Weekly Clips for September 25

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This week’s top headlines…

Springfield fire, safety levy on the ballot
SPRINGFIELD – Voters in November will have the option to vote for a five-year fire and life-safety services plan aimed at maintaining and improving the city’s level of emergency response.…
25 Sep 2025
Springfield fire, safety levy on the ballot
SPRINGFIELD – Voters in November will have the option to vote for a five-year fire and life-safety services plan aimed at maintaining and improving the city’s level of emergency response.…
25 Sep 2025
Springfield leader, pastor charged with child sexual abuse
SPRINGFIELD – A prominent, longtime community leader, pastor, volunteer, and civic figure in the Springfield community is facing child sex charges. Mark Anthony Molina, 61, of Thurston, was arrested and…
25 Sep 2025
Springfield leader, pastor charged with child sexual abuse
SPRINGFIELD – A prominent, longtime community leader, pastor, volunteer, and civic figure in the Springfield community is facing child sex charges. Mark Anthony Molina, 61, of Thurston, was arrested and…
25 Sep 2025
Higher flood insurance costs possible in Creswell, Grove
CRESWELL – The Sept. 10 meeting at the Creswell Community Center brought together Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, local administrators, and residents to discuss upcoming changes to floodplain maps…
25 Sep 2025
Higher flood insurance costs possible in Creswell, Grove
CRESWELL – The Sept. 10 meeting at the Creswell Community Center brought together Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, local administrators, and residents to discuss upcoming changes to floodplain maps…
25 Sep 2025
PeaceHealth selling 50 acres
SPRINGFIELD. – PeaceHealth will soon list for sale a piece of residential and undeveloped property behind Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. The property, which is roughly 50 acres and…
25 Sep 2025
PeaceHealth selling 50 acres
SPRINGFIELD. – PeaceHealth will soon list for sale a piece of residential and undeveloped property behind Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. The property, which is roughly 50 acres and…
25 Sep 2025
Visitor center on the move
EUGENE – Travel Lane County’s Eugene, Cascades & Coast Visitor Center will soon relocate from 754 Olive Street to the 5th Street Market Alley. Travel Lane County’s business office will…
25 Sep 2025
Visitor center on the move
EUGENE – Travel Lane County’s Eugene, Cascades & Coast Visitor Center will soon relocate from 754 Olive Street to the 5th Street Market Alley. Travel Lane County’s business office will…
25 Sep 2025
A party for Springfield utility customers
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) leaders and staff are ready to celebrate customers during National Public Power Week, offering free coffee as a token of appreciation while also marking…
25 Sep 2025
A party for Springfield utility customers
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) leaders and staff are ready to celebrate customers during National Public Power Week, offering free coffee as a token of appreciation while also marking…
25 Sep 2025

In case you missed it…

Springfield residents speak
out for library

Residents speak with mayor Sean VanGordon regarding proposed cuts to the library’s services. ASHLIN SANDERSON / THE CHRONICLE

SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 100 people gathered in the city council chamber at town hall last week to talk with the mayor about proposed budget cuts to Springfield’s library.

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Mayor Sean VanGordon had an open discussion with concerned members of the public. He began by providing background information on a fiscal stability report, highlighting the complications the city faces due to its General Fund operating deficit.

Earlier this year, a Fiscal Stability Task Force, a volunteer committee of 12 members, met to discuss options to address Springfield’s projected budget shortfall of an estimated $4.5 million by fiscal year 2027–28. On July 22, the Springfield Chamber held a roundtable event with the mayor to inform the public of the options that the Task Force, along with two paid consultants, had come up with.

Consultant Anne Marie Levis of Funk/Levis & Associates facilitated meetings, and ECOnorthwest led the report drafting and provided fiscal and policy analysis.

VanGordon said the report focuses on four different issues: revenue, potential cuts, economic development strategies, and legislative strategies. Among the possible cuts is a $500,000 reduction to the library budget.

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