Leadership in the Lower Columbia Region for 2005, as printed in the December, 2004 issue

The following information was obtained from representatives of the cities and counties we cover. It is supposed to reflect recent election results as well as any recounts or challenges. Note all web addresses should begin with www. We hope this information is helpful.

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WASHINGTON
County: Pacific
P. O. Box 187
South Bend, Washington 98586-0187
Telephone: 360/875-9337
Fax: 360/875-9335
Website: co.pacific.wa.us
Co. Admin. Officer: Bryan Harrison
Comm. Mtgs: 2nd & 4th Tues., 9:00am
Com. Chair: Norman Cuffel - 2008
Commissioners & Term Expirations:
Jon Kaino - 2008
Pat Hamilton - 2006
Dir. of Com. Dev.: Mike DeSimone
Planning Mtgs: 1st Thursday 7:00pm


Municipality: City of Ilwaco
Physical Address: 120 First Ave. N.
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 548
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Telephone: 360/642-3145
Fax: 360/642-3155
E-mail: ilwacoch@willapabay.org
Website: ilwacowashington.com
City Clerk: Debra Gore
Mayor: Edward Leonard - 2005
City Council Meetings: 2nd & 4th Monday, City Council Room
301 Spruce, 6pm
City Councilors/Commissioners:
Shirley Burt - 2007
David Jensen - 2005
Mike Cassinelli - 2007
Doug Hubbard - 2005
Victoria Stoppiello - 2005
City Planner: Skip Urling
Planning Mtgs: 1st & 3rd Tues., 6pm


Municipality: City of Long Beach
Physical Add.: 115 Bolstad Ave West
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 310
Long Beach, WA 98631
Telephone: 360/642-4421
Fax: 360/642-8841
E-mail: rstrope@centurytel.net
Website: None
City Administrator: Robert Strope
Mayor: Ken Ramsey - 12/31/07
City Council Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 7pm
City Councilors:
Fred Cook - 12/31/07
Mike Unruh - 12/31/05
Ralph Moore - 12/31/07
Gordon Zvern - 12/31/07
Gary Luethe - 12/31/05
Inter. City Planner: Michael Davolip
Planning Meetings: 2nd Mon., 7pm


County: Wahkiakum
Physical Address: 64 Main St
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 586
Cathlamet, Washington 98612
Telephone: 360-795-8048
Fax: 360-795-0342
E-mail: pfennigerh@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Website: cwcog.org/wahkiakum
Clerk of the Board: Holly Pfenniger
Commission Meetings: 1st four Tuesdays, 9:30am
Commissioners:
Mark E. Linquist, Chair* - 12/31/06
Dan Cothren - 12/31/08
George A. Trott - 12/31/08

*New chair may be elected at the January meeting.


Municipality: Town of Cathlamet
Physical Address: 100 Main Street
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 68
Cathlamet, Washington 98612
Telephone: 360/795-3203
Fax: 360/795-8500
City Clerk: Virginia Welker
Deputy Clerk: Kerrie McNally
Mayor: Robert Rendler - 12/05
City Council Mtgs.: 3rd Mon., 7pm
25 River Street Meeting Room
City Councilors:
John Hannah - 12/07
Karen Bertroch - 12/07*
Richard Swart - 12/07
William Schwarze - 12/05
Andrew Lea - 12/05
Planning Commission:
Fred Johnson
Hap Anderson,
Wally Wright
Chris Doumit
Planning Meetings: 1st Wed, 7:30 Cathlamet Library

* May be moving outside of the city limits in Spring 2005. Therefore will be replaced at that time.


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OREGON
County: Columbia
Address: Room 331 Co. Courthouse
St. Helens, Oregon 97051
Telephone: 503/397-4322
Toll Free: 888/397-7210
Fax: 503/397-7266 or 7243
E-Mail: huserb@co.columbia.or.us
Website: co.columbia.or.us
Co. Clerk: Elizabeth "Betty" Huser
Co. Council Meetings: Wed's, 10am
Comm. Chair: Rita Bernhard - 1/06
Commissioners:
Anthony Hyde - 1/08
Joe Corsiglia - 1/08
Planning Director: Todd Dugdale
Planning Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 6:30pm


