COTTAGE GROVE – Poised amidst the wood-paneled, brightly lit backdrop of City Hall, Jon Stinnett, Ward 2 City Councilor, announced his resignation on Sept. 23. Stinnett’s exit from the post, effective Oct. 1, came just two months shy of his term’s end. He referenced his upcoming relocation to Eugene and[Read More…]
City & Government
Four public agencies to auction surplus vehicles, equipment Sept. 26-Sept. 28
Each year Lane County auctions vehicles because of age or mileage. Lane County Fleet Services will conduct a public, open-bid (with proxy bidding) auction from Thursday, Sept. 26, to Saturday, Sept. 28. Vehicles may be previewed before the sale by visiting fleetauction.lanecounty.org. In-person viewing is available during the auction from[Read More…]
Rep. Conrad seeking ‘Common Ground’ in new coalition countering extremists
Republican Oregon State Representative Charlie Conrad (HD-12) and Idaho State Representative Chenele Dixon (HD-24) have launched “Common Ground – United We Stand,” a coalition of current and former state legislators, organizations, and citizens united in countering the actions of extremists who they say are weakening our democracy and creating divisions[Read More…]
Lane election officials say mistakenly registered non-citizens issue resolved
The Lane County Elections Office was notified on Sept. 13 that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles had mistakenly marked 11 non-citizens as eligible to vote in Lane County and those people were subsequently registered by the Oregon Elections Division. After a careful audit, Lane County Elections officials said that[Read More…]
WasteWise: Lane County educators now equipped with sustainability, waste prevention curriculum
The other day, I came across a magazine article articulating the disconnect between the science of climate change and environmental sustainability and our education system. Specifically, the Education Week article examined teachers’ low confidence levels when tackling sustainability-related topics in the classroom. “More so than their colleagues in other countries,[Read More…]
Springfield-Eugene nets $4M wastewater grant for water recycle initiatives
GLENWOOD — Oregon has been given an unprecedented opportunity to secure to propel climate action and invest in communities across the state. In May, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) was awarded $4 million in federal drought resiliency funds for recycled water development. The money came after the Bureau of[Read More…]
Mobile crisis pilot program to roll out next week
A new community-based mobile crisis program is set to launch on Aug. 18 — one that is designed to address the immediate needs of people experiencing behavioral health crises. The Mobile Crisis Services of Lane County will assist folks in “an urgent or emergent, perceived or actual inability to cope,”[Read More…]
Lane wins $19M grant for climate justice
In first funding round, county among earliest in U.S. to receive money for new ‘resilience hubs.’ Lane County’s grant application was among 21 applicants awarded over $19 million in environmental and climate justice funding, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in July. “We feel pretty honored to be in the[Read More…]
Cottage Grove to switch to dusk-to-dawn shelters
COTTAGE GROVE – Earlier this week, the City announced its new plan to transition its Douglas and 12th street shelters to a single 7 p.m.-7 a.m. shelter. The transition plan outlined at the Aug. 12 city council meeting stated that transition day will be Aug. 22, meaning that all unhoused[Read More…]
Second batch of unofficial recall results spell out same result
COTTAGE GROVE — Not much has changed regarding recall election results, but there was more unofficial data released last week. The second batch of unofficial results for the potential recall of councilors Alex Dreher, Mike Fleck, and Chalice Savage was released Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. An additional 159 ballots[Read More…]
