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A special good morning to subscriber Charles Steitz Tuesday, October 25, 2022 • Redmond, Oregon • $1 redmondspokesman.com @RedmondSpox Five vie for council Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin Jamie McLeod-Skinner, right, and her wife Cass Mc- Leod-Skinner pick tomatoes in their garden at their home in Crooked River Ranch on Oct. 13. She aims to be Central Oregon’s voice in D.C. McLeod-Skinner hopes newly drawn 5th District sends her to Congress BY TIM TRAINOR Redmond Spokesman There are no yard signs for Democrats on the 12 mile drive out of Terrebonne to Jamie Mc- Leod-Skinner’s home. There isn’t even a sign for the congressional candidate in front of her own house — a double- wide set on three acres where McLeod-Skinner has lived with her wife, Cass McLeod-Skinner since 2019. Their home, just outside the boundaries of Or- egon’s newly drawn 5th Congressional District, is one of hundreds of hobby ranches that make up the sprawling Crooked River Ranch development. The McLeod-Skinner plot has a drip-irrigation system that runs water through a vegetable gar- den, chickens that produce more eggs than the family can eat and an apiary — a project led by Cass, who is a year away from becoming a mas- ter beekeeper. There are a few goats and old dogs running around, too. McLeod-Skinner had to be convinced about the goats, but Cass — and eventually the goats themselves — won her over. They keep the grounds tidy and seem to keep the chickens safe, too. “They earn their keep,” said McLeod-Skinner. See Congress / A6 SPECIAL SECTION 2022-2023 REDMOND community guide Redmond Community Guide Learn the latest about fast-changing Redmond . Inside today’s edition Editor’s note: All candidates for Redmond city council were given the same questions at the same time and asked to keep their answers to 150 words for each. Their answers are in- cluded here with minimal editing. The order was chosen at random. Kathryn Osborne Age: 42 Neighborhood of residence: NW Red- mond Time in Redmond: 13.75 years Political experience: Chair (two terms) Redmond Downtown Urban Renewal Advi- sory Committee (DURAC), vice-chair, cur- rent appointed member. Parking sub-com- mittee chair, housing subcommittee member, past finance committee. Work experience: I have served in mar- keting roles for large corporations and small local business alike in the housing, manufac- turing, and photography industries. I cur- rently provide digital marketing services for a wildland fire company headquartered in Redmond. Education: Master of Business Admin- istration – Concordia University; Global business award — Inventory Process Man- agement Consulting; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Mars Hill Uni- versity. Family: Married. Proud mom of two kids at Tom McCall Elementary, a cute dog, and a hamster. Why did you choose to run for a council seat? I am passionate and experienced in serving our community. Serving on a variety of city committees has given me a unique under- standing of how our local government works, our budgets, our successes, and our opportu- nities. Because of this, I wanted to bring that knowledge and proven success for Redmond families and businesses to city council in or- der to focus on collaborations, partnerships, and creative solutions to solve the issues fac- ing Redmond today. Our local rates of homelessness directly correlate to housing costs and rental va- cancy rates. I have, and will, work to bring creative housing solutions to Redmond. I will continue promoting Redmond as a busi- ness friendly city and secure additional liv- ing-wage jobs. I will encourage the use of technology for communication, transpar- ency, and access to data. Through innova- tive and proactive problem solving, we will manage growth and solve problems as they emerge. What in your background gives you the skills to succeed in this position? Through my roles on the downtown ur- ban renewal advisory committee, I voted to support projects including: SCP Hotel, Gen- eral Duffy’s, and High Desert Music Hall. Our DURAC parking committee brought the Centennial parking lot and the Fourth Street parking lots to the downtown core. As Kathryn Osborne Bill Trumble John Nielsen Branegan Dixon Cat Zwicker chair, DURAC brought workforce housing to downtown, providing housing relief to the downtown district. What is the city of Redmond doing well and what does it need to improve? Despite many unknowns of the current economic and political climate, Redmond businesses are thriving. Redmondites are re- sourceful and resilient. Our city staff worked hard through the adversity of the pandemic to secure grants and PPE to keep our busi- nesses open, and continue our “business friendly” atmosphere in order to attract addi- tional business. Redmond committees, citizens, and staff continue to create new green spaces around Redmond. We have many beautiful parks and fun family activity areas including Hope Park, the Pump Track, Skate Park, and the splash pad. I love that organizers bring family events to Redmond year-round. Redmond is growing rapidly. We are di- versifying, and we need to work together to support local service providers actively working to keep our neighbors from failing into homelessness and provide the support needed for a path out. We must put divisive- ness aside and allow for infrastructure im- provements, support creative housing oppor- tunities, have difficult conversations, learn from one another, and proactively manage growth. How will you measure the success of the council during your term? There are many key performance indica- tors that are used to measure the “success” of governing bodies. And although I absolutely love data, setting and successfully achieving goals, etc. In this case, I think we need to re- fer to Stephen Covey’s quote “success moves at the speed of trust“. The past few years have made many of us untrusting of governments, news, etc. But I believe Redmond has a real chance to do bet- ter. I believe the success of this council will be based in transparency, data sharing, truly lis- tening to the community and to one another. Bill Trumble Age: 76 Neighborhood: Southwest Redmond Time in Redmond: 10 years Political experience: City water board; president of Redmond Home Owner’s As- sociation; president of Grasse River Heritage Foundation; New Hampshire state conserva- tion commission member; New Hampshire state land use board member; co-founder of Neighbors for Redmond. Work experience: U.S. Navy nuclear sub- marine service, small business owner, re- searcher and professor, university adminis- trator, conflict resolution facilitator. Education: B.S. in biochemistry from Washington State University, Ph.D. in medi- cal physiology from the University of Texas. Family: Married 50 years to Mayme Trum- ble. Son, Jonathan, works at Intel. Why did you choose to run for a council seat? I have a goal or vision to help Redmond remain the city where we will all still want to live in 20 years. What in your background gives you the skills to succeed in this position? I have experience providing service, both nationally (U.S. Navy) and locally (see See Council / A4 WEATHER FORECAST INSIDE Calendar .......................................................A2 Sports ...........................................................A8 Coffee Break ............................................. A10 Classifieds ................................................. A12 THIS WEEK’S FORECAST SPONSORED BY Volume 113, No. 7 USPS 778-040 TUESDAY PM Showers WEDNESDAY AM Showers THURSDAY Partly Cloudy FRIDAY Cloudy SATURDAY Cloudy SUNDAY PM Showers MONDAY AM Showers 52/32 47/26 55/31 59/32 58/32 59/33 58/33 The Spokesman uses recycled newsprint U|xaIICGHy02326kzU