Municipality: City of  St. Helens
Physical Address: 265 Strand
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 278
St. Helens, OR 97051
Telephone: 503/397-6272
Fax: 503/ 397-4016
E-mail: brianl@ci.st-helens.or.us
Website: ci.st-helens.or.us
City Administrator: Brian Little
Mayor: Randy Peterson -12/06
City Council Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30pm
City Councilors/Commissioners:
Jim Huff - 1/06
Keith Locke - 12/08
Ron Youngberg  12/06
Charles Grant - 12/08
City Planner: Skip Baker
Planning Mtgs.: 2nd/4th Tues., 7pm


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Municipality: City of Columbia City
Physical Address: 1840 Second Street
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 189
Columbia City, OR 97018
Telephone: 503/397-4010
Fax: 503/366-2870
E-mail: columbiacity@columbia-center.org
Website: columbia-center.org /colcity
City Administrator: Leahnette Rivers
Mayor: Cheryl A. Young - 12/31/06
City Council Meetings:
1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30pm
City Councilors:
Bob Schmor, pres.  - 12/31/06
Gary Hudson - 12/31/06
Bill Guy - 12/31/08
Tyra Schroeder - 12/31/08
City Planner:  Lisa Smith
Planning Meetings: 2nd Tues., 7pm


Municipality: City of Rainier
Physical Address: 106 West B
Mailing Address: P. O. BOx 100
Rainier, Oregon 97048
Telephone: 503/556-7301
Fax: 503/556-3200
E-mail: chad @cityofrainier.com
Website: None
City Administrator: Chad Olsen
Mayor: Jerry Cole - 12/31/08
City Council Meets: 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:30pm
City Councilors:
Steve Martin, president - 12/31/06
Ralph Painter - 12/31/06
Mike Avent - 12/31/08
John Slape - 12/31/06
Randy Hamlin - 12/31/06
Scott Taggart - 12/31/08
Rob Piercy - 12/31/08
City Planner: Carole Connell
City Planning Mtgs: 4th Tues., 7pm


Municipality: City of Clatskanie
Physical Address: 95 South Nehalem
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 9
Clatskanie, Oregon 97016
Telephone: 503/728-2622
Fax: 503/728-3297
E-mail: clatscty@clatskanie.com
Website: None
City Mgr.: Preston Polasek
Mayor:  Diane Pohl 12/31/2006
City Council Meets: 1st Wed., 7:30pm
City Councilors:
Gary Kuehl 12/31/2006
Ron Puzey - 12/31/06
Larry Garlock - 12/31/06
Steve Constans - 12/31/ 08
Kathy Engel - 12/31/ 08
Linda Cooper - 12/31/08
Planning Meetings: 4th Wed., 7pm


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County: Clatsop
Physical Address: 800 Exchange St.
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 179
Astoria, Oregon 97103
Telephone: 503/325-1000
Fax: 503/325-8325
E-mail: commissioners@co.clatsop.or.us
Website: co.clatsop.or.us
Co. Administrator: Scott Derickson
Asst. County Admin.: Debra Kraske
Commission Meetings:  2nd & 4th Wednesdays, rotating locations, 6 pm
County Commissioners:
Helen Westbrook, chair - 12/31/06
Richard Lee - 12/31/06
Lylla Gaebel - 12/31/06
Patricia Roberts - 12/31/08
Samuel Patrick - 12/31/08
Comm Dev. Dir.: Kathleen Sellman
Planning Meetings: 2nd Tuesday,
As needed, 1pm, 800 Exchange


Municipality: City of Astoria
Address: 1095 Duane Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
Telephone: 503/325-5824
Fax: 503/325-2017
E-mail: jlampi@astoria.or.us
Website: astoria.or.us
City Manager: Dan R Bartlett
Mayor: Willis L. Van Dusen - 12/06
City Council Mtgs: 1st & 3rd Mon., 7pm
City Councilors:
Joyce Compere - 12/06
Les Zimmer - 12/08
Blair Henningsgaard - 12/06
Russ Warr - 12/08
City Planner: Todd Scott
Planning Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7pm


Municipality: City of Warrenton 
Physical Address: 225 South Main
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 250
Warrenton, OR 97146
Telephone: 503/861-2233
Fax: 503/861-2351
E-mail: citymanager@ci.warrenton.or.us
Website: None provided
Mayor: TBD*
City Manager: Edward Madere
Commission Meetings:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays , 6pm
CommissionersL
Mark Kujala - 12/31/08
Terry Ferguson - 12/31/08
Frank Orrell - 12/31/08
Gil Gramson - 12/31/06
Dick Hellberg - 12/31/06
Planning Director: Patrick Wingard
Planning Mtgs: 2nd Wed., 7pm

* Mayor position will be appointed from existing commissioners at the January, 2005 meeting.


