How You Can Help

1. Sign the Petition (click here)

2. Email the city council members and mayor

Email the city council members and tell them what you think.  Please be polite, professional, and respectful.  We know emotions are running high, and being passionate about your community is a good thing, but please keep it polite and professional with the council members and mayor. 

Your email can be as simple as "please stop more chain stores from coming to La Pine," or let them know why you think it needs to be stopped.  Their email addresses are:

• Mayor Daniel Richer: dricher@lapineoregon.gov

• Council Member Mike Shields: mshields@lapineoregon.gov

• Council Member Cathi Van Damme: cvandamme@lapineoregon.gov

• Council Member Courtney Ignazzitto: cignazzitto@lapineoregon.gov

• Council Member Karen Morse: kmorse@lapineoregon.gov

• City Manager Geoff Wullschlager: gwullschlager@lapineoregon.gov

Copy/paste all of them in to the To line of your email:
dricher@lapineoregon.gov, mshields@lapineoregon.gov, cvandamme@lapineoregon.gov, cignazzitto@lapineoregon.gov, kmorse@lapineoregon.gov, gwullschlager@lapineoregon.gov

3. Come to the next city council meeting

The next city council meeting is Wednesday, June 14th 2023 at 5:30pm at City Hall.  You can sign up to give public comment when you arrive, and then speak for up to 3 minutes.  Come let the city councilors and mayor know what you think.  Please keep your comments polite, professional, and respectful.

4. Share on Facebook and Social Media

Share the link to this website and the petition on your Facebook and social media.

5. Spread the word

Talk about what's going on to your family, friends, and anybody who will listen.