My concern about the representation of Springfield is growing, after Lane County Administrator Steve Mokrohisky recently criticized Lane County Commissioner David Loveall’s “pattern of disregard for others that is escalating and increasingly impacting employees and taxpayers.”
Loveall, elected in November 2022 with a lead of just 98 votes — less than 1% of the nearly 14,800 ballots cast in that race, has faced controversy after controversy since taking office almost three years ago.
From costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle a hostile work environment complaint from the former county attorney, to allegations he and other commissioners used underhanded maneuvers to approve underqualified and overpriced county-contracted vendors, to simply not being able to follow basic workplace policies against bringing pets and firearms into the county admin building – this flagrant unprofessionalism makes him unfit to serve in public office…