Someone has vandalized several of the fence posts that were to be part of the playground fencing, and dug up legs of the tire spider at the city park. This comes on the heels of the new playground equipment installation, the first phase of the “Funscape.” The vandals broke off (4) 5′ galvanized fence posts [...]

STATE FIRE MARSHAL URGES CITIZENS TO KEEP HALLOWEEN FIRE FREE Posted: October 19th, 2009 9:52 AM Oregon State Fire Marshal Randy Simpson reminds residents that events and activities surrounding Halloween can increase the risk of fire-related injuries and property damage. “An increase in candle use, combined with decorations, costumes, and children adds up to increased [...]

Lakeside’s Parks Advisory/Community Garden Committee obtained through grants and donations enough money to purchase a commercial grade play ground set. The committee established itself in late summer of 2007. With the support of the city and other community organizations they have racked up an impressive string of beautification projects. The main street area of Lakeside [...]

Attached are cyanobacteria toxin and cell density results for Tenmile Lakes on October 5th. These results show that blue-green blooms continue to be prevalent in varying areas of both North and South Tenmile Lakes and that cell density results exceed guidelines for recreation posting. As always, given varying effectiveness of home-owner drinking water treatment systems [...]

It begins! From left to right: Robert O’Bryan, Bruce O’Dell, Rudy Schyrech, Mack Eubanks,Darren O’Bryan, Clark Anderson, Michael Armstrong

The citizens of Lakeside will receive recall ballots for a November 17th election date, with the names of all the city councilors and the mayor on them. People can vote out one or more, all or none or anything in between. Both factions, the recall of five councilors on the one hand or Mayor Orville [...]

Lakeside city council will be meeting with Jennie Messmer from the League of Oregon Cities who will provide training and counseling to the Mayor and Council Tuesday, October 13, 2009 beginning at 6 pm at Lakeside city hall, 915 North Lake Road.

At the regular October city council meeting, Charlie Hill reported that she has applied for a small planning assistance grant that will help offset her salary. She also reported that the seniors have not returned a signed rental agreement. Dennis Langley, Public  works Dennis Langley, public works director, reported that diagonal parking is now in [...]

Kathy Gould, a political ally of Mayor Orville Nelson, is also the wife of former appointed council member Buford Gould. He was defeated in last November’s election against Rod Schilling. Schilling easily beat Gould by a vote of 517 to 273. Gould filed her intent August 13, 2009. Six weeks later on September 24th, Gould [...]

There were only two items on the Lakeside city council special meeting agenda on September 28th. The first was the Clauson Lien that was carried over from the previous meeting allowing time for the city attorney to have a look at it. The Clauson’s were present and again went through the genesis of how they [...]