Mayor’s Empty Rhetoric

In the June 29, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, Eugene resident Brian Weaver letter:

I was quite surprised yet baffled to read Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis’ guest viewpoint (“Do More,” June 22).

My surprise was that the mayor’s viewpoint came out of the blue and seemed to be a defensive reaction to the pending ballot initiative for a publicly elected city auditor, although she was careful not to make any such reference. And, if she is as enthusiastic as she sounded, she could have attended the Gary Blackmer independent city auditor presentation, which was held at the library several weeks ago. …

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