Reportedly, the Eugene City Council appointed Lyndsie Leech as the Interim Ward 7 City Councilor. Details to follow.

Here are the results of the seven city councilors “votes” for which applicants to invite for interviews. Three applicants were selected, all of whom had six councilors’ support:
Janet Ayres
Lyndsie Leech
Carol Zorn

NOTE: The Steering Committee will be inviting each of these three candidates to engage with Ward 7 voters over the next week.

Here are how the votes were cast (four votes required to be invited for an interview)

Lack of communication with voters and transparency are among the main issues that many Ward 7 voters have with Eugene City government. A perfect example of that failure is that the day after the November 9th deadline for applications to be appointed as Interim Ward 7 City Councilor, the City appears to have removed all information about the rest of the process from the City website. It’s as if Ward 7 voters don’t really matter in deciding who gets appointed to represent them.

The Steering Committee is committed to filling the City’s communication gap.

Below is the City Council schedule.

Please share this website with your Ward 7 neighbors and businesses, as well as other interested Eugene citizens and organizations.

Individuals who have applied for appointment are encouraged to post your information on this website to share with Ward 7 voters. Click here to provide your information.

Marlene Pearson’s City application is now posted.

Address: 4073 Hampshire Lane. which is in the Santa Clara Community Organization

Lyndsie Leech’s City application is now posted

Click here to review information on all current applicants and/or Ward 7 voters who have registered with Ward 7 Neighbors United.

Lyndsie Leech has registered with Ward 7 Neighbors United. Here is the information she provided:

Address: 405 River Rd., which is in the River Road Community Organization

Lived in Ward 7 for 1 to 2 years.

She is Executive Director of WellMama.

She writes: “Hello!  I have submitted my application with the City to be the interim City Councilor for Ward 7.  I believe I am a good fit for this position because I am passionate about helping my community and being a true representative of the people.  I am the Executive Director of WellMama, a nonprofit here in Eugene that provides mental health support to families.  I work every day to support our community and I hope to be able to be an advocate for my neighbors and uplift the voices of our community.”

We’ve requested the City provide applications and will post Ms. Leech’s as soon as we receive it.

Thank you for registering Ms. Leech!

As of October 19th, the City Manager’s Office reports three applications have been received for appointment as the interim Ward 7 Councilor.

The following is preliminary information and subject to verification:

Carol Lynn Zorn, 61
1122 Veronica Lane
River Road Community Organization
Lived in Ward 7 for 34 years

Daniel Sean Takamori, 33
1345 W. 3^rd Alley
Whiteaker Community Council
Lived in Ward 7 for 2 years and 3 months

A third application was recieved but it appears to be a “spoof”, e.g.:
Question 10. Do you reside in Ward 7?
Response: “I AM A UNLAWFULLY DETAINED FORIEGN DIPLOMAT”

Anyone who is interested in applying for the appointment as interim Ward 7 City Councilor is encouraged to register on this website so that voters can learn about you.
Click here to register.