The November Town Hall meeting of the Villages at Mt. Hood is slated for 6 to
8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, at The Resort at The Mountain. Topping the agenda
is the public election for two open seats on the Board of Directors.

One seat is occupied temporarily by candidate Gina Royall, who has been
serving as an interim member, while local business owner Ben Bliesner has
applied for the second open position, according to Board Chair George Wilson.

“Ben was raised on Mount Hood, and has donated a tremendous amount of his
time and skills to the development of the CAD presentation for our proposed
Mt. Hood Villages Community Park,” Wilson wrote in an email to The MT. “He
also used to be a local teacher, and is now a current member of the Portland
Mountain Rescue Team.”

Bliesner is the owner of Rhododendron Technology, LLC.

Although the Town Hall agenda had not been finalized by press time, one of
the items up for discussion is a change of name for the Villages at Mt. Hood
Board of Directors.

Wilson noted in his email that the change has been brought about by a “rogue
website” by the same name and due to the confusion the Villages Board is
proposing “Mt. Hood Villages Board of Directors” going forward, and has
secured the domain @mthoodvillagesBOD.org for future correspondence.
Also on the agenda is an update on the proposed Mt. Hood Villages
Community Park.

Current board members include: Wilson, Chair; Marilan Anderson, Vice-Chair;
Joe Mazzara, Treasurer; Rob Bruce, Secretary; Carol Burk, member; Royall,
interim member; and Bliesner, candidate.