CORVALLIS, Ore. — Benton County Commissioner Gabe Shepherd has announced a schedule of summer town halls throughout the county. Eight meetings have been scheduled for July and August. Each hour-long town hall will give community members an opportunity to get to hear about County progress over the past year, ask questions and voice concerns.
Commissioner Shepherd invites the public to join him at any of the following meetings:
- Wednesday, July 1, 5:00 p.m. at Corvallis Community Center
- Saturday, July 11, 11:30 a.m. at Alsea Community Library
- Saturday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. at Summit Grange Hall
- Saturday, July 25, 3:30 p.m. at Philomath Museum
- Sunday, July 26, 11:30 a.m. at Adair County Park
- Sunday, July 26, 3:30 p.m. at North Albany Park
- Saturday, August 8, 11:30 a.m. at Kepi Nak-Nak Café in Monroe
- Saturday, August 8, 3:30 p.m. at Alpine Community Center
Mayors and other elected leaders will join Commissioner Shepherd for several of the town halls – a demonstration of the County’s philosophy that our communities are best served when the County and cities work together.
“The best way to find out what folks in Benton County need is to go to where people live, work, and play and listen to them,” said Shepherd…