The governor’s office and the Oregon Health Authority need to hear from you on their decision to close our ice rink. 

I want to make sure the voices of support for the Sherwood Ice Arena are heard in Salem. I want to make it easy for you to tell your story about why the Sherwood Ice Arena is essential to you, your family, and the community. I also want to pass along your constructive critiques of the current policy being driven out of the governor's office and constructive suggestions and feedback.

We are at risk of losing figure skating and hockey for the entire Portland metro region for years to come if this rink closes permanently.

We are ten months into this pandemic. We have learned a lot about the science of Covid transmission. We have the tools and the data to be smarter when it comes to protecting our jobs and economy during this pandemic. The time for blunt blanket closures is over.

The Sherwood Ice Arena has an outstanding record on COVID since the beginning of the pandemic. Over 14,000 people have used the facility without a single case of COVID with customers or staff. This was not due to luck; it was because of how seriously they took the pandemic, as shown by the covid procedures they put in place (see helpful links).

We need to encourage our leaders in Salem to do more, to do better. We owe it to our businesses and community.

Fill out the form below. I will collect comments, gather them together, and get them in mass to Salem's decision-makers. As you are writing your comments, please keep in mind that we are working to persuade the governor's office to take a different approach; please keep your comments candid and constructive. Feel free to supplement your comments below with emails directly to the governor's office. Also, keep in mind that once these comments are submitted to Salem, they become part of the public record.

Update: as of 12/30/2020, Over 300 of you have submitted comments supporting the Sherwood Ice Arena re-opening. Thank you all for your support! At this time, I am shutting down the comment form below. Please feel free to submit comments directly to the governor’s office and the Oregon Health Authority via the email addresses in the helpful links section of this page.

Update: As of 12/28/2020, Almost 300 of you have submitted comments in favor of re-opening the Sherwood Ice Arena and just a handful against it. I am submitting what I have received as of today to the governor’s office and the OHA. I will continue to collect comments, and if we receive a significant additional amount, I will submit those as well. If you missed this cutoff, please feel free to submit directly; see helpful links.

Helpfull Information

Governors Email

Oregon Health Authority Email