News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Those include difficulties with balance, impaired hearing, and, "my thinking is slower, although sound. So I have these and other limitations and I don't believe I can do the kind of job for the citizens of this wonderful county that they expect and should demand..." Slaughter wrote.
Slaughter told The Nugget that the decision was not an easy one, but he sat "over at he coast with the rains rolling in and just decided not to run. There are other things I would rather be doing."
He listed a number of projects he had been involved with that were accomplished during his term in office, including the new jail, improved Community Development Department operations and a solid waste program "that is now well-managed and going in the right direction."
He said there are other matters with which he hopes to remain involved, including water issues, revising the structure of county government through a "home rule" charter and "carrying on my craft of building fine furniture."
According to Deschutes County Clerk Suzie Penhollow, three Republicans have filed for Slaughter's position, including Bend teacher Sherry Christofferson, retired farmer Don Young of Terrebonne and Linda Swearingen, Redmond Chamber of Commerce executive director and former mayor of Sisters.
Bend City Councilman Tom DeWolf, an independent, says he has not yet made up his mind whether to run for Slaughter's seat. No Democrats have filed.
Penhollow said the deadline for filing is March 12 for the May 21 primary election, with the general election set for November 5.
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