City Council candidate · City of Lake Oswego · November 3, 2026
Neil Tunmore
Retired Intel executive.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: We must make responsible decisions, strengthening our community today & wisely preparing for our future.
Pamphlet p. 31
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 31 ↗Skipped the unpunctuated “PERSONAL:” line and the “RESPECTING OUR PAST. SHAPING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER” slogan; the ampersand is the candidate’s. 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 wordsEmphasizes capital-project discipline, neighborhood character and long-term infrastructure planning.
- Keep major capital projects on schedule and budget.
- Improve safe routes near schools.
- Implement state requirements in ways consistent with local building standards.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe puts project discipline and local discretion at the center; the city must still meet state housing law, and how his standards would differ from the mandates is not spelled out.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Mandates, local standards- What
- Said: Would implement state housing mandates in ways that conform to Lake Oswego’s building standards and keep neighborhood character.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Your bills and taxes
Projects on budget- What
- Said: Would spend tax dollars only where they add value and manage the money for the North Anchor, fire station, sewer plant and library so they land on budget and on time.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Safer school routes- What
- Said: Would make walking routes and intersections around schools safer and plan ahead for population growth, more cars and new transportation technology.
- How
- Said: Replace grass with turf on public sports fields to increase usability in winter.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Neil Tunmore is on record on 5, with 1 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findKeep 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.
Raise sewer bills 28% at once in July 2027, or 8% a year for ten years, to pay for the $370 million wastewater plant?
Said: Names the sewer treatment facility among the projects he would manage so they land on budget and on time; whether to raise sewer bills 28% at once or 8% a year is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
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: Names “the new library” among the projects to keep on budget and on time; a larger 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: Says Salem oversteps with housing mandates and the city should manage the state’s orders to conform to Lake Oswego’s building standards and keep neighborhood character; which land takes the 4,850 homes is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Give the North Anchor developer until March 2027 to finance an 88-room hotel, or pivot that downtown parcel to another use?
Said: Names North Anchor among the projects to keep on budget and on time; the hotel deadline is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Fund the next five school-pathway projects, about $3.75–4.5 million, including two the First Addition neighborhood opposed?
Said: Would keep identifying pathways and intersections around schools to create safer ways to walk; the five recommended projects are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which local standards would you retain or change while meeting state housing requirements?
Sources (3)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 47Candidate 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 31Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Tunmore · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.