Olsen best choice
Tracy Olsen is clearly the best choice to represent the downtown district of Eugene. Olsen has already made a great impression on many of the voters in Ward 3. Not only has he gone door-to-door to introduce himself to the people in his ward, but he has taken the time to speak and listen to numerous neighborhood groups, community organizations and city associations. Olsen’s great attitude, wisdom and vision for our city always shine through.
Olsen is a Eugene native who lives and works in downtown Eugene. He’s a responsible small business owner who knows what it’s like to balance a budget and employ numerous people. His education in real estate finance from the University will be very useful in city planning decisions. And his care for the livability of the core of our city, as well as youth programs, will insure that we move in the right direction and at the right pace.
Olsen’s style is exactly what the City Council needs, as evidenced by The Register-Guard’s endorsement of Olsen in this race.
I urge all voters in Ward 3 to elect Olsen to the Eugene City Council. He’s the best choice!

Dave Cary

Eugene resident

Vote progressive
The makeup of the City Council in Eugene could shift significantly, depending on who is elected, which has not escaped community progressives, conservatives or newspaper editors. The campaigns for Wards 2 and 3 pit two experienced progressives and environmental groups, such as the Sierra Club and the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, against the businessmen, who are endorsed by the developers lobby.
Here are some facts about Mike Sherlock and Tracy Olsen. Neither one has a fraction of the experience with city of Eugene government that the progressives have. Neither one of them has a record on which voters can asses their positions on issues of critical importance to the city. Sherlock has been a lobbyist at the state legislature on behalf of a gasoline dealers association. County voting records show that Olsen has not voted in the last two elections.
I want elected representatives who have a record of serving the city, rather than of taking services from the city. I want councilors who will not be presumed by the business community and the timber interests, which funded their campaigns, to grant tax breaks to businesses which force more cuts in city recreation and social services. All the candidates running for these two wards may be nice, but only some are deserving of election.

Howard Bonnett

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