To The Editor,

I am normally no fan of recalls; however, I feel there are ample reasons for removing Commissioner Hall from office at this time.

As a registered Democrat, I have voted and supported Commissioner Hall for many years and believe she has done a lot of good things for this county while serving.

There have been several disturbing things and decisions she has made recently that I believe warrant recall. These consist of bullying two consecutive Lincoln County DA’s which were both elected by wide margins in their respective elections. One has since resigned to take another job after finding it impossible to work with the Board and our current DA, Jenna Wallace, seems unable to even be allowed to appear before the Board at regular meetings to speak about her concerns over inadequate staffing in her office.

The whole issue going on with Commissioner Miller looks like a power play to simply muffle him because he has different opinions on how some things should be handled by the Commissioners. This very point, I might add, has now been taken up in a unanimous vote by OGEC to look into violations by Commissioner Hall.

A decision by Hall to shut down public comments at regular Commission meetings is right out of the playbook or our current President. Elected officials should be more than willing to hear from their constituents in public. Make no mistake this recall is not a right-wing extremist (MAGA) effort to bring down Hall for their own selfish reasons. This is simply about abuse of power in public office. Lincoln County deserves better.

Get the facts and vote “YES” to recall Commissioner Hall.

Ken Doerfler Jr
Newport