As the city manager of the newly reborn city of Damascus, I have faced a lot of challenges. Some were to be expected. The is the anti-government group who killed the city of Damascus in the first place. They, or at this point he, are working hard to kill it again. I understand that. Then […]
Dear Governor Brown: I am the City Manager of the legitimate City of Damascus, Oregon. Senate Bill 226 is being sent to the Governor’s desk. This bill was promoted by a group of anti-government and anti-land use planning activists hoping to euthanize a city in Oregon — the City of Damascus. Hopefully, the Governor of […]
Senators, My name is Richard Carson and I am the duly appointed City Manager for the city of Damascus. I have worked as a senior policy analyst for three Oregon governors. I was given a management recognition award by Governor Victor Atiyeh for my work on statewide land use planning. I was appointed to chair […]
I am asking you and your colleagues to stop a legislative train wreck in the making and what is the lowest form of legislative chicanery. I am talking about the gut and stuff bill SB 226. We have not seen this kind of intentional and systematic destruction of a city in Oregon since the halcyon […]