Municipality: City of Gearhart
Physical Address: 698 Pacific Way
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 2510
Telephone: 503/738-5501
Fax: 503/738-9385
E-mail: None Listed
Website: Not Currently Active
City Administrator: Dennis McNally
Mayor: Kent Smith - 12/08
City Council Meetings: 1st Wed., 7pm
City Councilors:
Chuck Schluter- 12/06
Ed Tice - 12/08
Dianne Widdop - 12/06
John Pincetich - 12/08
City Planner: Dennis McNally
Planning Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7:30pm


Municipality: City of Seaside
Address: 989 Broadway
Seaside, OR 97138
Telephone: 503/738-5511
Fax: 503/738-5514
Website: cityofseaside.us
City Manager:  Mark Winstanley
E-mail: mwinstanley@cityofseaside.us
City Council Meetings: 2nd & 4th Mondays,  7pm
Mayor: Don Larson - 12/31/06
City Councilors:
Diana Schafer, president - 12/31/06
Larry Haller - 12/31/06
Don McKay - 12/31/06
Tim Tolan - 12/31/07
Don Johnson - 12/31/07
Stubby Lyons - 12/31/07
City Planner: Kevin Cupples (738-7100)
Planning Meetings: 1st Tues., 7pm


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Municipality: City of Cannon Beach
Physical Address: 163 East Gower
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 368
Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110
Telephone: 503/436-1581
Fax: 503/436-2050
E-mail: cityhall@ci.cannon-beach.or.us
Website: ci.cannon-beach.or.us
City Manager: Peggy Coats
Mayor:David S. Rouse - 12/06
City Council Meetings: 1st Tues., 7pm
City Councilors:
Carmen Swigart - 12/06
Tevis Dooley, Jr. - 12/06
Jay Raskin - 12/08
John Williams 12/08
City Planner: Rainmar Bartl
Planning Mtgs: 3rd Thursday, 7pm


Municipality: City of Vernonia
Address: 1001 Bridge Street
Vernonia, OR 97064
Telephone: 503/429-5291
Fax: 503/429-4232
E-mail: cityhall@vernonia-or.gov
Website: vernonia-or.gov
Interim City Admin: Robin Bassett
Mayor: Cindy Ball - 12/04; Sally Harrison 1/05 to 12/06
City Council Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7pm
City Councilors/Commissioners:
Brett Costley - 12/31/06
Shirlee Daughtry - 12/31/06
Randy Parrow - 12/04; 12/08
Glen Purvee - 12/04; Shirley Goodman 12/08
City Planner: Julie Coontz
Planning Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursday, 7pm


Tillamook County, Oregon
Address: 201 Laurel Avenue
Tillamook, Oregon 97141
Telephone: 503/842-3403
Toll Free: 800/488-8280, X3303
Fax: 503/842-1384
E-mail: tjosi@co.tillamook.or.us
Website: co.tillamook.or.us
Board Assistant: Mary Wujcik
County Commission Meetings:
Wednesday, 9am, County Courthouse
Commissioners:
Tim Josi - 12/31/06
Mark Labhart - 12/31/08
Charles Hurliman - 12/31/08
Planning Director: Bill Campbell
Planning Meetings: 2nd Thurs, 7pm


Municipality: City of Manzanita
Physical Address: 543 Laneda Ave.
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 129
Manzanita, Oregon 97130-0129
Telephone: 503/368-5343
Fax: 503/368-4145
E-mail: manzbch@nehalemtel.net
Website: None
City Mgr./Recorder: Jerald P. Taylor
Mayor: Hugh McIsaac - 12/06
City Council Meetings: 1st Wednesday after 1st Monday, 7pm
City Councilors:
Judd Burrow - 12/08
Tom Wilkey - 12/08
Byron Thompson - 12/06
Brian Bressler - 12/06
City Planner: Jerald P. Taylor
Planning Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7pm


