Oregon Record
Independence
SC

Shannon Corr

City Councilor (Position 1)2023-01-10–2026-12-01 (oath of office administered January 10 2023 per City Council minutes of that date [read]; month-level end: December 2026 per City 2024 election page [terms begin January 1, four-year councilor terms, positions 1 2 4 on the 2026 ballot])

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
8
Total speaking time
24:41
Avg per meeting
3:05
Segments
368

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Top issues during term (20)

critical→Jan 2026[36]

Park closures and the Community Services and Parks Fee referendum

New fees would cost households about $19.65 a month combined, while the public safety fee drops from $17 to $10.

high↑Apr 2026[30]

Museum and Sports Park Sales

Proceeds are expected to help rebuild the city's low General Fund contingency reserves.

critical↑Jan 2026[28]

Summer reading and youth programs

No direct cost — the printer and materials were donated.

high→Apr 2026[22]

In-House City Attorney Cost Comparison

Unknown pending the multi-year legal cost comparison staff was asked to prepare.

high↓Apr 2026[20]

Urban Renewal Agency performance and debt

About $1.6 million budgeted for next year, nearly all of it covering debt payments funded by tax increment.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Downtown Parking Management

Most ideas are cheap — paint and a few signs — but enforcement would require adding duties to existing staff.

medium↓Feb 2026[19]

Historic district application review process

Future grant applications could fund study of the Camp Adair housing connection, but no spending was decided.

critical↓Jan 2026[18]

City Debt and Structural Budget Deficit

About $5 million in URA debt constrains the general fund; URA payments to the general fund climb from ~$200,000/year to $575,000 by FY2030.

critical↓Jan 2026[15]

Potential closure of library, museum, and parks

The city is pulling apart the adopted budget; rolling back the fee leaves roughly $220,000 in contingency versus the ~$1 million expected, and even if the fee survives, about $500,000 in revenue may be lost.

critical↑Sep 2026[15]

Liability, recreational immunity, and the fencing decision

Park closure savings and insurance numbers aren't yet public — councilors demanded those figures before reopening decisions.

medium↓Jun 2026[14]

Habitat for Humanity Seventh Street infrastructure grant

No city match; Habitat would manage most of the work if funded.

high↑Jun 2026[14]

Electric scooter and helmet safety for youth

Towing, training, and possible future code work cost staff time and money, but no specific figure was given.

medium↑Jan 2026[13]

Board and Commission Vacancies and Quorum Problems

high↓Feb 2026[13]

CDBG Grant for 10 Affordable Homes with Habitat for Humanity

Minimal fiscal impact to the City, which serves only as fiscal agent and submits state reporting.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

City Ordinance Updates

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Urban design principles and downtown character

critical↓May 2026[11]

Referendum scope and public safety fee

The difference is over $400 a year on a $400,000 home: $638 under the failed levy versus $236 under the proposed fee.

medium↑Apr 2026[11]

Monmouth-Independence Trolley Agreement and Commissions Ordinance

Operating costs are a challenge; the 30-minute service option could roughly halve costs.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Corvallis Road Waterline Project Completion

Funded by congressionally directed funding, so no direct local cost was mentioned.

low↑Feb 2026[11]

Circulation and fees policy review — CARE card removal

No direct cost change for patrons; the amendment simply aligns the policy with current CCRLS card types.

Decisions during term (191)

Recorded while Corr was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved4-0Nov 2, 2026

Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes (09/18/2026)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Approval of Minutes — Regular Meeting 10/13/2026

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Liquor License Application: Independence Liquor Store (Gilbert)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution 26-1665 — Declaring Independence Sports Park Surplus Property

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution 26-1666 — Authorizing Sale of Sports Park to Capital Football Club

approvedOct 26, 2026

Approval of September 28, 2026 meeting minutes

approvedOct 26, 2026

Strike CARE card references from circulation/fees policy

approvedOct 21, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes

approvedOct 21, 2026

Adjournment

tabledOct 15, 2026

Approval of August 20, 2026 meeting minutes

approved3-1Oct 15, 2026

Recommendation to council: find a path to reopen parks regardless of referendum outcome

