Mr. Doyle, you have been in the news much lately dealing with your recent push to bring the Portland Beavers to Beaverton. Even though the Biggi family are friends of mine I must say that I disagree with their position and would love to see the added business traffic by a baseball stadium in Beaverton. I truly feel that it would be a major step towards turning us from merely a suburb to a rising city on the West Side. Of course I do have some worries about cost overruns and other logistical issues but feel that the idea is a good one. I also feel that your experience will allow you to make the tough decisions to make this proposal happen. I am a firm believer that these sort of projects can be watershed moments for communities, and at this point in time when so many industries are struggling I feel that this sort of infrastructure could allow Beaverton to buck the trend of cities driving themselves deeper into financial issues.
Unfortunately another of your positions deeply bothers me. You are listed as a supporting member of the group "mayors against illegal guns" as I hope you know this groups name is incredibly misleading. This group has taken positions against such key issues as Concealed Carry and inter-state reciprocity. Including the recent Thune amendment which would have made my Oregon CHL on par with a drivers license. While your intent may have been to take a political stance against the issue of gun trafficking what you have done instead is damaged your reputation with the proud gun owners of Beaverton. As I am sure you are aware, you are one of only 2 mayors in Oregon on the list, the other being Mayor Piercy from Eugene. I urge you to rethink your position and hopefully have yourself removed from the list. Since the list does not provide individual reason and only a list of names, if you feel that you have a sold reason for being a part of this group I would gladly read your reply.
I would also like to add that I was a strong supporter of you in your recent election mostly because of your friendship with my Mother, and your work on the city council. However it would be extremely difficult for me to support anyone who was a member of such an anti gun group. If you maintain anti-gun positions I will be forced to support another candidate when you come up for re-election.
Sincerely,
