Councilor

ANTONIA JENKINS

OCCUPATION: Housewife; Artist

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Advertising Layout and Paste-up, Silverton Appeal-Tribune, 1979-1984; Director, Silverton Food Bank and Community Aid, 1987-1988; Volunteer, Eugene Field School Arts Program, 1991-1993; Member, Lunaria Cooperative Art Gallery, Silverton, 1994-present

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.A. Fine Art, Mt. Angel College,1973

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Silverton City Councilor and related committees, 1995-present

For the past three, nearly four years, I have served on the Silverton City Council. I have learned a great deal about local government and its role in our community. Under pressures of tax reforms, state rules and regulations, and federal mandates, population growth, and commercial and residential development, the City of Silverton must constantly make complex choices balancing private and public concerns which have tremendous impact on us all. I believe deeply in the value of participating in the political process, and I encourage everyone to do so as much as possible.

As a City Councilor, I listen to everyone who does participate and take their contributions into consideration. I have worked hard to understand all sides of every issue and to make the best possible decisions for all concerned. It is not an easy job, but very rewarding. I hope that I have earned the opportunity to serve as your City Councilor for four more years.