Mayor Sandra Baggett will fight to hold onto her seat against John Nuber, a write-in candidate for mayor.
Sandra Baggett
“It seems like I just got started and it’s time to go again,” she said of the race. “It takes awhile to get grounded with what you’re trying to accomplish, learning the ropes. I want to keep at it.”
Working on getting Scio’s new library is tops on Baggett’s to-do list. “And updating Scio’s comprehensive plan,” she added. “I want to enhance Scio, not make a lot of changes.”
Baggett places great importance on getting “everything to work together” for the city and its residents.
John Nuber
Nuber’s goal is to bring all groups, volunteers and others together to help the community. “I want to work for unity in Scio,” he said. “We have a lot of great people here – more volunteers than we even need sometimes. That’s good for a community. If we can get them all together and organized, that’s even better.”
He promises to be visible in the community, talking to people about their concerns. “The mayor in a small community is more of a liaison between the residents and the city council,” Nuber said. “I’m more of a shake your hand and talk to you type of person.”
Carolyn Nunn
Running unopposed for her council seat is Carolyn Nunn, a longtime Scio resident with three grown children, 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one on the way. After she retired from office management, she sought to give back to her community by running for city council. This will be her fourth term as city councilor.
Terise McDaniel
Terise McDaniel is running unopposed for the seat vacated by May Garland, who is not seeking re-election. McDaniel, owner and operator of Terise’s Hair Design for 13 years, has lived in the Scio area for 23 years, two in town. She and her husband, Warren, have two children, Rheann, 8 and Gary, 5.
“I’d love to see Scio get a chamber of commerce,” said McDaniel, a former budget-committee member and now on the planning commission. “And I want to see the new library built in my time.”
Thomas McDaniel
Thomas McDaniel, who was recently appointed to fill out Chadd Weaver’s seat after he resigned at the last council session, will run against Michael Harbison for the next term.
McDaniel, 36, grew up in Scio and has family inthe area. He is a descendant of John Crabtree, a Scio-area pioneer. A graduate of Oregon State University, he was a manager of global services for a high-tech agency for eight years, and is now working for the federal government. He and his wife, Christina, have a daughter, Ella, 1.
“I have always been interested in politics, and I just really love Scio,” said McDaniel, who has served on the city’s budget committee for the last two years and as a planning commissioner.
McDaniel is interested in “putting Scio where it needs to be.” He wants to make sure that the council’s decisions match the wants of Scio citizens. “I’m heavily invested in the community,” he said. “It’s incumbent upon me to really make the right decisions. I hope to bring a little something different to the mix – and show the younger members of the community that they can be involved, get their voices heard.”
Mike Harbison
Mike Harbison was born in Scio and has one son. He is a journeyman plumber and has owned his own business in Scio for 30 years. A city councilor for 10 years, he has also served on the budget committee.
“I want to try to keep Scio, Scio,” he said. “I want to keep things on the up and up, out in the open. I want to let the public know what’s going on in town.”
Key issues for the new council will be site-selection for the new library, addressing water and sewer fund needs, increases to employee salaries, fuel and maintenance costs, and the status of the new Thomas Creek Estates subdivision.
