Fire Annexation Town Hall Set…
A joint meeting between the Florence City Council and the Siuslaw Rural Fire Board will give residents a chance to give input on a proposed annexation of the city into the fire district. Assistant City Manager Jacque Morgan says it will start with a look back.
200 – “The fire chief is going to explain some history of both fire departments and how we have evolved to where we are today.”
The district has been providing fire services on a contract basis for the past decade. A survey of city residents, gauging their support of a plan to do away with the contract and annex has been in process for about a month… Morgan says they hope to have the results prior to the meeting.
201 – “If there’s overwhelming support to go ahead and do that then the council will have to make a decision to adopt the resolution requesting annexation and then the fire board will have to adopt or accept our resolution. And that would be done on the 24th of February if they decide to do that.”
Voters inside the city would have to approve the annexation and officials are shooting for the May primary election… in order to do that, they must finish up the preliminary steps by the end of this month. That Town Hall meeting is set for the main fire station, seven pm, Wednesday February 17th.
President Obama called for some – quote – “tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development” last week during his State of the Union Address. That comment drew a response from Lincoln County Commissioner Terry Thompson.
202 – “"We have seen different places in the country where there’s been oil spills and pollution, and Oregon has spent years trying to develop a clean environment"
A long time ban on drilling in Oregon’s Territorial Waters expired at the end of 2009 and the Oregon Legislature is considering reestablishing it. Thompson says there are other types of jobs that would be more compatible with Oregon and he would support efforts to boost existing industries.
203 – "We’re looking for jobs – we need ‘em very bad on the West coast – but we have jobs in the fishing industry already. We don’t wanna lose any of our existing jobs, because just trading jobs does not make good sense."
Thompson cites widespread support for the ban and adds the only question right now is whether it should be permanent, or revisited after ten years.
(audio and story assistance provided by Oregon News Service)
The Florence-Yamagata cultural exchange is back on track. Last year was the first time in nine years that Florence did not send a delegation of students to the Japanese city. Organizer Frieda Doyle says air fares have stabilized and they’ve scheduled a group set to depart July 26th.
204 – “Eight students and right now only one adult. We’re looking for, we need another.”
Everyone making the trip is responsible for raising $700 of the estimated $2,500 price tag. The rest is done through fundraisers… one is set for this weekend. The group’s annual Crab Dinner will run from noon to four at the Booster Senior Center on 15th Street. Tickets are $15.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon voters may get another chance to say
how much they love their "kicker" tax rebates. They voted in 2000
to put the kicker in the state constitution. It returns money to
taxpayers when revenue collections exceed expectations by more than
2 percent. Democrats now want to give voters a chance to change
their minds and use some kicker money for reserve accounts,
available in hard times when tax collections plunge. Republican
leaders say they oppose such a change.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Multnomah County jury has convicted two
18-year-olds of disorderly conduct for a conversation on their
MySpace pages that discussed shooting and slashing staff and
students at a Gresham high school last November. Lawyers for Martin
Varsamas and Keith Nelson told jurors the conversation was dark
humor and constitutionally protected speech. Jurors found them
guilty yesterday. Varsamas and Nelson attended Sam Barlow High
School but did not graduate.
SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) - A Sherwood city councilor who survived an
aggressive form of brain cancer 22 years ago is battling it again.
Del Clark is about to begin chemotherapy and radiation treatments
for his glioblastoma multiforme. The 40-year-old Clark has had
three surgeries in recent months to fight the brain tumor. He says
he's "great right now" despite some hard times. Doctors
discovered the brain cancer only after Clark underwent successful
surgery in October to fight colon cancer.
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a 27-year-old man
accused of exposing himself to women at a St. Helens launderette.
Ian Thomas Rushing of St. Helens was arrested Tuesday night and
booked into the Columbia County Jail for investigation of public
indecency and sexual abuse. Witnesses say a man exposed himself at
least three times in mid-January at the Royal Quick Clean and
Cascade Cleaners. The man grabbed a woman in one of the incidents,
but she was not injured.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - The Klamath County sheriff's office
says the autopsy on a man who died in jail Monday indicates he
likely died of a drug overdose. A plastic baggie was found in the
stomach of 39-year-old James Emary of Eugene. KFLS reports that
officials believe he swallowed a bag of drugs Sunday before his
arrest. A full report on the death will likely take weeks.
(KFLS)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland City Council votes this
afternoon on whether to spend about $600 million over the next 20
years on 650 miles of new bikeways. KGW reports it would triple
Portland's network of bike lanes and paths. If the plan is
approved, a committee will go to work looking for federal money and
other sources to pay for the new bikeways.
(KGW)
HALSEY, Ore. (AP) - A Hong Kong company, International Grand
Investment, has bought the Cascade Pacific Pulp mill near Halsey.
Cascade Pacific says the mill will continue to operate with current
management and its 170 employees. The mill produces 180,000 tons of
pulp a year for paper products and building materials. The
Register-Guard reports the pulp is shipped to customers in the
United States and Asia.
(Register Guard)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Marion County Circuit Court Judge Lynn E.
Ashcroft resigned yesterday in a letter to the governor and supreme
court chief justice. Ashcroft told The Statesman Journal he was
resigning because of a Justice Department investigation into
allegations related to a woman who appeared before him in May of
2008. Ashcroft said he has done nothing wrong but he was told if he
resigned, no charges would be filed.
(Statesman Journal)
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Football:
Yesterday was the deadline for submitting national letters of intent in college football and the Oregon Ducks added a lake to their pond. Running Back Lache (lake) Seastrunk’s announcement was the highlight of the football recruiting class. The 5-11, 190 pound Seastrunk ran for a school record 4,217 yards in 32 games at his high school in Tyler, Texas. Oregon received letters from 20 high school players and three junior college transfers. Meanwhile, Oregon State didn’t have as many scholarships to offer, but they picked up confirmations from 16 players, including pro-styel quarterback Sean Mannion out of Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California.
On The Schedule:
The Vikings are on the road for their final dual wrestling meet of the Far West League season. Siuslaw squares off against the Lancers at South Umpqua in Myrtle Creek.
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