Municipality: City of Nehalem
Physical Address: 35900 8th Street
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 143
Nehalem, Oregon 97131
Telephone: 503/368-5627
Fax: 503/368-4175
E-mail: nehalemch@nehalemtel.net
Website: None Listed
City Mgr/Admin.: Michael Nitzsche
Mayor: Shirley Kalkhoven - 12/31/2006
City Council Meets: 2nd Mon., 7:30 pm
City Councilors:
Dale Stockton - 12/31/08
Robert DuMoulin - 12/31/06
Bill L. Dillard, Jr.  - 12/31/06
Daniel L. Modrell - 12/31/08
City Planner: Mark C. Barnes
Planning Meetings: 4th Wed., 7:30 pm


Municipality: City of Wheeler
Physical Address: 775 Nehalem Blvd. (U.S. Highway 101)
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 177
Wheeler, Oregon 97147
Telephone: 503/368-5767
Fax: 503/368-4273
E-mail: cityofwheeler@nehalemtel.net
Website: None Listed
City Mgr./Admin.: John Williams
Mayor: Richard Hendricks - 12/31/08
City Council Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7pm, Nehalem Bay Health District Conference Room, 278 Rowe Street
City Councilors:
Stan Strange - 12/31/06
Jim Neilson - 12/31/06
Virgil Staben - 12/31/08
Juana Del Handy - 12/31/08
Paul Russo - 12/31/08
City Planner: Sabrina Norberg
Planning Meetings: 1st Thurs., 7pm


Municipality: City of Rockaway Beach
Physical Address: 142 S Highway 101
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 5
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Telephone: 503/355-2291
Fax: 503/ 355-8221
E-mail: rbeach@pacifier.com
Website: rockawaybeach-or.com
Mayor:  Lisa Phipps - 12/31/06
City Council Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7pm
City Councilors:
Dave May - 12/31/06
Ruth Daugherty - 12/31/08
Ray McFarlane, President - 12/31/06
Terry Watts - 12/31/08
Louann Swanson - 12/31/06
City Planner:  Sabrina Norberg
Planning Meetings: 4th Tues., 6pm

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Municipality: City of Garibaldi
Physical Address: 107 6th Street
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 708
Garibaldi, Oregon 97118
Telephone: 503/322-3327
Fax: 503/322-3737
E-mail: garibaldi.city@tillanet.com
Website: None Yet
City Admin.: Kevin Greenwood
City Recorder: John O’Leary
City Council Meets: 3rd Mon., 7pm#
Mayor Everett Brown - 12/31/08
City Councilors:
Jerry Bartollomucci -12/31/06
Terry Kandle - 12/31/08
Joseph L. “Toby” Taylor - 12/31/06
Suzene McCarthy - 12/31/08
City Planner: Dale Jordan
Planning Meetings: 4th Mon., 7pm#


Municipality: City of Bay City
Physical Address: 5525 B. Street
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 3309
Bay City, Oregon 97107
Telephone: 503/377-2288
Fax: 503/377-4044
E-mail: cityhall@wbrgalaxy.com
Website: ci.bay-city.or.us
City Recorder: Linda Dvorak
Mayor: Shaena Peterson - 12/31/08
City Council Mtgs: 2nd Tues, 7:30 pm
City Councilors:
Pat Vining - 12/31/06
Teresa Gaffney - 12/31/08
John Gettman - 12/31/08
Sharon Stafford -12/31/08
Kevin Bennett - 12/31/06
Gary Dennison, Pres. - 12/31/06
City Planner: Sabrina Norbert
Planning Meetings: 3rd Tues., 6pm


Municipality: City of Tillamook
Address: 210 Laurel Avenue,
Tillamook, OR 97141
Telephone: 503/842-2472
Fax: 503/842-3445
E-mail: mgervasi@tillamookor.gov
Website: tillamookor.gov
City Manager: Mark Gervasi
Mayor: Robert McPheeters -12/06
City Council Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30pm
City Councilors:
Joe Martin - 12/31/08
Carolyn Decker - 12/31/06
Suzanne Weber - 12/31/08
Susie Coughlin - 12/31/06
Jerry Cherry - 12/31/08
Doug Henson - 12/31/06
City Planner: David Mattison
Planning Meetings: 1st Thurs., 7pm

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