Volunteer says local officials are inclusive

To The Eagle:

My views, opinions or motives have never been questioned, vetted nor suspected regarding my interests in volunteering with local community groups. I have asked to participate on some working committees and have been welcomed. I am always impressed with the faithfulness and commitment of leaders to be inclusive and dedicated to their respective causes.

I know information is disseminated a variety of ways, particularly at the county level via the Wahkiakum County website and in The Eagle.

With just a call to most community service organizations, your name can be added to their email lists. Notices of meetings, public hearings--whatever your interests--are rarely lost unless, as is often my case, I simply haven't read the paper!

Happily, this is Cathlamet, WA! We do not have to wade through the New York Times, the New Orleans Times-Picayune or Seattle Times to find information related to issues we care about. If you have a concern, want to support a cause, participate in your community, read the paper, call a county office or the Chamber of Commerce. Let someone know you want to participate, then do.

You may not like the outcome of your efforts, but you will find a consciously democratic structure built on openness and fairness to deliberate your concerns within, or, you may like the outcome of your work and that of your committee.

I send thanks to the community members, volunteers, elected officials and professionals, present and future, who actively support and attempt to do what is right for beautiful Wahkiakum County.

Sue Garn

Cathlamet