A Lakeside.com editorial

In a promising debut of the new council, the January agenda didn’t end before action was taken to begin the process to make city hall documents available to you in the comfort of your home.

Perhaps then, you’d learn of the mayor’s $63 per month cell phone no one knew he had (and for which he says he doesn’t use) even before one of the new council member’s did… (read more by clicking the headline)

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As a result of Sandy Thayer leaving as volunteer director of Kid Zone on February 1, the program will be disbanded. According to Thayer, Kid Zone suffers from having no tax exempt status, no board of directors, and too few sources of funds. There had been hope that Lakeside Community Association could take on that [...]

Submitted by: Troop Leader Tara Doyan
‘Get your cookies from a local Lakeside Girl Scout’

The subject of keeping Officer Scott on the job in Lakeside beyond early summer was broached by Diane O’Bryan at the January city council meeting. O’Byran feels that it should be a priority and others are in agreement. (Click headline for details)

Lakeside City Council member Timothy Crockett may be investigated by the State of Oregon Government Ethics Commission for allegations of corruption, Lakesideinfo.com has learned.

The allegations were alleged mainly from incidents coming last year. They surround Crockett’s alleged intimidation of citizens with the abatement officer powers of the city, using his position to benefit family relatives, and even gaining financially by threatening an absentee land owner with a fine that he, Crockett, would end up being paid for instead to do the clean up work. (Click headline for details)

Osprey Point Fire On Saturday, January 10, Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 1505 North Lake Road, at Osprey Point, reported as “one of the cabins”. Upon arrival, firefighters found an approximate 600 sq. foot structure with fire coming through the roof. The fire problem was compounded by [...]

Charity mailings With the challenges to our economy, you may receive more requests from charities than you ever have. My mailbox is certainly full of charity requests. Allow me to make a few observations and a suggestion. When a national charity sends out a fundraising package they will spend about 50 cents on each item. [...]