funds
Editorial by Michael Armstrong I, Michael Armstrong, although not an attorney, respectfully disagree with Lakeside Attorney Milo Mecham’s opinion on Wastewater Treatment Plant Enterprise Fund 24, not...
View ArticleWhat just happened with the budget?
Guest Editorial by Elaine Armstrong If you were one of the few who attended the June 26 Budget/Council Meeting, you probably came away scratching your head wondering what just happened? City...
View ArticleWulfy Beach set back
Editorial by Michael Armstrong In what had to be the quickest Lakeside special council meeting ever held, Mayor Warner asked in successive order, motions to reject all bids submitted for Wulfy Beach...
View ArticleHas the Lakeside City Council forgotten its responsibilities and relinquished...
Editorial by Elaine Armstrong Stament made to the city council: At a special council meeting on July 24, 2014 City Recorder/Manager Curtis Kelling made a recommendation to this council to approve an...
View Article“We the People”
Editorial by Merv Cloe “We the People” is the way the preamble to our Constitution starts. I always liked the sound of that, but where have “We the People” gone? Some no longer vote or consider the...
View ArticleAre you prepared for a impending catastrophic earthquake on the Oregon Coast?
Editorial by Michael Armstrong News reports of impending catastrophic earthquake on the Oregon Coast are increasing. A full-page article in the September 7, 2014 Register Guard “Disaster Lurks Under...
View ArticleFloats, do you know where they are?
Editorial by James Edwards For over forty years, Don and Juanita Troxell lived on South Tenmile lake not far out of town. During all those years, they never had anything stolen by theives. Last year,...
View ArticleWhy Do Coos County Citizens Need and Deserve ‘This’“Voice Of The Voters” Home...
Editorial by Jaye Bell Dear Editor, Why Do Coos County Citizens Need and Deserve ‘This’ “Voice Of The Voters” Home Rule Charter? This Great Nation was built on a Constitutional Republic form of...
View ArticleTake control
Dear Editor, It is time for Coos County citizens to take control and stop the giving away and selling cheaply of our assets. It is time for the citizens to stop allowing the giving control of our...
View ArticleMoney and pot, pot and money
Editorial by Michael Armstrong Anticipating that the voters of Oregon will vote to legalize Marijuana use this November, cities and counties are falling all over themselves trying to capitalize on drug...
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