City Council candidate · City of Lake Oswego · November 3, 2026
Heather Ramsey
Executive coach and local chamber-board chair.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: We moved to Lake Oswego for the schools and stayed for the community.
Pamphlet p. 32
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 32 ↗Skipped the run-in “Personal:” label that precedes this sentence. Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsSupports business development, reliable capital-project delivery and growth that preserves valued community features.
- Keep infrastructure projects on budget and schedule.
- Balance housing requirements with local needs.
- Protect parks and waterways and support emergency readiness.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHer program stresses delivery and balance; the specific housing and budget choices behind those words are not yet detailed.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Balance state mandates- What
- Said: Would balance state housing mandates with local needs while preserving the community’s character.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Police, fire, preparedness- What
- Said: Would support police, fire and emergency preparedness so residents feel secure.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Projects on time, budget- What
- Said: Would keep infrastructure improvements on time and on budget and guide fiscally responsible plans for the Foothills, the library and other major efforts.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Parks and waterways- What
- Said: Would safeguard parks and waterways through committed environmental stewardship.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Heather Ramsey is on record on 2, with 4 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findRaise sewer bills 28% at once in July 2027, or 8% a year for ten years, to pay for the $370 million wastewater plant?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the new rule that new homes retain 45% of large trees or pay $300–$400 an inch?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Give the North Anchor developer until March 2027 to finance an 88-room hotel, or pivot that downtown parcel to another use?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund the next five school-pathway projects, about $3.75–4.5 million, including two the First Addition neighborhood opposed?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Build a new 50,000–70,000-square-foot library on a larger west-side site and sell the current one, or repair the 1983 building?
Said: Would guide fiscally responsible, sustainable, community-driven visions for the Foothills, the library and other major efforts; a new site versus repair is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Where should Lake Oswego put the 4,850 homes the state now expects: rezoned office land like Kruse Way and Foothills, or also inside single-family neighborhoods?
Said: Would balance state housing mandates with local needs while preserving the community’s character; where the 4,850 homes should go is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
What would you change when housing goals conflict with existing neighborhood preferences?
Sources (3)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 48Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 32Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Ramsey · home pageCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.