To the editor:
Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell is an exemplary public servant – deeply informed, collaborative, compassionate, experienced and dedicated.
Mary Faith has our enthusiastic support as she seeks reelection to a position on the County Commission.
We have observed and benefited from Commissioner Bell’s extensive understanding of critical issues in Tillamook County, including the importance of rural health and senior care and community level emergency preparedness.
Mary Faith has been a strong proponent for developing a nursing program at Tillamook Bay Community College, where she also served on the college board. Given her perspective on local health care issues Mary Faith understands that creating opportunities for local students to pursue health care careers close to home is critical to staffing local health care facilities. Her support for the Nehalem Bay Health District is very much appreciated.
The Commissioner has also been a strong advocate for preparedness and resiliency efforts in the county, including the work of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay.
It is essential that our county commission continue to have the service of dedicated, informed and engaged leaders like Commissioner Mary Faith Bell.
Please join us in supporting her in the May 19 primary election. She deserves to be reelected. We are lucky to have her in an important position of leadership in Tillamook County.
Sincerely,
Trish and Marc Johnson
Neahkahnie