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City gets feedback on yard debris proposal

City staff and council have been receiving feedback about the proposed Sanipac yard debris pick-up service, a result of a mailed survey regarding potentially implementing a yard debris service in town by the waste service. There are three options available:…

Stram’s last hoorah, other council biz

MAYOR STRAM’S LAST NIGHT ON COUNCIL WAS FILLED WITH SUPPORT. FROM LEFT ARE TOM AND JUDY SERFACE, MAYOR STRAM AND STEVE CARMICHAEL. Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle It was Creswell Mayor Dave Stram’s last hoorah at this week’s city council meeting.…

Creswell, state populations keep climbing

File photo Oregon’s population has increased by 54,200 people between 2017 and ’18, according to a study recently released by Portland State University’s Population Research Center (PSU-PRC). Within that study, Lane County alone saw an increase of 4,520 people from…

Does Creswell want a yard debris pick-up service?

Creswell residents are being surveyed about potentially implementing a yard debris service in town with Sanipac. There are three options available: Tack on additional cost to every residential customer’s trash bill, create a subscription-based service or forgo the debris pick…

Alas Slabtown, where art thou?

SLABTOWN SURVIVOR, CAMPBELL CHRISMAN’S HOUSE BUILT CIRCA 1873. Photo provided/Dana Merryday When you think of a ghost town usually it conjures up dusty, bleached out buildings with flapping doors and maybe some tumbleweeds blowing through. Cottage Grove has a sort…

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