{"id":4242,"date":"2016-10-19T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T00:42:51","slug":"monmouth-city-council-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/monmouth-city-council-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth City Council 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
By:TK Layman\r\nFreelancer<\/pre>\n
Nov. 8, 2016 is election day in the U.S. In the current election cycle within the City of Monmouth, there are four seats for city council opening up, and nine candidates with their name in for the\"darin-silbernagel-colorci-monmouth-or-us\" running. Steve Milligan, a current city councilor, has his name in for sole candidate of Mayor, with incumbent John Oberst not running for reelection.<\/p>\n
Monmouth\u2019s city council has six total seats, five are being filled by prior councilmen and one is vacant. Three seats are up for election, along with the one vacant. Incumbents Jesse Shafer and Darin Silbernagel\u2019s terms are set to expire with this election, and Silbernagel is the only councilman running for reelection. Steve Milligan\u2019s seat will become open for election with his candidacy for mayor.<\/p>\n
Out of the nine candidates with their name in for election this \"steve-milligan-colorci-monmouth-or-us\"cycle, two candidates, Mark Lane and Darin Silbernagel, returned answers regarding local policies along with mayoral candidate Steve Milligan. Thomas Steinke, a city council candidate, did not return for comment.<\/p>\n
When asked about creating a connection between the cities of Monmouth and Independence, along with Western to bring community engagement and involvement, all three spoke about the group \u201cMonmouth Engaged,\u201d which was instituted in late 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf these, the Monmouth Engaged University\/Community Connections Committee, looks at new ways for the communities to work together to create a college town environment,\u201d said Mark Lane, city council candidate, regarding the departments involved in creating connections between the city and university. He also stated that he, \u201cwould offer strong support to the committees so improvements are made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Student involvement within the city is a particularly important process, being able to get students connected with the correct resources to make their voice heard within the community they are living in. Being able to integrate within the community is necessary to create a balance between the city and university.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents help make Monmouth a vibrant community\u201d said Darin Silbernagel. In terms of getting involved within the city he offered, \u201cThe Monmouth Engaged committees are a great place to get involved. Students are also involved at the city level both as interns and at the Senior Center as two examples.\u201d A great place to start with building community engagement between the city and university is to start at the source.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the pieces that we implemented not too long ago was the Monmouth Engaged, so we have some committees that are working, that are looking at \u2026 they\u2019re looking the city and university connections.\u201d said mayoral candidate Steve Milligan, in a one-on-one interview.<\/p>\n
Stressing the importance to vote is not enough and encouragement is sometimes necessary.<\/p>\n
When asked if there was anything the candidates could say to encourage voters to get out and cast their vote this election, Mark Lane offered the statistics that, \u201cFewer than 20 percentage … of students voted in the last general election, and I\u2019m sure a smaller number participated in local elections, where a strong student voice in cities like Monmouth can make all the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last day to mail ballots in Oregon is Oct. 25, with election day Nov. 8, 2016.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at tlayman16@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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