Weekly Clips for Jan. 15

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By Ashlin Sanderson

COTTAGE GROVE – Downtown Cottage Grove is the historic, social, and economic heart of the town. Main Street is dotted with entrepreneurs whose shops enhance its vitality and unique character.…

By Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller – Executive Editor

CRESWELL – The City Council on Monday night approved a contract with Westech Engineering for engineering services, sewer collections, and infiltration improvements – a top priority for a city stuck…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – In its search for housing shortage solutions, the City is looking to convert a parking lot on Main Street into a several-story apartment complex. In mid-September last year,…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – At the Jan. 5 Springfield City Council meeting, finance director Nathan Bell asked the council for direction on whether to proceed with the process for the city’s Municipal…

By Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller – Executive Editor

A bank-robbing crime spree in South Lane has resulted in a five-year jail sentence for Clarke Chaos Zyz, 38, of Eugene. He was sentenced on Jan. 7 by the Lane…

By Chronicle News Service

SALEM – The Oregon monthly Jobs Report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) found that 33% (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) held its annual meeting on Jan. 12 to elect new officers as mandated by its board bylaws. Kori Rodley, who previously served…

By Chronicle News Service

COTTAGE GROVE — The Cottage Grove Eagle Midwinter Count will take place Jan. 18 at two locations. Participants can start at Dorena Reservoir at 9:30 a.m., with morning parking available…




In case you missed it…

Creswell taps Springfield

for water help

ASHLIN SANDERSON / THE CHRONICLE

CRESWELL – During the first Springfield City Council meeting after winter recess, officials representing Creswell and Lane County asked the council to consider expanding the regional wastewater system to connect to Creswell.

Creswell has been under a development moratorium on the west side of Interstate 5 since July 2023. The moratorium prohibits new development, effectively putting the city, with a population of about 5,600, in a housing and business standstill until criteria set by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are met.

For the moratorium to be lifted, Creswell must expand its wastewater services, as the current infrastructure does not support additional wastewater hookups. However, projections indicate that this process could take another five years as the city upgrades its sewer system to comply with regulations.