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CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS Dear Tribal Members: This has been Please remember to vote! a very interesting year for me. In some ways I am impressed with You may vote absentee what is happening with the tribe, but in others I am more by mailing in your ballot concerned than ever. There are many good things in the works but OR we have heard that before. I am very intere in some of the projects that have been started. I enjoyed working with the Pow-Wow Committee this year. I do want to continue with that project next year. The You may vote in person on people who worked on the committee last year have asked to serve again and I would welcome the opportunity to work with them again. UI I « Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000 m With the coming year, we will see the Salem property go into trust status. We need to get moving on providing an economic base that includes more than the casino. I would like to see the Salem project get off the ground and have Siletz Tribal Community Center money coming in from some of our other vacant lands. We will have two years of Revenue Sharing money to work with; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. it is just a matter of finding the right people. At a couple of the General Council meetings statements have been made that this council is a “yes" council and that everything is just passed without discussion or conflict. Please be assured that that is not the case. Many issues are discussed at length and the vote may be 9-0 only after the original motion has been modified. I can also tell you that two of us on council did not vote yes on the gaming compact. I could not vote yes because of my concern on tribal sovereignty issues. The minutes of the meeting just cannot convey all of the discussion that occurs before a vote is taken. I would hope that more people would attend the regular council meetings. For the most part you might be bored out of your mind, but you will also have firsthand knowledge of what is going on and will not need to rely on the information supplied by others who might not have been at the meetings either. I hope all of you had a good holiday season and that no matter how you vote, remember to vote. You should not complain if you do not participate. Gerald Ben Roll Number 66 8 Election Board Members Nancy McCrary, Chairman Joyce Retherford Wendy Schamp Valerie Hibdon, Alternate Dave Bartels, Election Director If you have any questions, please call Nancy McCrary at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 220, or 541-444-8220.
