Letter | City council needs change, vote for Volken

Published 3:01 pm Thursday, October 29, 2015

Martin Volken is running for election to the North Bend City Council in a few weeks’ time. We have three very important issues facing our city, managing development, improving traffic flows and revitalizing our downtown area.

If North Bend is to remain a livable rural city with the character we all enjoy, and if it is to rise to its potential of being the most desirable city to live in on the Eastside, we are going to need some radical changes on the city council.

Martin Volken has run two successful businesses in North Bend for the last 18 years, he understands the issues, the opportunities and the challenges that are upon us. Martin is extremely smart, experienced and financially savvy.

He understands the critical need for an explicit vision for the city’s future. He understands the need to communicate effectively with developers, investors, businesses and the community.

He will be instrumental in developing a strategic plan to realize the vision and he will help drive the implementation of that plan.

Martin will not allow uncontrolled urban sprawl, a stagnant downtown or inadequate transportation infrastructure. He is the best candidate for this position, I encourage you all to vote for him.

Geoff Doy

North Bend