Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer is not serving the needs of our community. She is causing unnecessary division, and she is wasting county resources through incompetence and self-service.
When I ran for county commissioner, I knew that many difficult decisions would come before the board. Not only were we facing a pandemic with ever-changing rules and restrictions, but local issues like the fate of the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail.
... less accused longstanding county employees and former commissioners of fraud to justify killing the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail, a long-sought goal of her big money donors.
In response to our recall campaign, she ...
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The Recall Lindsay Berschauer Campaign wants us to believe she is responsible for canceling the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, and, as a result, Yamhill County taxpayers will be charged to repay Oregon Department ...
... gun regulation ordinance for which the county is now being sued by the state, and ending the popular Yamhelas Westsider Trail, forcing the county to repay thousands in grant funds.
They also accuse her of doxxing ...
... this role. Over the past year, the Board has made some tough decisions and corrected past mistakes, the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail being one of them.”
One of Berschauer’s early votes, shutting down the ...
... years and having to pay back the state of Oregon over $1 million in grant money for discontinuing the Yamhelas Trail project. Meanwhile, she continues to stall distribution of more than $10 million in COVID relief, ...
... who took office in January, after her election campaign was heavily funded by farmers opposed to the Yamhelas Westsider Trail.
Constituents became upset, not only at Berschauer’s vote to end the county’s ...
... ice storm wreaked havoc in January. The Organic Valley Creamery succumbed to a spectacular fire. The Yamhelas Westsider Trail fell victim to partisan politics. Linfield University suffered torrents of largely self-inflicted ...
... day-to-day life in Yamhill County.
And, yes, it would be best for residents if that vision could include the Yamhelas Westsider Trail and Whiteson Park, giving residents places to ride bikes, hike trails and explore nature.
Steven ...
... far the most acreage and potential, the 94-acre Whiteson/Monroe Landing river frontage and the 17-mile Yamhelas Westsider Trail railroad right of way, remain undeveloped — and in the case of the potential local, ...
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Trails farm-friendly
I received a slick glossy brochure titled, “The Truth About the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail,” prepared by the Oregon Family Farm Association.
I finally took the time to quickly ...
... special deal to Waste Management, costing the county more than $2 million.
Because of your vote on the Yamhelas Trail, we also have to pay the state back for more than $1 million in grants. Because of your vote on ...
... pointing to her vote, along with that of Commissioner Mary Starrett, to end pursuit of permits to build the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, and her vote with Starrett to enact a “Second Amendment ordinance” purporting ...
... Tigard, sending out a mailer this week that attempts to turn the recall effort into a referendum on the Yamhelas Westsider Trail.
The association does not reveal who its board of directors is on its website, however, ...
... about her actions resulting in Yamhill County having to pay back $1.1 million in grant money for the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, or the $75,000 laid out to disassemble a trail bridge?
The list goes on and on. Yamhill ...
... I concluded the following: First, Commissioner Berschauer is charged with ending development of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail.
She did furnish the second vote necessary to do this, as promised when she ran. The ...
... tangible benefit, and by refusing to let the LUBA process go forward to mitigate concerns about the Yamhelas Westsider trail. That’s not displaying good judgment or fiscal responsibility.
She’s shown ...
... Hollow bridge, although the Chehalem Parks and Recreation District is considering trying to complete the Yamhelas Westsider Trail the bridge was designed to serve.
“A lot of money has already been spent on this ...
... Parks and Recreation District is touting the results of a recent survey showing strong support for the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, Yamhill County commissioners are preparing to approve a contract to decommission the ...