City council to discuss vacancy; fee waivers, withdrawal of territory and leash law.
Several items on the agenda tonight for the Florence City Council. They’re expected to begin the process of filling a vacancy on the panel; continue an earlier public hearing on withdrawing territory Heceta Water District and will likely take action on a request to waive or significantly reduce application fees for projects funded by the Urban Renewal Agency. One other discussion tonight could signal the beginning of a policy shift related to animals according to Mayor Phil Brubaker.
205 – “Right now we have an ‘at large’ prohibition. If a dog is running free with no owner in sight, that’s a dog at large and it’s a municipal code violation. Where it becomes a gray area is if the owner is with the dog but the dog is 20 feet away off leash, is that dog at large or under the control of the owner?”
Those draft changes go beyond just dog control. They also contain a provisions that would make it illegal to intentionally or unintentionally feed wild animals such as bears or raccoons. The council will begin the discussion tonight. A likely public hearing will be scheduled sometime next month. The council meets at seven pm this evening.
A Florence bicyclist was injured Friday afternoon when he struck the side of a pickup truck that was turning off of highway 101. Robert Potter was southbound in the bike lane just in front of Les Schwab Tires; 65-year old Finis Adams (FINE-iss), also of Florence, was pulling into the tire store from the south when the collision occurred. Police say Adams saw Potter as he was making the turn and attempted to stop while Potter tried to avoid hitting Adams truck. Potter was transported by ambulance to Peace Harbor Hospital, the extent of his injuries was not available.
Navigating veterans benefits and services can be confusing. They can be complex, extensive and, says Doreen Briones, they can change from one year to the next. Briones is with the Disabled American Veterans. That organization’s Mobile Service Van will be making several stops along the Oregon Coast this week providing counseling and claims filing assistance to vets and their families. Briones says the services are always free. The van will make stops beginning tomorrow in Seaside, Lincoln City, Newport and ending up at the Florence Les Schwab Tires Friday from ten to five.
Registration for all students from grades K through five at the Siuslaw Elementary will run from nine to three beginning tomorrow and running through Thursday. Classes begin Tuesday, September 7th. Pre-registration allows parents and guardians a chance to find out who their child’s teacher will be as well as give school personnel a chance to complete paperwork. Food service, transportation and Native Education representatives will be on hand, as well as PTA, Boys and Girls Club, and scouting.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
intensive care at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend with multiple
bone fractures from a crash on Highway 395 north of Burns. Her son
tells The Register-Guard that his father fell asleep at the wheel
Wednesday and ran off the road and hit boulders and trees. Now 84,
Ruth Bascom commuted to City Hall by bicycle and promoted cycling.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Salem City Council is scheduled to decide
tonight whether to advance an ordinance that would allow residents
to keep up to three hens, but no roosters, in back yards. The
Statesman Journal reports a public hearing would be held before the
chicken ordinance takes effect.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Police in southwest Oregon are frustrated
by a growing number of small marijuana gardens popping up in
backyards. Growers say the gardens provide a needed service and are
a healthy sign of a changing culture in Oregon. But many police and
sheriff's officers say the law has too many loopholes.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Temperatures in the 90s are forecast again
today from southwest Washington through Portland and the inland
valleys of western Oregon. A heat advisory is in effect until 9
p.m. and a fire weather watch is posted in much of eastern Oregon.
Temperatures should back off a bit tomorrow and turn cooler by the
end of the week.
ENTERPRISE, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon Army National Guard spokesman
says an 80-year-old hiker is in good condition after he spent a
night stranded in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area. A National Guard
helicopter found him yesterday morning and airlifted him from the
area, after a fellow hiker reported him missing Friday night.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A South Korean buyer has re-emerged in the
sale of a shuttered Eugene computer-chip plant, and local
development officials are hopeful a deal will be done soon to
convert the plant into a solar cell factory. South Korean firm
Uni-Chem pledged last year to buy the Hynix computer chip plant and
surrounding land for $45 million.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Central Oregon police say they found more than
9 ounces of methamphetamine in a secret compartment of a car driven
by a Bend man who was the subject of a three-month drug
investigation. Both Nicodemo Virrueta-Gonzalez and another man in
the car have been charged with manufacturing, possessing and
distributing methamphetamine.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A botched tavern robbery has put a Douglas
County man behind bars for 7 1/2 years. Police say William Saxton of
Idleyld (eye-duhl-WYLD') Park entered Narrows Tavern with Nathan
Baker and demanded money only to be chased off by a bar patron.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Officials have closed the Pacific halibut
fishery off the central Oregon coast, saying anglers have met this
season's quota of just over 14 tons. Anglers seeking halibut still
have an option with the Columbia River area from Cape Falcon, to
Leadbetter Point, Wash., remaining open.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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The Eugene Emeralds ended their six game split series against Salem-Keizer Friday with a 4-3 loss at home. Saturday they opened a five game home stand against the Yakima Bears in similar fashion, losing 6-2. Then, Sunday afternoon pitcher Matt Branham scored his second win of the year over the Bears, 2-1, allowing only two hits over five innings on the mound. Manager Gregg Riddoch used all three of the relief pitchers available to him then and the trio allowed only one more hit to preserve the win. Game three of the five game series is tonight at PK Park in Eugene.
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