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 13, 2026

Approval of Minutes: Work Session and Regular Meeting 09/22/2026

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 13, 2026

Liquor License Application, Change of Ownership: Grocery Outlet

tabledOct 13, 2026

Intergovernmental Agreement, Monmouth-Independence Trolley

tabledOct 13, 2026

Proposed Ordinance #1642: Monmouth-Independence Trolley Operations and Advisory Commissions

approvedSep 28, 2026

Approval of June 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes

approvedSep 28, 2026

Election of Board Chair

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026

Approval of Minutes from September 8, 2026 Meetings (as amended)

approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 22, 2026

Resolution 26-1663 — Declaring Museum Building Surplus Property

approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 22, 2026

Resolution 26-1664 — Approving Sale of Museum Building for $750,000

Voting record (121)

121 yes0 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Approval of Minutes — Regular Meeting 10/13/2026

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Liquor License Application: Independence Liquor Store (Gilbert)

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Resolution 26-1665 — Declaring Independence Sports Park Surplus Property

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Resolution 26-1666 — Authorizing Sale of Sports Park to Capital Football Club

Excited about what the sale will bring to the community

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

approve the minutes for the regular meeting and council meeting for September 22, 2026, as submitted

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

recommend approval of the above liquor license request

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Approval of Minutes: Work Session and Regular Meeting 09/22/2026

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Liquor License Application, Change of Ownership: Grocery Outlet

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approval of Minutes from September 8, 2026 Meetings (as amended)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution 26-1663 — Declaring Museum Building Surplus Property

The museum is the spirit of the collection, and that will live on.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution 26-1664 — Approving Sale of Museum Building for $750,000

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

approve resolution #26-1663, declaring the museum building surplus

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

approve Resolution No. 26-1664 accepting the offer to purchase the museum building and authorizing the city Manager or her designee to sign all documents necessary to finalize the purchase

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

approve the minutes as amended

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution 26-1659 — Regional Infrastructure Fund Grant, Wetlands Study

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Municipal Judge Services Agreement

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Municipal Judge Agreement

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

adopt Resolution 26-1661

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

authorize the City Manager to submit the City's League of Oregon Cities Legislative Priority Ballot to include the following five issues in no particular order; Public Meeting Law Clarity, Land Availa

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve Resolution No. 26-1660 to amend the fiscal year 2026-27 Adopted Budget as proposed

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve resolution #26-1662, authorizing the City manager to apply for a Regional Infrastructure Fund grant

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve minutes from the regular meeting 8/11/2026 and the work session 8/25/2026 as submitted

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve the Pacific Power LED streetlight conversion project and authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement with Pacific Power and any other documents as necessary to comple

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve resolution #26-1659, authorizing the City manager to apply for a Regional Infrastructure Fund grant

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes 06/23/2026

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Liquor License Change of Ownership: Mendi's Pizza

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 1638 (Housing Code Revisions)

Appreciated the year-long education and walking tour on the housing code changes.

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 1638

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance 1638 — Independence Development Code Revisions

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Direction to Proceed with Real Estate Sale Negotiations

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

recommend approval of the above liquor license request

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

read the proposed Ordinance 1638, an ordinance to adopt a set of revisions to the Independence Development Code to implement recommendations from the Housing Production Strategy, in full as the text i

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

read the proposed Ordinance 1638 for the second time by title only.

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

adopt the proposed Ordinance 1638.

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

that the council direct the city manager to proceed in negotiations for the sale

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

approve minutes as submitted

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-02 (Budget Amendments)

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1639 — Community Services and Parks Fee

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Resolution 26-1657 — Classifying the Fee as Not Subject to Measure 5

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Ordinance 1640 — Renaming Madrona Street East to I Street

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Action from Executive Session — Real Estate Negotiation

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Resolution 26-1655 — Budget Adjustment / Appropriation Transfers

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Resolution 26-1658 — Supplemental Budget for Tourism and Events Fund

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Councilor/Council President Martin-Willis moved to approve the Parks SDC methodology report option 2 and to adopt Resolution 26-1651; Councilor Sorce seconded.

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

approve Resolution No. 2026-01, a resolution adopting the Independence Urban Renewal Agency budget for fiscal year 2026-27 in the sum of $1,611,592, to approve appropriations in the amount of $1,611,5

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Councilor Morton moved to adopt the proposed Ordinance # 1636; Councilor Sorce seconded.

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Approval of Minutes, Regular Meeting 03/10/2026

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Budget Adoption, FY 2026-27 (Resolution No. 2026-01)

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Councilor Corr moved to approve the minutes from the 5/12/2026 meeting; Councilor Morton seconded.

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

approve the minutes of March 10, 2026