West Lane Justice Court could be moved to Springfield
One target for cutting costs for the Lane County Board of Commissioners appears to be the Justice Court system. There are three Justice Courts in Lane County … one each in Oakridge, Springfield and Florence. West Lane Justice of the Peace Cindy Cable said county administration appears to have come up with a plan… without any public input… that would consolidate all three courts and centralize operations in Springfield. The move would have no impact on Florence Municipal Court or on traffic citations written by Florence Police officers. But, get a speeding ticket from a sheriff’s deputy and you could find yourself having to drive to Springfield to have your day in court. The biggest effect, though, would be on civil matters.
200 – “Well the real impact for local people is the civil caseload here, mostly landlord-tenant, of which we have a considerable caseload, as many as two or three cases a week on evictions, and small claims.”
Those cases, even for Florence residents, would have to go either to Springfield or the state Circuit Court in Eugene.
201 – “I haven’t heard anything about providing service to the Florence area in the proposal.”
The proposed consolidation may not save as much money as administrators hope. State law requires that compensation for judges remain constant through the end of their term. Cable still has four years left on hers. She says administrators haven’t spoken to her about it since early in the fall. Lane County Commissioners will bring up the matter Wednesday morning.
The Dunes City Council will make a transition this evening… Two longtime city councilors, Susie Navetta and Peter Howison will end their tenure, while two sitting councilors, along with a pair of newcomers, will take oaths of office. Troy Sathe garnered the most votes in a six-way race for four seats in November, winning a four term. Richard Koehler came in fourth place, earning him a second straight two-year term. Duke Wells has been on the city’s roads commission, he was second in the vote tally, former councilor Richard Anderson was third. Both won four year terms in office. Two councilors are currently in the middle of four year terms, Jamie Mills and Rebecca Ruede. They’ll all be led for the second straight term by Mayor Eric Hauptman who, running unopposed in November, won reelection. The Dunes City Council meeting begins at seven.
The winter concerts of the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra will share the theme “Celebrating Our Own”. Tickets for the February 20th concert at the Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport will go on sale next week at the Reedsport Branch of Umpqua Bank. The winter concerts will feature the premiere of Sinfonia Concertante, composed by Principal Cellist Ralph Stricker-Chapman, under the direction of Rafael Videira. Conductors John Monks and Robin DeVour will also lead the group in a variety of selections. In addition to the Reedsport presentation, the Chamber Orchestra will present their winter concerts February 25th in Yachats and then the 26th in Florence.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has refused to
toss out the convictions and 111-year prison sentence of
Springfield school shooter Kip Kinkel. The now-28-year-old Kinkel
was 15 when he killed two fellow students at Thurston High School
and wounded 25 others in 1998. His new lawyers say he was mentally
incapable of understanding his plea deal.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The first defense witness in the trial of
an ex-TriMet bus driver who hit five pedestrians, killing two, has
testified Sandi Day followed her training by borrowing room from an
adjacent lane to make sure her big bus completed a turn. The
Oregonian reports TriMet trainer Stewart Jolliffe testified that
straddling lanes is common around Portland.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Defense attorneys charge that
prosecutors engaged in "outrageous" conduct by failing to
disclose that FBI agents paid a key witness in the trial of an
Oregon man convicted of helping smuggle money through an Islamic
charity to Saudi Arabia. Federal court documents filed in Portland
yesterday seek a new trial for Pete Seda, a former tree surgeon
also known as Pirouz Sedaghaty.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has sued
Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries, claiming consumers were
exposed to defective supplies of Motrin by a delay in public
disclosure of a recall. Kroger said the companies tried to quietly
remove Motrin containers from store shelves in a "phantom recall"
that failed to notify consumers.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Clark County plans to appeal a decision
allowing the Cowlitz Tribe to establish a reservation in the county
and draw closer to building a casino on it. The county contends
that the decision violates a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the
government's ability to take land into trust for tribes not under
federal jurisdiction before 1934. The Cowlitz Tribe was federally
recognized in 2000.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Prosecution witnesses in the trial of a
Corbett woman accused of killing her husband and burning his body
have undercut Hazelynn Stomps' account of what happened.
Prosecutors contend she made up an elaborate story about how the
two were attacked on Feb. 6, 2009, to cover up the murder of her
husband, Jerry.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Federal prosecutors say an Anchorage
man who bought heroin in Portland and sold it in Alaska has been
ordered to forfeit $1 million worth of sale proceeds. Daryl Hunter
was sentenced yesterday in Anchorage to 60 months in prison.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Under pressure from some members of
Congress, the EPA is easing up on regulating global warming
pollution from facilities that burn biomass for energy. Developing
biomass energy is part of Gov. John Kitzhaber's plan for putting
people back to work by thinning forests at high danger of wildfire.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The long awaited opening of the new Matthew Knight Arena on the University of Oregon Campus is set for tonight when the USC Trojans and the Oregon Ducks square off on the basketball court. The game itself will tip off at eight o’clock, the doors will open to the general public at 5:30 and a special opening-night ceremony is expected to commence at about 7:40. Athletic department officials say parking will be at a premium. Shuttles will be provided, for three dollars a ride, from the Springfield LTD transit station, Autzen Stadium and South Eugene High School. You can hear the pregame ceremonies… as well as the game itself this evening on KCST. The Oregon State Beavers are on the court tonight as well… they’re hosting the UCLA Bruins at 5:30. The pregame show on KCFM is set for five.
In prep basketball the Reedsport Braves will host Bandon for a boys-girls double header.
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