Woahink Ridge development nearing final approval…
When the Dunes City Planning Commission meets tonight to review the final plat for the Woahink Ridge planned unit development, it will mark the beginning of the end of long process.
209 – “Well, it’s getting us behind us at this point. Yeah, it has been a long run and it started in 2006.”
Dunes City Mayor Eric Hauptman (HOWPT-munn) says the initial plan submitted by Ron Mann, Kim Larson and Greg Hicks has seen challenges, missed deadlines and even at one point, a threatened blockade of Green Gate Road by the developers. But, says the Mayor, that’s all behind them now.
210 – “We worked out an agreement with them, essentially with the developers. Sent the attorneys home. Nobody was there, just us guys and the developers. They agreed to do what we wanted them to do, to follow the ordinances and they have. They’ve been very honorable gentlemen in keeping their word.”
Since coming together last fall to work out the details, Mann, Larson and Hicks have been working to wrap up the final requirements. Once it clears the planning commission it must also pass through the Dunes City Council. The Dunes City Planning Commission meets this evening, six pm, at Dunes City Hall.
Yesterday’s adoption of the budget for the coming year by Lane County Commissioners doesn’t wrap up a focus on finances. The county is bracing for two financial challenges, one in the near future, the other two years away. The immediate shortfall is going to come as a result of Governor Kulongoski ordering a 9-percent across the board cut in state expenditures. As much as ten percent of the $577-million state shortfall could be passed on to local and county governments. The other half of the fiscal focus will come when the Secure Rural Schools act… also referred to as ‘timber payments’… comes to an end. Lane County’s final payment under that plan is expected in fiscal year 2011-12.
The City of Florence will begin work on updating the transportation and public transit plans this summer. Staffers are seeking a panel made up of local residents to aid in developing a street system that will ultimately reduce reliance on Highways 101 and 126 for circulation in the city. The city also aims to evaluate the potential expansion of the Rhody Express transit services as well as identify potential funding. The transportation plan will be designed to provide guidance on transportation issues for the next 20-years. Interested residents can inquire at the Florence Community Development Department.
Officials have not imposed any restrictions of campfires on national forest lands, but they say fireworks pose a serious threat and are not allowed at any time. Nancy Ashlock, Fire Management Officer for the Siuslaw National Forest says campers are encouraged this time of year to think carefully about their need for a fire and consider alternatives such as propane stoves or other cooking devices. She also says there are steep penalties for possessing fireworks, even sparklers. Penalties for simple possession can include fines of up to $5-thousand and imprisonment of up to six months.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Josephine County Sheriff's Office
says a deputy has shot and killed a Grants Pass man after the man
threatened to kill himself and also fired at the deputy.
Authorities say deputies went to the home of Vaughn Ronald
Sanderson yesterday morning after a neighbor reported the man had
been drinking and threatening to shoot himself. Sanderson allegedly
ignored commands to drop his weapon and fired at a deputy.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Sutherlin police say a woman was grazed by
a bullet fired from inside her neighbor's house. The News-Review
newspaper reports that 52-year-old Scott J. Gillespie told police
he was unloading his handgun Monday night when it fired. Police say
the bullet went through Gillespie's bedroom wall and the wall of
Gladys Bachmeier's house, hit a laptop computer and grazed her leg.
The case was referred to prosecutors.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - A Clackamas County Jail deputy has been
sentenced to 20 days in jail for having sex with female inmates.
Darin L. Fox pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of first-degree
official misconduct. He'll receive credit for time already spent in
jail, but the 38-year-old Fox must still serve 18 days. Clackamas
County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Jones also ordered Fox to
surrender his law-enforcement certification.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Law enforcement officials say former Vice
President Al Gore was accused of "unwanted sexual contact" during
a visit to Portland in October 2006. No criminal charges were
filed. Multnomah County DA Michael Schrunk said yesterday an
attorney representing the woman contacted police but the woman
refused to be interviewed by detectives and didn't want the
investigation to proceed. Gore and his wife, Tipper, announced June
1 that they were separating.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters must release the names of
concealed handgun permit holders requested by the Mail Tribune
newspaper. The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling which
determined that concealed handgun licenses are public records.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski (koo-luhn-GAH'-skee) says
he'll undergo outpatient eye surgery next week to deal with a
condition that has caused him to lose vision in his left eye. Last
month the governor suffered a vitreous hemorrhage in the eye. His
office says the hemorrhage was due to fragile, abnormal blood
vessels that have grown in the retina of the eye.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
say the federal Transportation Department will release $3.2 million
in emergency money to repair the flood-damaged Wallowa Mountain
Loop Road. Heavy rain and melting snow triggered severe flooding in
early June in parts of Eastern Oregon.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - An Oregon teenager is among 23 people being
honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. Nineteen-year-old
Nickolas Edwards of Salem saved a 21-year-old woman from burning
after her vehicle crashed and overturned on Oct. 17, 2009. Edwards
kicked a hole through the vehicle's windshield to reach the woman.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
American Legion Baseball:
The Three Rivers Sandblasters jumped on the board early with seven runs in the first inning and then held on for a 15-5 non-league victory over North-Coos Waterfront yesterday afternoon in Florence. Tristan Metcalf was two-for-three with a double; Austin Strutz was two-for-three at the plate as well. The Sandblasters take to the diamond this afternoon at home for a 100-inning fund-raiser at one pm. Their next competition is Saturday afternoon in Springfield against the Titans.
Northwest League Baseball:
The Eugene Emeralds broke two strings last night in Pasco, Washington with a 6-1 victory over the Tri Cities Dust Devils. A two-game Emeralds losing streak and a four game Devils win streak. Keyvius Sampson (KAY-vee-uss) earned his second win of the season, going five shutout innings and striking out eight while allowing only two hits. Game four of the five game series is tonight.
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