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Gorge Commission votes to replace 'live, work, play' homepage language with statutory purposes
Summary
The Columbia River Gorge Commission voted 9–0 to remove a "live, work, play" statement from its website landing page and replace it with the purposes listed in Section 3 of the Columbia River National Scenic Area Act.
The Columbia River Gorge Commission voted unanimously at its April meeting to remove a "live, work, play" line from the agency's website landing page and replace it with the two purposes found in Section 3 of the Columbia River National Scenic Area Act. Chair Mills moved the change and Commissioner Reynolds seconded the motion; the roll call vote was 9–0 in favor.
Why it matters: commissioners' discussion and the communications committee’s earlier work framed the change as aligning the agency’s public-facing language with the statute that authorizes and defines the Scenic Area. Commissioners said the move was a deliberate, measured step to clarify the commission’s statutory purpose.
Motion and vote
Chair Mills read the motion to "remove the live, work, play statement from the commission's website landing page and replace it with 2 purposes of the Columbia River National Scenic Area Act, Section 3" (motion text provided at the meeting). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Reynolds. Connie (staff) conducted a roll-call vote: Commissioners Reynolds, Thompson, Weisfeld, Aldridge, Bridal Bissell, Fowler, Liberty, Meninek and Chair Mills voted yes. Commissioner Johnson and Commissioner Miller were absent. The chair said staff would update the website immediately.
Committee context and implementation
Commissioners said the communications committee had discussed replacing the phrasing during earlier meetings and that members of the committee supported the change. Commissioner Weisfeld, who chairs communications, confirmed the committee had discussed the item and that the committee supported the substitution of the statutory text. Chair Mills said staff would post the statutory purposes on the landing page immediately rather than waiting for the full website redesign.
Outcome
The motion passed 9 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate language and placement with the communications committee, and staff said they would upload the replacement text promptly.
