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Council signals support for continuing sister‑city ties but expects community groups to lead and resists taxpayer‑funded student scholarships
Summary
City Recorder Rachel Thomas said Newberg has two sister‑city relationships (Asago, Japan; Poysdorf, Austria) and asked for council direction on staffing and funding for future exchanges.
City Recorder Rachel Thomas briefed the council on the status of Newberg’s two sister‑city relationships: Asago City, Japan (established about 25 years ago, driven by middle‑school exchanges) and Poysdorf, Austria (established in 2006, with ties to the local wine industry).
Thomas said the Asago relationship has focused on middle‑school student exchanges managed by the school district; there is no formal community organization supporting it. For Poysdorf, she said a local sister‑city organization has handled exchanges and events but recent leadership retirements have left a gap; the city’s portion of…
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