Springfield City Club regularly holds programs on the first and third Thursday of each month (although there may be occasional adjustments). All programs are open to the public. Admission is free for members. There is a suggested donation of $5 for non-members. No need to register in advance. Just show up. The Hilton Garden Inn always offers a lunch for $13.
November 14 — Commissioner Joe Berney
Joe Berney, the County Commissioner representing Springfield, will reflect on his first year serving on the Board of County Commissioners
December 5 — Impeachment: Political Shenanigans or Constitutional Remedy
The Congress seems consumed by the possibility of an impeachment proceeding directed against the President of the United States. Stuart Chinn, from the University of Oregon law School, will present an objective assessment of the nature an purpose of impeachment as laid out in the U.S. Constitution. Stuart Chinn writes and teaches on constitutional law, legislation, and legal and political…
December 19 — Managing the Oregon and California Forest Lands
For many years, counties in Oregon received significant revenuefrom the federal government on account of lands owned by the federal governmentand managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This money was consideredcompensation for the fact that a large amount of timber land was not subject toproperty taxes. These lands (the Oregon & California Forest, have been thesubject of controversy, particularly…