1990 Plan, Amendment Hit by Mayor McCulley

From Lane Co Oregon

1990 Plan, Amendment Hit by Mayor McCulley

Two Lane County proposals, the 1990 General Plan and the charter amendment to restructure county government, received sharp criticism this week from Springfield Mayor John McCulley, the Republican candidate for a seat on the Lane County Board of Commissioners.

McCulley, speaking to members of the Springfield Board of Realtors Tuesday noon, said he could not accept the proposed 1990 plan in its present form and that he disagrees "one hundred per cent" with proponents of the charter amendment.

The two issues, McCulley said, are of vital concern to the residents of Lane County.

The charter amendment proposes that the three-man board of commissioners for Lane County be changed to a seven-member board. One would be a full-time salaried board chairman and the other six would serve on a part-time basis at $2,000 annual salaries. In addition, a "county administrator" would be hired.

McCulley said he is opposed "whole-heartedly" to the proposal for a seven member board, and he took exception Tuesday to the backers' arguments that the larger board would be more representative. "It will decrease representation," said McCulley. "Numbers alone do not enhance representation."