REDMOND,OR -- A candidate forum for Deschutes County Commissioner on Tuesday in Redmond featured Incumbent Patty Adair facing off with Challenger Morgan Schmidt.

Adair has a priority for allocating the County’s Budget, “I want to get some workforce housing. We just dropped a pilot project for over 300 single wide homes. People that work in Deschutes County. They need to be able to live in Deschutes County.”

Schmidt wants to look at how Deschutes County can benefit with its growth, “I understand that money that goes out has to match money that comes in. That’s pretty foundational. And we need to look at what it means to invest in our growing county. Not keep decreasing services.”

Schmidt gave her thoughts on working with county staff, “whether that’s health services or behavioral health we need to be listening to those professionals. Especially when that’s not what we might be experts in.”

Adair agreed listening to staff is key, “it’s very important to always think: both sides of the issue. What does the staff think, what are they saying they need?”

Affordable Housing, Land and Water Use, and Public Health were among other Issues discussed.

Voter Pamphlets and Ballots will arrive later this month.