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Tenino council confronts letter-to-editor accusing mayor of "dysfunction"; council asks for evidence
Summary
A letter to the Centralia Chronicle by Councilman Lawton accused Mayor Dave Watterson of poor leadership. Lawton declined to present evidence at the Dec. 9 meeting; other council members urged him to bring any supporting information to the council rather than only to the newspaper.
A public dispute over a letter published in the Centralia Chronicle dominated a portion of the Tenino City Council's Dec. 9 meeting.
Councilmember Jeff (speaker 9) read excerpts of a letter submitted by Councilman Lawton to the Chronicle that sharply criticized Mayor Dave Watterson's performance, saying the city was experiencing "dysfunction, lack of transparency, poor process, disrespect, and lack of leadership." Jeff said those were serious…
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