Sign Codes headed for overhaul…
The Florence City Council and Planning Commission spent 40-minutes behind closed doors last night. They heard advice from city attorney Ross Williamson about possible revisions to the sign code. Those conversations were privileged attorney-client communications and remain confidential. But, in the brief open session that followed, councilors and commissioners talked about making some major changes. One question… do sign ordinances remain in the land-use portions of the code? City Manager Bob Willoughby said there are advantages to making them part of the less-restrictive and easier to administer building-codes.
215 – “It costs less to get permits, it costs the staff less time so it’s cheaper for the public, it’s less expensive for the city. So the question is does the sign code fit more into land use or building code.”
Willoughby said there are advantages and disadvantages either way. A third option was discussed. It would combine the two… placing most of the sign rules in the building codes, but leaving some in the zoning ordinances. That way the city could retain more aesthetic control in areas such as Old Town.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is at the highest point since October 2008. According to Triple-A it went up by three cents this past week to just under $2.82. Oregon’s average price reached a seven-month high this week and is $2.89. In Florence the average increased by a penny and is at the highest price since November of 2008… at $2.75. Marie Dodds with Triple-A says higher pump prices are directly linked to crude oil prices which have remained just above $80 per barrel over the past several weeks.
There’s still a 30-day public comment period, but officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have affirmed their decision to move their Pacific Operations Center from Puget Sound to the Oregon Coast. The Washington Congressional delegation had protested the decision to move the center to Newport saying the marine facility lay in a flood zone. Another review of the decision was ordered by the General Accounting Office and NOAA still found the Newport location the “best value” for taxpayers. Construction of the facility began last summer and has been continuing through the process. It’s scheduled for completion in May 2011.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say an officer fatally
shot a man advancing on him with a knife. The state's chief medical
examiner says that the man hasn't been identified but he appears to
have spent years on the street as a transient. Police Chief Rosie
Sizer says Officer Jason Walters investigated a report that a man
was threatening people Monday near Hoyt Arboretum. Walters shot the
man when he came at him with the knife.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mother of a man suing the Boy Scouts
of America for $14 million has told a jury her son struggled with
alcohol and drugs after being sexually abused by a Scout leader.
The man's suit alleges the Boy Scouts knew it had child molesters
among its troop leaders but didn't tell parents. His mother began
testifying yesterday morning. He's expected to follow her on the
stand in the trial taking place in Multnomah County.
SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) - Sherwood police say they arrested two
people after an alert newspaper carrier woke up homeowners to
report that prowlers were breaking into parked vehicles. Sherwood
and Tualatin (too-WAH'-luh-tin) police arrived minutes later,
shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday, and arrested a 20-year-old Newberg
man and a Sherwood juvenile. A third suspect was not caught. Police
say there may be additional unreported thefts.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Home sales edged 3 percent higher in the West
last month, as buyers locked in deals before government tax credits
expire. The Associated Press-Re/Max Monthly Housing Report shows
seven cities registered annual sales increases last month: Boise,
Idaho; Honolulu; Seattle; Albuquerque, N.M.; Phoenix; Portland
(Ore.); and Las Vegas. Five metros posted sales declines, including
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A 35-year-old man wanted for sexual assault
whose capture in Pennsylvania was prompted by a Facebook tip will
return to Oregon to face charges. Laramie Torres is wanted on 10
counts of first-degree rape and 10 counts of first-degree sodomy by
authorities in Medford. They say Torres sexually abused a girl from
when she was 11 until she was 15. He was charged in November and
fled the state.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered flags at all
public institutions to be flown at half-staff tomorrow in memory of
Pfc. Erin L. McLyman of Eugene. The 26-year-old died March 13 in
Iraq after enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire. She was
assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, Wash.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - A recent immigrant from the Philippines
was distraught after she lost her wallet that contained not only
her money but her immigration papers. Forty-four-year-old Ria Scott
reported her loss yesterday to a Clackamas County sheriff's deputy,
but a short time later, landscaper Sebastian Vasquez walked up,
holding Scott's wallet. Nothing was missing.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Saks Fifth Avenue is closing its downtown
Portland store. In its official WARN notice to the state yesterday,
the luxury retailer said the closure at the end of July would be
permanent. Saks is laying off 100 workers -- 88 sales and support
staff and 12 managers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Several dozen anti-police demonstrators
marched through southeast Portland last night to protest the fatal
police shooting of a man near Hoyt Arboretum. The Oregonian reports
the march was peaceful. Marchers started at Colonel Summers Park
and dispersed at the Police Bureau's traffic division after they
were met by officers in riot helmets.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two Reed College students have died in two
weeks. In the latest death, Portland police were called to an
apartment near campus Monday night where they found the body of
Samuel Tepper, a senior physics major from New York. Ten days
earlier, Jessica Ettenger of Los Angeles was found dead in her dorm
room. The medical examiner's office is awaiting test results to
determine what caused the deaths.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Basketball:
Senior guard Taylor Lilley tied a school single-game scoring record with 38 points as Oregon beat New Mexico 93-67 last night at Mac Court in the second round of the WNIT. Oregon will now host Pac-10 rival Cal in the tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.
College Baseball:
Oregon catcher Eddie Rodriguez drove in four runs, went 3-for-3 at the plate and scored two runs himself as the Ducks overpowered Southern Utah 7-1 in a non-conference game last night at PK Park. It was Oregon’s 12th win in 13 games. The Thunderbirds head up Highway 99 today… they’ll take on Oregon State this evening in Corvallis.
Prep Schedule
No Siuslaw Baseball today… the scheduled double-header against Waldport has been postponed to a future date. Viking Softball will be in Waldport today however… they’ll face the Irish for the first of two games at noon.
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