Mayor Patti Galle

“When for too long I don’t go deep enough into the woods to see them, they begin to enter my dreams. Yes, there they are, in the pinewoods of my inner life. I want to live a life full of modesty and praise. Each hoof of each animal makes the sign of a heart as it touches then lifts away from the ground. Unless you believe that heaven is very near, how will you find it?

I have made it a point to ask citizens when I am out in the community what their thoughts are on a proposed solar highway project in West Linn along I-205. Many of you know about the issue but have not learned the details to make a recommendation on this issue.

It has been a very productive and exciting six months on council. I have really enjoyed meeting many of you and experiencing all the wonderful things happening in our city.

As we look to the future, West Linn must start taking a proactive role in deciding our livability issues.

Budget Business

“Sometimes in the open you lookup
Where birds go by, or just nothing,
And wait. A dim feeling comes
You were like this once, there was air,
And quiet: it was by a lake, or
Maybe a river you were alert
As an otter and were suddenly born
Like the evening star into wide
Still worlds like this one you have found
Again, for a moment, in the open."
--William Stafford

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