BEAVERTON COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HOSTS FALL VOTERS' FORUM, OCT. 20 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: September 30th, 2014 3:11 PM
The Beaverton Committee for Community Involvement (BCCI) will host a Voters' Forum on Monday, Oct. 20 from 6:15 to 9 p.m. at the Beaverton City Library (12375 SW 5th St) for the Nov. 4 election. Community members are invited to come at 6:15 p.m. to meet the candidates, learn about the measures , and enjoy refreshments. The Voters' Forum begins at 7 p.m.
"The Voters' Forum connects the community with their local government," said Rhonda Coakley, chair of the BCCI. "This event gives a unique and unedited view of the candidates, something that you are not going to get from just reading the Voters' Pamphlet. Asking direct questions provides great insight to the candidates and the issues of the day."
Questions are encouraged and should be directed to all candidates for a given position. Questions may be emailed in advance to neighbormail@BeavertonOregon.gov or attendees may arrive early to fill out question cards that evening. The deadline for email submissions is Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.
The following candidates and measures have been invited to participate. As participants are confirmed, the city's website will be updated with the latest information.
Invited Candidates:
State Senate 17th District
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D) (I) (Incumbent)
John Verbeek (R) (L)
State Representative 27th District
Robert D Martin (L)
Tobias Read (D) (R) (Incumbent)
State Representative 28th District
Jeff Barker (D) (R) (Incumbent)
Lars D. H. Hedbor (L)
State Representative 34th District
Ken Helm (D)
Brenden King (L) (R)
Ballot Measures:
Measure 92 State of Oregon
Requires food manufacturers, retailers to label "genetically engineered" foods as such
Measure 34-221 Washington County
Washington County vehicle registration fee for road maintenance and operations
Measure 34-226 City of Beaverton
Authorizes bonds to rebuild city hall as a public safety center
The Beaverton Voters' Forum will also be broadcast live on Tualatin Valley Community Television (TVCTV), Channel 23. BCCI selects all of the races and measures to invite to the forum. For additional information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/VotersForum or call Miles Glowacki in the Neighborhood Program at 503-526-3706.
The BCCI is charged by the Beaverton City Council to assist the city in developing, implementing and evaluating a community involvement program that ensures that individuals have the opportunity to be involved in all phases of the city's land use planning and decision making process. The committee is composed of a representative from each of the city's 11 Neighborhood Association Committees (NACs), and eight at-large members appointed by City Council.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"The Voters' Forum connects the community with their local government," said Rhonda Coakley, chair of the BCCI. "This event gives a unique and unedited view of the candidates, something that you are not going to get from just reading the Voters' Pamphlet. Asking direct questions provides great insight to the candidates and the issues of the day."
Questions are encouraged and should be directed to all candidates for a given position. Questions may be emailed in advance to neighbormail@BeavertonOregon.gov or attendees may arrive early to fill out question cards that evening. The deadline for email submissions is Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.
The following candidates and measures have been invited to participate. As participants are confirmed, the city's website will be updated with the latest information.
Invited Candidates:
State Senate 17th District
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D) (I) (Incumbent)
John Verbeek (R) (L)
State Representative 27th District
Robert D Martin (L)
Tobias Read (D) (R) (Incumbent)
State Representative 28th District
Jeff Barker (D) (R) (Incumbent)
Lars D. H. Hedbor (L)
State Representative 34th District
Ken Helm (D)
Brenden King (L) (R)
Ballot Measures:
Measure 92 State of Oregon
Requires food manufacturers, retailers to label "genetically engineered" foods as such
Measure 34-221 Washington County
Washington County vehicle registration fee for road maintenance and operations
Measure 34-226 City of Beaverton
Authorizes bonds to rebuild city hall as a public safety center
The Beaverton Voters' Forum will also be broadcast live on Tualatin Valley Community Television (TVCTV), Channel 23. BCCI selects all of the races and measures to invite to the forum. For additional information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/VotersForum or call Miles Glowacki in the Neighborhood Program at 503-526-3706.
The BCCI is charged by the Beaverton City Council to assist the city in developing, implementing and evaluating a community involvement program that ensures that individuals have the opportunity to be involved in all phases of the city's land use planning and decision making process. The committee is composed of a representative from each of the city's 11 Neighborhood Association Committees (NACs), and eight at-large members appointed by City Council.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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