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10 Wednesday, July 17, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Start your engines! City snapshot — housing needs on agenda By Sue Stafford Correspondent " On Thursday, July 18, there will be a joint work- shop at City Hall at 4 p.m. of the Housing Policy Advisory Board and the Planning Commission to review the draft of the recently completed Housing Needs Assessment, Housing Strategies Report, and the Buildable Lands Inventory. They will particularly be focusing on the Housing Strategies Report and the pos- sible housing efficiency mea- sures to be undertaken within the Urban Growth Boundary, such as legislative actions and a whole host of text amend- ments, which would allow for construction of more residen- tial units within the UGB. " Following the joint HPAB/PC meeting on July 18, at 5:30 the Planning Commission will hold a pub- lic hearing regarding a major variance review requested by Kevin Spencer on behalf of Empire Construction and Development, LLC. Spencer is requesting a Type III review to allow for four (4) attached single-family dwellings (townhomes) in a Residential (R) District at 643 S. Wrangler Court in Sisters in the Woodland Park subdi- vision. The public is invited to testify on this matter. " City Recorder Kerry Prosser has been selected as a member of the 2019- 20 Northwest Women9s Leadership Academy that will kick off in September and run through April. The professional development includes learning/network- ing opportunities on: leader- ship development; governing board relationships; land use in Oregon; HR/labor rela- tions 101; employee engage- ment; process improvement; budget/finance; interviewing and negotiation, etc. Kerry has received one of only five scholarship awards toward the tuition for the program. S a n d a l s a n d S h o e s i n s t o c k ! " Sisters will be host- ing an EDCO (Economic Development for Central O r e g o n ) P u b Ta l k o n Thursday, July 25, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Three Creeks Brewing production facility off Camp Polk Road on Barclay Drive. With an expected attendance of 100- 150 people and two compa- nies making their pitch for investors, a company update, and a keynote speaker, res- ervations are necessary. Contact Caprielle Lewis, Kerry Prosser, or Cory Misley at City Hall 541-549-6022 if interested in attending. " The City has received an application for a Site Plan (SP19-04) for prop- erty currently owned by Three Winds Partners, LLC (Helmut Junge). The prop- erty is located at 915 West McKinney Butte Road, which is the empty lot north of Bi-Mart and behind Dairy Queen. The appli- cant is requesting Site Plan approval for a 9,100 square foot retail sales establish- ment and associated site improvements including parking. The application is currently under review by the City. " The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, with a workshop at 5:30 p.m. and the Council meeting at 6:30 p.m., in City Hall chambers. PHOTO PROVIDED Sisters Park & Recreation District’s Glory Daze Car Show is set for Saturday, July 20, on Main Avenue. The event is dedicated to Mick Hunter, with Mick’s Ride as the main trophy. At 1 p.m., every car will, “Start Their Engines” in recognition of Mick. Senate leaders sending $3,500 invoices SALEM (AP) 4 Senate leaders say they are prepar- ing to invoice 11 Republican senators for fines associated with a June walkout, after determining a plan to dock their pay wasn9t legal. The invoices would total $3,500 for each senator. The total includes $500 per day for seven of the days Republicans refused to show up for a floor session, Oregon Public Media reported . Carol McAlice Currie, a spokeswoman for BOOK YOUR FREE INTRO SESSION TODAY! Memberships CrossFit starting at Weightlifting $39/month! 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