Pat in the News

Riggs-Henson would improve the way business is done in Lane Co.
Letter to the Editor
The Springfield Times | 04/23/10

To the Editor:

I would like to recommend that you vote for Pat Riggs-Henson for Lane County Commissioner when the ballots arrive in your mailbox shortly.

I have known Pat for quite some years during which I have had the pleasure of working with her as a member of LCC’s budget committee while Pat was LCC’s Chair of their Board. I was impressed that she made sure that everyone got a chance to express their views while maintating a sense of comity and civility during the discussions.

The discussions which occur during the meeting of the Lane County Board of Commissioners are often marked by the lack of comity and reduces the efficiency with which they conduct the County’s business. I believe that Pat Riggs-Henson, if elected, would restore some of this missing comity and improve the way in which the Board conducts the business of citizens of Lane County.

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of working with Pat, I would suggest that you read the R-G 10/25/09 edition which contains a profile of Pat when she was selected as the United Way of Lane County’s Volunteer of the Month in the category of education. Pat was also profiled in the 7/31/09 edition of the SPRINGFIELD TIMES

Dennis Shine,
Springfield