Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Page A-7
ODOT open house happening tomorrow
By Darcy Wallace
IVN Staff Writer
This summer, the Oregon
Dept.
of
Transportation
(ODOT) is planning several
projects with the hopes of
improving safety for traffic and
pedestrians passing through
downtown Cave Junction.
From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 2, ODOT
will host an “open house” for
the public at CJ City Hall,
222 W. Lister St., to find out
more about planned roadway
construction on Hwy. 199
scheduled to start as early as
June 6.
An ODOT news release
says the two major projects
involve a midwalk crosswalk
between Lister and Watkins
in CJ and installation of a new
traffic signal at River Street, the
latter including construction of
left turn lanes and a median.
The
roadway
modification, which has been
called a “road diet” by ODOT
employees, condenses the
current four-lane roadway
from River Street to W. Palmer
into a single lane of traffic each
way, but with left turn lanes
installed.
“Typically
when
a
signal goes in, [ODOT]
improvements go with it
to allow for safer left turn
movement,” said project
information officer Gary
Leaming. “If you put in a
regular signal the standard calls
for improvements to that.”
Leaming
said
the
roadway
changes
were
intended to greatly improve
safety where many people
have complained about high
speeds on Hwy. 199 through
Cave Junction.
Residents
who
are
interested or concerned about
the projects and want to learn
more can attend the open house
and ask questions of various
ODOT employees.
“If the City [of CJ] wants
to propose something else,
we’ll listen,” Leaming said.
“We don’t have anything else
on the horizon for next year.
[These] improvements are
what we have on the books.
We’re not coming back next
year and doing [the roadway
changes] on the whole town.”
This photo overlay was sent to the Illinois Valley News by ODOT May 25. ODOT claimed this was the only
improvement planned.
Commissioner field .....
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Hare guessed many of
those applying also ran during
the November 2010 elections.
He said it was possible, though
also speculation, that some
applying now could re-apply
in 2012, when Cassanelli’s
spot will be on the ballot.
There has been discussion
on what happens if the two are
unable to agree on a candidate.
According to Josephine County
charter, Hare and Cassanelli
will have 30 days from the
time Ellis leaves to appoint a
replacement.
If they do not reach a
quorum, the charter reportedly
calls for a short-term board
of other elected officials
consisting of the sheriff,
district attorney, treasurer
and others, to decide the
appointment instead.
“It’s going to be an
interesting process,” Hare said.
“There are a lot of situations
where Sandi and I do agree,
and a few occasions where we
don’t. It’s likely we’ll agree on
five or so we can narrow down
to. It comes down to the nitty-
gritty of taking that one person
who’s going to fill that year
and two months.”
“In my opinion, it should
be somebody [who] doesn’t
have an agenda,” she said.
“It should be a person with
common sense and a fabulous
work ethic. [Because of] lack
of funding the workload has
decreased somewhat. But it’s a
lot of reading, a lot of work.”
Cassanelli said one
person who gave money
during her campaign said they
asked her to do one thing: only
make a decision on something
when she had fully read the
material.
“I made a commitment…
I don’t think it’s fair to rule
on something you haven’t
read,” Cassanelli said. “The
work ethic and integrity far
outweighs experience.”
Cougars, Vikings rock Boatnik
At the annual Boatnik Memorial Day
celebration in Grants Pass, the Illinois Valley
High School and Lorna Byrne Middle School
bands both marched in the parade at 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 28.
But this year, the Cougar band earned
second place in the High School Band division,
holding their own behind perennial first-place
contenders from Grants Pass High School.
The Lorna Byrne Middle School band,
led by director Brice Cloyd, also marched in
their own separate unit this year.
In years past, McKee said the middle
school and high school bands marched togeth-
er as one group. This time, both bands were
large enough to march separately among other
Southern Oregon school bands.
“The competition isn’t too fierce but it’s
always nice to get second,” said IVHS band
director Sean McKee. “This is the first time
we’re marched without the middle school band
attached to us. It’s nice that the program has
grown big enough that we can do independent
things.”
(Photo by Stacy Byrne, Illinois Valley News)
IVHS Marching Band during the Boatnik Parade Saturday May 28.
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