Budget issues facing Florence…
The draft budget proposal for the City of Florence is balanced, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges facing the city in the years ahead. City Manager Bob Willoughby said there are four basic areas of concern, starting with number one:
205 – “An increase in about 12 months in the Public Employee Retirement System because of the weak economy. The second one, and probably the most significant is the fire district annexation measure.”
That has the potential to have the greatest impact on city expenditures.
206 – “If that doesn’t pass then our costs will go up substantially more than they will for the PERS hit.”
Following the first two is one that relates back to number one.
207 – “The third one is a concern about a continuing weakness in the economy, which is what caused number one, and will create other problems. It has for a lot of cities around the state but fortunately Florence has been pretty conservative.”
And finally…
208 – “The fourth item is some things, like some issues with a leak which might involve the roof or HVAC systems at the Justice Center.”
Facilities issues with both the Justice Center and the FEC could create some hefty costs in the future. The Florence Budget Committee will meet again Thursday evening to go over more details. Willoughby said a public hearing on the matter will be held in early June before it goes to the City Council for action.
How do you spell beneficence? How about broccoli or baguette? Well the winners of the spelling contests at Siuslaw Elementary, Middle and High Schools know… Organizers say the word lists were – quote – “maddeningly difficult”. The top two finishers in each age group are eligible to compete in two weeks at the Lane County finals in Eugene. In the elementary division, it’s Haydn Anderson and John Rollin. Middle Schoolers are Michelle Chan and Derek Kennedy and at the High School level… Eric Fine and Heather Armstrong.
The Florence Planning Commission will take up the matter of initiating the Parks and Recreation Master Plan process again this evening. They initially reviewed the matter at the April 27th meeting but needed more information. This evening they’ll likely ‘pull the trigger’ on the process. Hearings are likely for July and the council could approve the entire document by the fall.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - A Gresham man has received the death
penalty for the revenge killing of a witness. Thirty-seven-year-old
Mike Washington Jr. did not speak at yesterday's hearing in which
Clackamas County jurors announced their decision. The Oregonian
newspaper reports a judge will formally sentence Washington next
week. Washington was convicted last month of aggravated murder in
the 2004 death of 33-year-old Mohamed Jabbie.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A 30-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to
murder in the killing of a teenage girl who disappeared while
walking to a church meeting nearly 14 years ago. William Simmons'
public defender, Andy Vandergaw, entered the plea for his client
Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court in Medford. Simmons has long
been considered a suspect in the killing of 15-year-old Kaelin Rose
Glazier, who disappeared in November 1996.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts jury has returned guilty
verdicts against a 38-year-old man who was captured in Cottage
Grove, Ore., after his case was featured on "America's Most
Wanted." Michael Bresnahan of Winchendon, Mass., was accused of
breaking into a 61-year-old retired school teacher's home in August
2007, binding her hands behind her back, cutting the telephone
lines and repeatedly raping the woman at knifepoint.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - In 1999, a Multnomah County judge gave
Gary Sanders a 76-year term for seven assault counts and other
charges. Now Circuit Court Judge Janice Wilson has trimmed that
penalty to a sentence that would allow Sanders to be released as
soon as 2020. His lawyer told the court -- and the state agreed --
that he has turned his life around in prison.
RAINIER, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police are asking for the
public's help in finding whomever is responsible for shooting a
bald eagle along the Columbia River. Authorities say two people on
horseback discovered the injured eagle late last month on Dibblee
Point Beach near Rainier. The eagle is being treated at the
Wildlife Center of the North Coast. A $1,000 reward has been
offered for information leading to an arrest.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Medford man is accused of attacking three
women in a car with a running chain saw. Police say 37-year-old
David Stockton is facing six charges in the attack last weekend.
None of the women was hurt. Police said one of the women in the car
had dated Stockton. Although the couple had broken up, they were
still trying to work things out.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 19-year-old man who attempted to remove a
tree from a Salem yard by blowing it up has been sentenced to three
years probation. Zachary James Leone pleaded guilty yesterday to
unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device and apologized for
the blast. His lawyer said Leone didn't think blowing up the tree
was a big deal because the method is common in Eastern Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new five-story building is planned for
the business school at Oregon State University. The Oregonian
reports that Joan and Ken Austin Jr. of Newberg have committed $10
million to the project along with $6 million from longtime donor Al
Reser, who died last month, and his wife Pat Reser of Beaverton.
The building will be named after the Austins.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw Track and Field standout Raelyn Robinson is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking Junior ran the 1500 at the prestigious Jesuit Twilight Invitational demolishing her previous school and personal record, taking nearly six seconds off the time and finishing in 4:42.62. That was also the fastest recorded in the 4A ranks so far this year… Honorable Mention goes to Siuslaw pitcher Trevor Roberts, who picked up two wins on the mound last week… and in only his second appearance at the plate since the preseason belted a three-run homer against North Bend.
College Baseball:
San Diego came out on top 4-1 over the Oregon State Beavers yesterday in non-conference action. The Torreros head down the valley where they’ll face the Oregon Ducks this afternoon.
On The Schedule:
It’s senior day at Jiggs Dodson Field for the final home baseball game of the year for the Siuslaw Vikings. The Far West League champions will honor the nine seniors on the squad, then take on the Brookings Harbor Bruins at five. That game will air on Coast Radio Sports with a 4:45 airtime. Lady Viking Softball will be on the road in Brookings where they’ll face the Bruins.
Some members of the Siuslaw Track and Field squad will be in Coos Bay this afternoon for a three-way meet with Marshfield and Thurston.
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