By Thomas N. Tillotson
To be frank, I have been increasingly appalled by the statements made by District 3 County Commissioner Samson opposing Balsams developer Les Otten’s efforts to reopen the Balsams but have remained silent out of respect for the rational citizens of Coos County who, I felt, did not need my input to see through his irrational reasons to oppose rational measures that we, as a county, could take to get a viable Balsams redevelopment going. However, his invocation of my Dad, Neil Tillotson’s name, as support for his vendetta against Mr. Otten has taken his public statements beyond where I can remain silent.
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