CRESWELL — Creswell City Council tackled a variety of issues, including campfires in the park, development moratorium snags, and grants received to help with airport operations this month. Campfires in Garden Lake Park As wildfires rage across the state, community members came to council concerned about campfires at Garden Lake[Read More…]
City & Government
McKenzie River Trust creating connections
Conserve. Protect. Educate. Connect. McKenzie River Trust (MRT) has been branching out and offering tours to community members who want to connect with the land that surrounds them. A nonprofit organization since 1990, MRT is a regional land trust which conserves and protects about 4,000 acres of land in Western[Read More…]
Smoke & heat: High temps strike; fires rage nearby
Triple-digit temperatures and ominous creamsicle-colored skies are making for a tough go this week in the Southern Willamette Valley, prompting residents to lay low, avoid the smoke, and keep an eye on forecast and fire evacuation notices. Most cities in our area are suffering from “unhealthy” air conditions. By noon[Read More…]
Marcola Meadows development ahead of schedule
SPRINGFIELD – The Marcola Meadows development at the northern edge of central Springfield is nearing its end much faster than expected. “We’ll be done and developed by the end of this year. Our plan was 2025, so we’re almost two years ahead of schedule,” said Karl Ivanov, the president and[Read More…]
Grove councilors under scrutiny: Citizen files prospective recall petitions against councilors; could prove costly for taxpayers
COTTAGE GROVE – Councilors Mike Fleck, Chalice Savage, and Jon Stinnett may be up for recall in a special election this winter, which, if pushed through, could cost taxpayers over $15,000. Anyone who is a registered voter in the district where the public officer was elected or appointed can go[Read More…]
Cottage Grove Council OKs 61-acre property purchase
COTTAGE GROVE –– A special regular meeting was placed on Cottage Grove City Council’s calendar for July 31 to discuss the recruitment process for a new city manager, as Richard Meyers announced his upcoming retirement a couple weeks ago, which will go into effect on Oct. 1. However, two motions[Read More…]
Update: Details emerge from ethics investigation of county commissioner, Springfield developer
SPRINGFIELD — More details have surfaced regarding the ethics investigation of a Lane County Commissioner and Springfield developer, David Loveall, as a public records request was received after the print deadline last week. The Springfield Economic Devlopment Agency (SEDA) board unanimously voted for the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) to[Read More…]
Springfield Buick building project dead
SPRINGFIELD – The Blue McKenzie Project – a $34 million initiative to transform the parking lot between the old Buick dealership and the U.S. Post Office on A Street into a mixed-use residential building – is not moving forward as originally planned. Property owner Robert Scherer told the Springfield Economic[Read More…]
Two eyed for Cottage Grove police chief
COTTAGE GROVE — The City’s new police chief will either be Cory Chase, who is the Port of Portland Police Department assistant chief of police, or Sean Lundry, who is the Sandy Police Department lieutenant – and that decision will be made by City Manager Richard Meyers soon. “After tonight,[Read More…]
Update: Springfield developer, county commissioner under ethics investigation
Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include information from a public records request received after this week’s print deadline. SPRINGFIELD — An ethics investigation is underway involving David Loveall, founder and managing partner of Masaka Properties, LLC. Loveall is a Lane County Commissioner representing Springfield, which grants him[Read More…]
