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Wheeler holds candidate forum for city manager; candidates discuss downtown marketing, waterfront development and budgeting
Summary
Two candidates — Meredith Richardson and Maddie, Wheeler finance manager and interim city manager — spoke at a public forum focused on downtown economic development, waterfront rules and the city’s budget constraints. No formal vote or hiring decision occurred at the meeting.
Meredith Richardson, a candidate for Wheeler city manager, and Maddie, the city’s finance manager and interim city manager, appeared at a public candidate forum to answer questions about economic development, waterfront decision-making and the city budget.
Richardson described a professional background in mediation and law and said she works as a career-transition specialist with Job Corps programs and has worked with the Tillamook Small Business Development Center. "I helped over 1,500 people to resolve their conflicts successfully," she said, citing experience in mediation and facilitation techniques she said she would use to engage the community. Richardson said she has not worked on grants but has experience with fundraising.
The forum’s nut graf: the candidates were pressed on how they would bring revenue and visitors to Wheeler…
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