Foster Fell v. City of Bend/City Attorney/City Recorder Local activist Foster Fell, represented by attorney and former representative Charlie Ringo, has re-filed his lawsuit challenging the election—and now certification—of City Councilor Casey Roats. Worth noting: Roats is no longer listed as a defendant, as he was in last year’s dismissed version of the lawsuit alleging […]
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Letters 1/6-1/13
PROTECTING OREGON’S PUBLIC LANDS One of the most valuable pieces of bi-partisan legislation of the laws pertaining to public lands, waterways, great outdoors, community parks and national parks, large and small, is the Land and Water Conservation Fund of 1965. In Oregon alone, active outdoor recreation alone annually contributes nearly $6 billion to Oregon’s economy, […]
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Side Notes 1/15-1/21
Mayor Jim Clinton will hold on to his gavel after receiving the unanimous backing of his fellow city councilors at their Jan. 1 meeting. This was not an entirely forgone conclusion, as Councilor Doug Knight mounted a campaign asking community members to write in their support. By the time the meeting came around, however, Knight […]
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State Finds No Violation of Election Law by Casey Roats, Closes Investigation
The State Elections Division closed its investigation Thursday into whether new Councilor Casey Roats ran afoul of election law in his voter registration and candidacy filings after finding insufficient evidence of a violation. The investigation was sparked by a complaint filed by local activist Michael Funke alleging that Roats knowingly provided false address information on election-related […]
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Faces in the Hall
Getting to know Bend’s new city councilors
You’ve seen their yard signs and television ads. Maybe you even sat in on one of their campaign debates. But how well do you really know the newest members of Bend’s City Council? We chatted with Nathan Boddie, Barb Campbell and Casey Roats to get to know the people behind the politics. Nathan Boddie: The […]
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Casey Roats
The next-generation working class conservative
As anyone who followed his campaign likely knows, Casey Roats has deep roots in the local community. As we sit in the McMenamins pub, he explains that he actually attended the Old St. Francis School for part of high school, and served as an altar boy at the nearby Catholic church. “This was the principal’s […]
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A Time to Move On
Last week, after three hours of debate, City Council gave a resounding 5-2 vote to confirm Casey Roats as a new member of the incoming governing body. During the final months of the campaign, his qualifications had been questioned because it was unclear whether he was a resident under the meaning of the City Charter. […]
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Letters 12/2-12/9
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP AND THE UNASKED QUESTIONS Once again Doug Knight shows leadership and gumption (as does our beloved mayor) in the debate over qualifications to be on City Council. That debate should not have occurred at all. The good citizens of Bend should have considered the financial implications of having someone who is in […]
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Casey Roats
We want to know how you feel about the hot-button issues of the day. That, and polls are a great way to kill time and make fun graphs! You may have noticed the results in this week’s issue of our recent poll on the Grand Jury decision not to indict the police officer who shot […]
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The Rocky Road to City Council
Casey Roats knocks down major election hurdle, but a lawsuit still looms
Casey Roats’ path to City Council reached another milestone Monday evening. After about three hours of often-tense deliberations on the letter and spirit of the City Charter’s residency requirements, councilors voted 5-2 to find Roats qualified to serve. TThe majority aligned in support of the notion that “intent” carries more weight than the common understanding […]