For Immediate Release:
August 14, 2019

Important Notice: Response to the Malheur Enterprise
As Director of Economic Development for Malheur County, I have been assigned the
responsibility of Malheur County Enterprise Zone Manager. In this capacity, I am
responsible, within the parameters of the law, to determine and negotiate for the allowance
of property tax exemptions in the zone. While we wish all could qualify, that is not the case.
Unfortunately, retail and service sector businesses are not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
Tax Incentive.
Despite the reporting from the Malheur Enterprise, records will demonstrate that a preapplication for Bluebird Express Car Wash was never approved nor signed.
Finally, over the last six months as me and my staff have been subjected to endless phone
calls, hostile emails at all hours of the day and unwelcome office visits, I have grown
increasingly confused with the Malheur Enterprise’s obsession with our county’s economic
development department. We do good work in Malheur County. We help businesses thrive
and assist in providing Oregonians with new opportunities for employment. It’s
unfortunate that the Enterprise’s months-long vendetta against our office seems to have no
end in sight, but we will continue to do the work we have been hired to do with the highest
professional and ethical standards.
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