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Entrepreneur grant — 5A Track standouts take it inside, page 1B Foundation grant awards — 3A Exhibit reflections — 4A $ PUUBHF ( SPWF 4 FOUJOFM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 SOUTH LANE COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889 VOLUME 128 • NUMBER 38 'Stand Up' meeting attendees urged to 'observe and report' Volunteers sought for neighborhood organizations, but police caution against confrontation BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel C Also inside: ommunity members fi lled the Council Chambers at City Hall on Tuesday evening, March 8 to discuss the property and other crimes they say they’re witnessing in their neighbor- hoods and to see what may be done to deter criminal behavior. City Councilor Amy Slay said she organized the “Stand Up for Cottage Grove” meeting in response to comments on Facebook related to such crimes. Slay said she was beyond pleased by the turn- out at the meeting, which she presided over along with Interim Police Chief Scott Shepherd. Slay also passed out fl yers calling on those in attendance to volunteer to act as liaisons between lo- cal neighborhoods and law enforcement. First, though, came an impassioned speech about the state of this small town. “Take a look around,” Slay said. “You’ll see people who care about each one of your properties. You don’t have to go far to see how many of us care about photo by Jon Stinnett Interim Chief Scott Shepherd and Councilor Amy Slay offered a pro- gram of neighborhood involvement to act as liaisons between citizens and police at a meeting held at City Hall on March 8. Cottage Grove. But what are we doing? We’re caring, and we’re upset, but we have to take action to eliminate this ele- ment that’s suddenly more prevalent.” Slay said she was tired of seeing nega- The month of March means springtime favorites, page 6A Fiber optics expansion, road repairs and other items chosen from a long list of the City's needs After a thrilling victory over Baker in the fi rst round of the playoffs, Cottage Grove earned itself a spot in the OSAA 2016 U.S. Bank and Les Schwab Tires 4A Boys’ Basketball State Tourna- ment. The Lions fell to an extremely tall Gladstone squad in the quarterfi nals but bounced back against Henley, routing the Hornets 68-41 in the fi rst consola- tion match. The win sent them to the fourth-place game against Astoria. The Lions let a small lead slip away in the fourth quarter, and Cottage Grove lost 55-46. The Lions fi nished sixth in the state and fi n- ished an impressive 20-8 season with pride. More coverage of the tourna- ment can be found on 1B. BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel F photo by Sam Wright School District details Harrison bond's 'other costs' BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel O n Tuesday, May 17, Voters in South Lane County will weigh the merits of a $35,590,000 bond measure to replace Harri- son Elementary School in Cottage Grove and make safety, technology and other upgrades throughout the District. Included among the list of the proposed projects to be funded by the prospective bond — which in- clude camera and fi re security in- stallations, deferred maintenance to roofs and other structures and a ren- ovation of the Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center — has been a line item labeled “other costs,” which the District has described to include furnishings for the new Harrison building, building and permit fees, surveying and project development Please see MEETING, Page 10A City Council tries to prioritize Sixth at State! Hot cross buns tive comments on Facebook about crime, particularly when those comments came costs. Recently, South Lane School District Superintendent Krista Par- ent provided paperwork to the Sen- tinel that more closely details the $6,173,285 in anticipated costs. Parent said many of those costs could have been included in the price tag to build a new Harrison but were instead listed separately. They include: Furniture, fi xtures and equipment, $946,055: Includes desks, chairs, whiteboards, projectors, document cameras, computers, etc. Architecture and engineering services, $1,371,779: Includes ar- chitectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, heating and ventilation and electrical services. Specialty consultants, $331,119: Landscaping, civil, interior design, kitchen consultant, acoustical con- sultant, cost estimating, security and technology. tion and builder’s risk insurance. Reimbursable expenses, $141,908: Printing, mileage, over- night costs. Site and soil surveys, $236,514: Geotechnical, site and fi eld survey- ing. Construction contingency, $1,135,266: Issues during the build- ing of the project. Project management services, $425,724: Staff dedicated to man- aging the project and coordination between owner and contractor. Project contingency, $567,633: Issues related to soft costs and fees for the project, e.g. An unanticipat- ed cost for sewer or traffi c. Environmental/hazmat services, $141,908: Testing, surveys, abate- ment, disposal, third-party inspec- tions. Administrative costs, $141,911: Financing, bond sales, title and es- crow, legal fees, advertisements. Permitting and approvals, $141,908: Plan review and building permits. Other development costs: Early learning center, $322,123; Kennedy School relocation, $82,400; Harri- son School reuse, $92,422. Phasing costs, $94,605: Tempo- rary facilities, moving and reloca- ixing Cottage Grove’s dilapidated streets, fund- ing more police patrols, upgrading the City’s fi - ber optics network, addressing the condition of hous- es with no apparent owners — the City Council chose these among an extensive to-do list of sorts during a worksession Monday night scheduled to help outline the goals and priorities for itself and for city staff this year and beyond. City Manager Richard Meyers spent about half of the hour-long worksession detailing the 20-plus proj- ects on the list, stating that he and the rest of city staff needed to narrow the focus of their efforts and the Council’s deliberations in 2016 and into the future. “The purpose of this meeting is not to go into a lot of depth, because many of these are quite extensive, and some are time sensitive,” Meyers said. “What we want to know is, which ones are the priority?” Meyers put forth the notion of forming urban re- newal districts, which essentially freeze tax rates for a specifi ed area, then allow the City to borrow on the increase in value in the district to fund specifi ed proj- ects. Such mechanisms could be used to tackle items not likely to be funded through other means, Meyers said, such as the Main Street Refi nement Plan, a com- prehensive plan to revamp downtown Cottage Grove. “The plan is going to sit on the shelf unless we can fi nd a way to fi nance it,” he said. “We may get piddly grants for the Refi nement Plan, but we’re not going to get any major grants.” Urban renewal districts could also fund problems such as that Meyers announced regarding the Main Street bridge over the Coast Fork of the Willamette River, which he said “could collapse any day.” Part of the riverbank near the bridge is eroding, he said, and the item was in fact removed from the list, as it would likely need to be addressed immediately anyway. In addition, Meyers said the parking lots downtown are “atrocious,” as they haven’t been paved since the 1950s, and there is no clear method for funding their upkeep. Ways to fund the extensive renovations nec- essary at the Cottage Grove Armory are also not clear beyond the expectation of grant awards. Many of the City’s arterial roads are in terrible shape, to say noth- ing of its residential streets and sidewalks, Meyers added. Also available for discussion was the possibility of putting a three percent tax on recreational marijuana Please see GOALS, Page 10A Rain Country Realty Inc. N 1019 Adams EW Vintage 2 bedroom, 1 bath with fenced yard not on the market in 65 years! P G N I D EN Principal Brokers Teresa Abbott ..................221-1735 Frank Brazell....................953-2407 Lane Hillendahl ................942-6838 336 N. H Street Cute victorian on large lot 3 bedroom and 2 bath with fenced yard. Broker Valerie Nash ....................521-1618 $119,000 CONTACT US www.cgsentinel.com On the Internet (541) 942-3325 By telephone (541) 942-3328 By fax cgnews@cgsentinel.com By e-mail P.O. 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