From: Dan Huff
Sent: Fri Jul 14 08:29:54 2017
To: D Palumbo; Rod Lucich
Cc: Leota Childress; Jimmy Thompson; Elizabeth Klein; Glen Boreth; C Dragowsky; K Swigart; Gerald Fisher; Kelly Richardson; Chaunee Seifried; Diana Hadley
Subject: RE: Well, it is Molalla
Importance: Normal
He was discussing people. This person is not an "outsider". Our property
values and average annual income do not reflect a depressed or uneducated
community. This is a mentality or attitude that we need to continue to work
hard to change from the inside.
-----Original Message-----
From: D Palumbo [mailto:dpalumbo@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 3:53 PM
To: Rod Lucich <rlucich@molallapolice.com>
Cc: Leota Childress <lchildress@cityofmolalla.com>; Dan Huff
<dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>; Jimmy Thompson <jthompson@cityofmolalla.com>;
Elizabeth Klein <eklein@cityofmolalla.com>; Glen Boreth
<gboreth@cityofmolalla.com>; C Dragowsky <cdragowsky@cityofmolalla.com>; K
Swigart <kswigart@cityofmolalla.com>; Gerald Fisher
<gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>; Sadie Cramer <cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com>;
Chaunee Seifried <cseifried@cityofmolalla.com>; Diana Hadley
<dhadley@lincc.org>
Subject: RE: Well, it is Molalla
Thank you for preserving standards for is. I am curious, was it in context
of low property values, contradictory code or what do you think was in the
developers mind?
----- Original Message -----
From: Rod Lucich <rlucich@molallapolice.com>
To: Leota Childress <lchildress@cityofmolalla.com>, Dan Huff
<dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
Cc: Jimmy Thompson <jthompson@cityofmolalla.com>, Elizabeth Klein
<eklein@cityofmolalla.com>, Glen Boreth <gboreth@cityofmolalla.com>, C
Dragowsky <cdragowsky@cityofmolalla.com>, D Palumbo
<dpalumbo@cityofmolalla.com>, K Swigart <kswigart@cityofmolalla.com>, Gerald
Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>, Sadie Cramer
<cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com>, Chaunee Seifried
<cseifried@cityofmolalla.com>, Diana Hadley <dhadley@lincc.org>
Sent: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:20:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: Well, it is Molalla
Dan,
Your comments ring true and should be echoed by every employee that works
here. The best interest of our citizens and an overall commitment to an
excellent quality of life is, I believe, the cornerstone for our City moving
forward. It should be offensive to us all when this commitment is
challenged.
Chief Rod Lucich
P.O. Box 248, 117 N. Molalla Ave.
Molalla, OR 97038
503 829 8817 X 238
Fax 503 829 3461
<mailto:rlucich@molallapolice.com> rlucich@molallapolice.com
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From: Leota Childress [mailto:lchildress@cityofmolalla.com]
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Subject: Re: Well, it is Molalla
Well said, Dan. Thank you for standing up for our community. Your commitment
is just one of the things that makes you a strong leader. The truth is that
THIS is Molalla.
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From: "Dan Huff" <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com> >
To: "Jimmy Thompson" <jthompson@cityofmolalla.com
<mailto:jthompson@cityofmolalla.com> >, "Elizabeth Klein"
<eklein@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:eklein@cityofmolalla.com> >, "Leota
Childress" <lchildress@cityofmolalla.com
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<gboreth@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:gboreth@cityofmolalla.com> >, "C
Dragowsky" <cdragowsky@cityofmolalla.com
<mailto:cdragowsky@cityofmolalla.com> >, "D Palumbo"
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Cc: "Rod Lucich" <rlucich@molallapolice.com
<mailto:rlucich@molallapolice.com> >, "Gerald Fisher"
<gfisher@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com> >, "Sadie
Cramer" <cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com>, "Chaunee Seifried"
<cseifried@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:cseifried@cityofmolalla.com> >, "Diana
Hadley" <dhadley@lincc.org <mailto:dhadley@lincc.org> >
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:25:59 AM
Subject: Well, it is Molalla
Mayor and Council – I had a meeting the other day with a property owner who
is trying to put together a development. During the conversation he made
this common statement, “well, it is Molalla”. What I need to tell you all is
that this statement offends and irritates me. I actually believe it should
offend all of us who live and work in Molalla. I don’t get it. 75% of our
working residents commute to work and come home to their community of
Molalla to live and be with their families. More people are choosing to move
here for various reasons. Why would anyone want to move to a community with
a statement of “well, it is Molalla”. They move here because they want to
and they deserve quality just as much as the next community.
The Oregonian printed an article yesterday regarding the 20 cities in Oregon
with the highest crime rate. Molalla was not on the list. We have our issues
here but we are basically a safer community than most. So, if “well, it is
Molalla” means this then I am O.K. with the statement but I don’t believe
that is what it means to the people who make the statement.
I would challenge the ones who make that statement to prove to us that
Molalla does not deserve quality developments that meet standards and land
use regulations. That our children deserve or receive a lower quality of
education. Or, that ODOT shouldn’t repair Main Street/211 and 213 because
“well, it is Molalla”. Offensive.
Interestingly enough, we have residents who are members of just about every
law enforcement agency living here. My physical therapist lives in Molalla.
County employees, teachers, utility workers, State employees, Forest
products, etc. Most of you as City Councilors fall into this category. One
of my hopes is that through the visioning process we can change this mindset
and recognize the good things going on around this community.
Interestingly enough myself as well as my Staff have been accused of being
in the “developers” pockets. Or, recently I am getting rich over all the
development (my wife asked me where all the money is, btw). I challenge
anyone to prove or back up that statement for me or my Staff. We hold people
to standards, fees are paid at the adopted standard rate for all and we do
not make deals. If that means we are in someone’s pocket then so be it. We
take “well, it is Molalla” seriously and expect people to meet the myriad of
requirements that Molalla has had in place for years because we respect the
community and want all new development to do the same.
I believe Molalla has unlimited potential and good things are on the horizon
for this community. We will hold the line, as always, on making sure all of
the work is proper and meets our requirements, because “well, this is
Molalla”.
Dan Huff
City Manager
City of Molalla, Oregon
(503) 829-6855
dhuff@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
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