Census results show a loss in population… and a loss in revenue
The trends have been towards reduced revenue for municipal and other government operations. But that trend was about to change, signifying one bright spot in the budget process for Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby.
200 – “The revenue for street funds had been increasing because the legislature passed an increase in the gas tax the last… not this session, but the session before… it went into effect this year.”
It wouldn’t have been a huge increase, but enough to make a difference. But, says Willoughby, preliminary numbers of the 2010 census were released last month…
201 – “And they’re showing our population as actually having declined by about a thousand people and our gas tax revenue’s based on population so we’re actually going to take a hit probably… in revenue sharing, gas tax, liquor tax… the things that are based on population.”
The numbers show about a 12-percent reduction in population… from 9,590 to 8,466.
202 – “I don’t have a lot of confidence in the accuracy of the census numbers. I’ve had to appeal them twice in two other cities and both times they were proven to be way off, not even close.”
Willoughby says if the numbers go unchallenged and are allowed to stand it could make a significant difference across the board. He didn’t have exact figures in front of him but said the reduction would be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The remains of a man and woman found off a hiking trail at Cape Perpetua may have gone undetected for a year or even longer. The bodies found Saturday afternoon by a hiker were well off the trail in thick brush at about the midpoint on the route between the top of the cape and the visitor’s center. Police say they do have some leads as to the pair’s identity but declined to give any details. Lieutenant Gregg Hastings, Oregon State Police spokesperson, said the remains didn’t arrive at the state medical examiners office until midday Monday.
It’s not your ‘typical’ children’s theater production according to Director and Choreographer Melanie Heard. She, along with nearly 40 youth actors and one adult, have been spending a lot of time over the past three-and-a-half months preparing for the local presentation of “Seussical Jr.”. The musical, based on characters created by Theodore Seuss Geisel… Dr. Seuss… was written by Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and is produced by Mike and Ellen Jacobson along with the Last Resort Players Storybook Theater. Four performances are set for this weekend at the Florence Events Center… Friday and Saturday evening… as well as matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available at the FEC box office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A convicted sex offender released from
Utah custody last week after being deemed incompetent to stand
trial has moved to Oregon. Utah Department of Corrections records
show Lonnie Hyrum Johnson relocated to Hillsboro, Ore. A judge last
week ordered the 38-year-old released from a Utah state hospital
after doctors said they could not restore his competency.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 32-year-old man accused of stealing
money from laundry rooms at three Portland apartment complexes has
been arraigned on three counts of second-degree burglary. Police
say they lifted Chester Lee James' fingerprints off each of the
damaged laundry machines. The Oregonian reports James has denied
any involvement, saying he's never been to any of the addresses.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Independent Party of Oregon, the
state's third-largest party, has pledged to take legislators to
court if they approve a bill stripping the party of its name. A
similar bill has been introduced in the state Senate. The
Independent Party has been controversial since its inception in
2006. Before a rules change, the phrase "independent" used to
refer to a candidate without a party.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon dairy has been fined $30,000 for
dumping farm waste into a tributary of the Willamette River.
Volbeda Dairy pleaded guilty yesterday in Linn County Circuit Court
to three counts of second-degree unlawful water pollution. The case
stems from incidents that occurred between January 2009 and May
2010. The dairy was fined and placed on three years' probation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's March unemployment figures are
scheduled to be released today. Last month, the Oregon Employment
Department said the state added nearly 10,000 jobs in February, the
largest increase since before the Great Recession. Oregon's
unemployment rate has been stuck between 10 percent and 11 percent
for more than a year.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A man who acted as an informant in an
eco-terrorism arson case faces a May 5 probation hearing in federal
court in Eugene, charged with violating his probation. Jacob
Jeremiah Ferguson's lawyer tells The Register Guard that he expects
his client will be charged with a drug offense. Ferguson was given
five years' probation in a 2008 plea deal.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate is scheduled to vote today
on a $5.7 billion education funding bill. The funding draws on $123
million from savings, but school officials say it' still about $1
billion less than they need to continue current services. Lawmakers
say they're hopeful tax collections will pick up in time to give
schools more money next year.
SELMA, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Patrol trooper helped deliver
a baby after being flagged down by a woman on Highway 199 near
Selma. Trooper Dan Stinnett says the baby was well on its way when
he stopped and it was delivered about three minutes later. The
woman and baby were taken to a Grants Pass hospital and are in good
condition.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon dairy has been fined $30,000 for
dumping farm waste into a tributary of the Willamette River.
Attorney General John Kroger says Volbeda Dairy pleaded guilty
Monday in Linn County Circuit Court. The case stems from incidents
between January 2009 and May 2010.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate is set to vote today on a
$5.7 billion education funding bill that would leave schools $1
billion short of the money they say is needed to continue current
services. The funding draws on $123 million from savings, but
education lobbyists and some lawmakers have said the state should
dig deeper into reserve accounts.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Investigators are trying to find out what
three armed men were doing at the time their car was pulled over
for a traffic stop in Portland. The men ran from the car after it
was stopped last night, but they were caught after more than a
dozen officers as well as police dogs searched the neighborhood for
two hours.
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) - McMinnville police say the Audubon
Society is caring for an injured bald eagle found in some brush.
The Audubon Society's Deb Sheaffer says the bird appears to be
about a 6-year-old female with an injured shoulder. She's being
treated with antibiotics and supportive care and evaluated day by
day.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Track and Field standout Mitchell Butler is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking Freshman finished third in the twilight 3-thousand at the Pepsi-Jim Robinson meet in Roseburg with the fastest time so far this year in the 4A ranks, 9:09.31… that was also a personal best and the tenth fastest time in school history. Honorable Mention is given to junior runner Neal Larson who finished second in the afternoon 800 meter in Roseburg with a personal best time of 2:05.42.
On the schedule today the Siuslaw Vikings open up the Far West baseball and softball seasons… the boys will be in Myrtle Creek for baseball against the South Umpqua Lancers at five… that game will air on Coast Radio Sports with the pregame show beginning at 4:45. Softball will be in Florence, also against the Lancers, also at five.
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