Metro Councilor Bob Stacey announced Thursday that he will resign his seat Oct. 15. Shortly after being elected to the Metro Council in 2012, Stacey was diagnosed with meningioma, which causes tumors to grow in and around the skull. “Bob is a titan of Oregon’s land conservation movement,” said Metro Council President Lynn Peterson. In 2010, he ran for Metro Council President, losing by 0.25 percent – 1,003 votes out of 397,033 cast – to Tom Hughes. “He is wicked smart, articulate, and passionate about finding ways of doing the right thing.”The Metro Council will have until Jan. 13, 2022 to appoint Stacey’s successor.

Source: MetroXpress September 16, 2021 21:22 UTC