Neil Tunmore Several OTNA Board members—myself, Jim Perris, Ann Garcia, and Michael Schmidt—recently had an opportunity to meet Lake Oswego City Council candidate Neil Tunmore and introduce him to our Old Town neighborhood. We had invited Neil for a walk-about on September 2 and with rain coming we adjusted to “Candidate Carpool with Neil.” Jim, Michael, and I drove around Old Town with Neil, sharing some of our neighborhood's history, concerns, and the issues we've been working on with the...

There are currently no final plans, no final building size, no final site and, most importantly, no final cost for a new Lake Oswego library. But we can make some reasonable comparisons to understand the potential magnitude of the investment. I asked three financial experts I know who live in LO and who I have volunteered with: what could a new library cost? I'm starting this discussion because I believe that we need to know the cost implications and estimates and trade-offs before we can...

Heather Ramsey Several OTNA Board members—Jim Perris, Ann Garcia, Jeannie McGuire and Michael Schmidt —along with Barb Perris, who has volunteered with our neighborhood board for many years, joined Lake Oswego City Council candidate Heather Ramsey for a neighborhood "walk-about" on Saturday August 29. It was a great opportunity to introduce Heather to Old Town, show her some of the issues we've been working on with the City, and get to know her better. Who is Heather Ramsey? Heather shared...