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By Ashlin Sanderson

SLCFR amps up outreach efforts

LANE COUNTY – South Lane County Fire & Rescue is continuing its efforts to raise awareness and spread knowledge about the District’s proposed fire levy that will be on the…

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Forum: Issues, ideas at the fore

SPRINGFIELD – Last Thursday, the Springfield City Club and the League of Women Voters of Lane County hosted a forum for the Springfield seat on the Lane County Board of…

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Church opens third Temple in Oregon

SPRINGFIELD – A Willamette Valley Oregon Temple just opened its doors this week. The property at 300 International Way in Springfield has been under construction since Oct. 2022, and now…

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Oregon Ethics board investigating Loveall on new complaints

LANE COUNTY – Lane County Commissioner David Loveall is under investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for improperly using the State of the County address in January to promote…

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CG Library: Staff cuts ahead?

COTTAGE GROVE – The City of Cottage Grove is facing a tight budget year after falling behind on audits and discovering serious accounting errors, leaving the city with a nearly…

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‘Tip Tap Grow’ expands preschool into the Grove

COTTAGE GROVE – Tip Tap Grow, a performing arts preschool based in Eugene, is expanding services to a second location in Cottage Grove’s First Presbyterian Church. The preschool had a…

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Grove budget shortfall: Council ‘righting the ship’ before financial deficits sink the City

Cottage Grove City Council meeting on April 13, 2025. ASHLIN SANDERSON / THE CHRONICLE

COTTAGE GROVE – Incomplete financial audits and accounting inaccuracies have led the City of Cottage Grove to address budget challenges for the next fiscal year.

In January of this year, interim finance director Eric Kytola shared his findings of the City’s budgeting errors with the city council.

“There were some problems that surfaced about the beginning fund balances during the FY2026 year; they’re not right,” Kytola said during the Jan. 26 city council meeting. “In September 2025, after the 26 budget was already adopted, I started working on the FY2024 audit preparation and found some mistakes. These mistakes are adversely affecting the fund balances, and the size of the mistakes is substantial.”

He said the financial data is missing due to incomplete audits.

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