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Old Town Parking…

It seems to be an issue that comes up on a regular basis…
210 – “Parking in the Old Town area has been an issue, as many residents and business owners have known for a long time.”

Shawn Penrod is the Executive Assistant in the City Manager’s Office. He says over the summer and through the fall city hall has been receiving conflicting complaints about parking and city enforcement efforts.
211 – “On one hand we’re getting complaints about we’re not enforcing the parking restrictions enough, and at the same time we’re getting complaints that we’re a little too restrictive and vigorous in our enforcement down there in Old Town.”

Those conflicts prompted officials to schedule a pair of public meetings next Wednesday to hear from anyone who has a thought on parking.
212 – “And so we’re just trying to get all of the stakeholders together, residents, business owners, shoppers, anybody concerned about the Old Town area. And, try to get them all on the same page and try to get out there in a public format what the problems are and what some of our options are and then try to get all of that on the table.”

Penrod says the meetings will be open to anyone… the first will be at eight AM Wednesday, November 11th, the second later that afternoon at 4:30. Both meetings are at City Hall.

Continuing on the subject of parking and enforcement: Florence Police Lieutenant Ray Gutierrez says if you’re going to the Siuslaw Football game tonight, be sure to park in a marked parking area and not along 27th street. The street in that area has delineated bicycle lanes on both sides and, he says, some people tend to park there when there’s a game going on. Officers will highlight the bike lanes again tonight using orange cones as they did last week. Gutierrez says they likely won’t be issuing any citations… he says their efforts are more towards education and voluntary compliance.

Lane County has cancelled a planned public hearing on a proposal that would restrict development and activities in flood plains and near bodies of water in unincorporated areas. The County Commission, on a split 3-2 vote this week, decided to table the proposal for now. It’s turned into a controversial issue. An overflow crowd last week caused officials to cancel the initial planned public hearing on the matter. Now, one of the major proponents, The Eugene Water and Electric Board, has withdrawn its support as well.

Oregon State Fire Marshall Randy Simpson says when you set your clocks back tomorrow night before going to bed… check your batteries in your smoke detectors at the same time. Daylight Savings Time ends overnight tomorrow. Simpson says if your smoke alarms use the 9-volt batteries… go ahead and replace them. They’re inexpensive and can save lives and prevent property damage.

Siuslaw High School students competing in Forensics and Speech competitions in the past few weeks have brought home some hardware. Two weeks ago, four students took part in a ‘Student Congress” at South Albany High School. Blair Pearson was named the ‘outstanding speaker’ during the second session. Last weekend Vorapal Assvassangthong finished first in a prose reading competition at Neah-Kah-Nie High School. Assvassangthong is a foreign exchange student from Thailand, the competition was for students whose first language is something other than English.

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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The FBI says a man on a flight from Oregon
to Texas that was diverted to Salt Lake City was questioned and
released without being charged. An airport spokeswoman says
American Airlines flight 1476 from Portland to Dallas landed at
Salt Lake City International Airport at about 1:30 yesterday
afternoon.

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) - Skeletal remains found in sand dunes
near Horsfall Beach on the Oregon coast are those of a 63-year-old
North Bend man missing for two years. Edward Stutesman was
identified through dental records after the remains were found last
Friday. The Oregonian reports there was no indication of foul play.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled
that Clatsop County should never have approved construction of the
Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas project on the Columbia
River. The ruling upholds a Land Use Board of Appeals decision that
the project violated county planning rules.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A fast-moving fire at a Columbia River
marina in Portland has burned five boats and displaced two families
who live aboard boats. Firefighters managed to control last night's
blaze within about a half hour. There was no immediate word on
damage or a cause. No injuries were immediately reported from the
fire.

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A 16-year-old Roseburg boy will be tried
as an adult on aggravated murder and rape charges in the death last
summer of a 5-year-old girl. Dustin Michael Wallace was indicted
Thursday by a Douglas County grand jury. A prosecutor says because
Wallace is under 18, he cannot be sentenced to death.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's gypsy moth trapping season has
ended for 2010 with only one of the pesky insects found statewide.
Agriculture officials said 12,000 traps were placed around the
state last spring and Beaverton was the only place where a gypsy
moth was caught.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook both
had 28 points and 11 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat
the Portland Trail Blazers 107-106 in overtime last night. LaMarcus
Aldridge led the shorthanded Trail Blazers with 22 points, while
Brandon Roy had 19.


(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

The Far West League Champion Siuslaw Vikings will host the number four team from the Skyline League tonight in a “play-in” game that will send one of the two teams to the OSAA Playoffs. The undefeated Vikings and the five-and-four Hidden Valley Mustangs kick off at seven. Pregame on Coast Radio Sports is at 6:45. The Reedsport Braves are in Bandon tonight where they’ll wrap up their season. (noon only) and the Mapleton Sailors are in Portland this afternoon for a two-o’clock game against Condon-Wheeler.

On the Volleyball Court… Siuslaw is will open the 4A playoffs tomorrow in Banks against the Braves, Reedsport will host Heppner in the 2A and Mapleton will be in St. Paul for a 1A playoff match… all begin at three.

Cross Country… the Far West League Champion Siuslaw Boys and Girls are the favorites in tomorrow’s 4A State Cross Country Finals at LCC in Eugene. Coach Chris Johnson says there will be some very stiff competition. Reedsport has two runners in the 2A finals…. Alan Roy and Caitlyn Reilley.

On the college gridiron… number one Oregon will host Washington at 12:30 tomorrow… the pregame show on KCST is at 11:30. Oregon State is in Los Angeles against UCLA at four… the pregame on KCFM is at three.