Staff changes at Creswell City Hall
CRESWELL – At the city council meeting on Sept. 12, there were myriad of updates, including personnel announcements:
Seth Evans, Public Works Lead, was recognized for 20 years of service to the city of Creswell. The Council also announced that the city has a new code enforcement officer, Chelsea Haynes.
In other business:
In lieu of school starting, the council announced that equipment has been installed in the 2nd St. playground where kids are welcome to play. There will not be a splash pad this year due to the delay in equipment and the quickly approaching rainy season.
Continuing the Emerald Ash Borer conversation, mayor Dave Stram had drafted a tentative charge for the Park and Tree Advisory Board. Reilly Newman of the Park and Tree Advisory Board informed Stram of information provided by the state on the Emerald Ash Borer; Stram plans to review this information before implementing a formal charge.
Councilors spent ample time discussing revision to the Rules and Regulations of Creswell Airport Hobby Field. Some of these revisions include definitions, descriptions, complaint process, fireworks and item numbers.
This week, council on Monday reviewed a permit application for the annual Fourth of July parade. Check back for more updates next week on this subject.
Children’s museum earns project grant
SPRINGFIELD – The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), parent organization to BottleDrop, announced $10,000 in grant donations to help fund environmental or recycling education projects and programs in schools across the state – including one in Springfield.
The donations, generated through BottleDrop’s Containers for Change program, were awarded to 13 projects in 11 communities with donation amounts ranging from $100 to $1,000.
Of those grant awardees is Adventure! Children’s Museum in Springfield for its “Sustainable Village” project focused on making improvements to the exhibit, The museum was granted $1,000.
More info: bottledropcenters.com/containersforchange/ to learn more about this program, and how they can use their beverage containers to support excellent nonprofits, foundations and advocacy organizations in Oregon.
