Tone set for County Commission Race…
The newest candidate in the race for West Lane County Commission announced his run yesterday… and Jay Bozievich made it clear that he’s unhappy with the way things have been done.
200 – “I’ve been watching our current board majority recently making some decisions and do some things that are really kind of endangering the whole quality of life and the reason I moved here.”
Bozievich said much of his dissatisfaction stems from the debate over public safety that took place last spring.
201 – “The initial decision by the board majority where they were not going to open up the 84 jail beds, they were going to hire themselves five new employees for staff and, you know, cut money from a couple of the programs that actually try and bring jobs into Lane County in the middle of a recession. I mean it was just, you know, one decision right after another.”
The Elmira resident may not be running directly against the incumbent right now, but his criticism extends to Bill Fleenor.
202 – “He’s kind of got a history of flip-flopping and changing his mind. He’s definitely making noises like, instead of his initial announcement that basically said he was definitely not running for personal reasons and now he’s saying ‘well I kind of don’t want to spend the money and that’s why I’m not running.’ So the story is kind of changing daily.”
Despite his previous announcement that he would not seek reelection, Fleenor commented to one media source yesterday that he – quote – “has until March 10th to make up his mind.”
Real estate results for the third quarter of 2009 were released this week with some positive news. According to the Pacific Valuation Group there was an 87-percent increase in home closings over the second quarter… from 39 residential units to 73. The report also shows a slight increase in sale prices and a decline, albeit small, in the amount of time that homes are on the market before they sell. That’s positive news for many realtors (reel-TORZ) like Dale Saari. He’s been in the industry locally for more than 30 years and has seen several ups and downs.
203 – “I’m hoping that we've bottomed out and we may be turning the corner. But I'm saying that with cautious optimism."
Saari compared the current recession with others that he has weathered. He says previous recessions, like the one in 1980, included higher interest rates and inflation to compound the recovery. One other bright spot contained in the report… the number of foreclosures in Western Lane County continue at a lower rate than the rest of the state.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florence has come down 14-cents in the past three weeks… it’s now at $2.66… 12-cents below the Oregon average as measured by Triple-A of Oregon. It is, however, still 20-cents above the national average price. Despite the decreases, Oregon is still in the top-five nationally for average prices. Triple-A surveys several communities in the state… the average price in Eugene and Springfield this week is at $2.80 a gallon… in Portland it’s $2.75 and in Medford $2.88.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Siuslaw Vikings downed the Douglas Trojans in three games last night to claim a home victory in the Far West League and break above the .500 level at 3-and-2. Leigh Aurich (ORR-ick) helped out with 29 assists; Seabre Church had 14 kills.
On The Schedule Tonight:
Reedsport will travel to Myrtle Point for Sunset League Volleyball. Mapleton will host Mohawk in the Mountain West.
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