SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016
Wounded mountain lion
sighted north of Florence
Residents in Sutton Lake area warned
A sign posted at the Twin
Lakes Store warned of a
mountain lion that had been
shot and wounded near the
northeast end of Levage
Road, on the north side of
Sutton Lake.
Residents of the area are
advised to use caution and
protect pets.
Help others with their taxes
The local AARP is starting
classes to train tax coun-
selors to prepare taxes for
low-income and senior citi-
zens for this year.
If you are interested in
becoming a tax counselor
and have some experience in
preparing taxes and some
familiarity with computers,
call either Frank at 541-997-
7836 or Gary at 541-997-
7112.
Classes will be held in the
Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library
beginning Jan. 11 and contin-
ue for the next two weeks,
Monday through Thursday,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Actual preparation of taxes
will start Feb. 1.
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SVFR teams up with Heceta Water
Districts bring water to Collard Lake neighborhood by tank truck
H
eceta Water People’s
Utility District and
Siuslaw Valley Fire
and Rescue (SVFR) are
working together to ensure
that the residents of the
Collard Lake area are sup-
plied with water after land-
slides threatened pipes in
December.
SVFR is using one of its
water tenders to deliver
water to the PUD’s supply
tank located on View Road,
north of Florence.
Heceta Water notified and
worked with the Oregon
Health Authority to ensure a
firefighting water tender
could be used to transport
potable water and to obtain
sanitation procedures.
On Dec. 28, Heceta Water
and SVFR began a 24-hour
sanitation process, followed
by the delivery of water to
the supply tank the next
day.
It is anticipated that
crews will continue to bring
water to the supply tank for
approximately 60 days.
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Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue is using
its water tender to deliver potable water
to Heceta Water PUD’s supply tank on
View Road.
Heceta
Water
PUD
checks every load of water
before it is pumped into the
tank to ensure it meets all
health requirements for
potable water.
SVFR
ask
residents living
in the Collard
Lake area to be mindful of
the water tender driving on
the steep and narrow roads
leading to the supply tank.
A Level 4 emergency
water curtailment continues.
Senior Center open house set for this Sunday
To celebrate the end of its
grant restrictions, the Florence
Senior Center is inviting the
community to its open house
on Sunday, Jan. 10, from 1 to 4
p.m.
Everyone is welcome at the
senior center.
“We wanted to take a
moment to thank the citizens of
Florence for their ongoing sup-
port and to let them know what
changes are in store for the cen-
ter,” said Christine May, senior
center board president.
The center will continue to
provide services and activities
geared to Florence’s senior
population with no arbitrary
age limits.
“Let us know if you would
like to offer a class or activity
at the center,” said May.
“Community groups can now
rent all or a portion of our
beautiful building without con-
cern about their members’
ages,” she said.
With renewed interest in the
use of the senior center, sched-
uling will become an ongoing
issue.
“We are looking to expand
the center,” said May. Visitors
can view the proposed design
for the expansion at the open
house.
The mayor will be on hand
during the afternoon to say a
few words.
Public input sought for Indian Creek restoration
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soliciting input on a proposed
restoration project within the
30,800-acre Indian Creek
Watershed near Florence.
The public is invited to
learn more about the project
and provide comments during
a meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21, at the
Mapleton Grange, 10880 E.
Mapleton Road.
The Indian Creek Land-
scape Management Project
would be located about 14
miles northeast of Florence.
The proposed project would
address the need to diversify
habitat within younger stands
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of trees, accelerate old-growth
forest habitat characteristics
across the project area and
improve aquatic habitat for
salmon and other riparian
species.
Individuals interested in the
project are encouraged to
become involved in the plan-
ning process.
The scoping letter, which
contains a more detailed
description of the project, will
be available under the “Land
and Resource Management”
section at www.fs.usda.gov/
siuslaw.
If one is unable to attend the
meeting, comments can be
submitted through Saturday,
Jan. 30, to District Ranger
Michele Jones, c/o Donni
Vogel, P.O. Box 400,
Waldport, OR 97394.
Email comments can be
sent to comments-pacific-
nortwest-siuslawcentral-
coast@fs.fed.us.
Include
“Indian Creek Landscape
Management Project” in the
subject line.
“We’d like as many inter-
ested people involved as pos-
sible during the planning
phase of this project, especial-
ly during this initial scoping
period,” said project coordina-
tor Donni Vogel, Central Coast
Ranger
District
Natural
Resources and Planning staff
officer. “Comments on the
proposed actions will assist us
in identifying issues and give
us the opportunity to develop
possible alternative actions.”
Scoping comments will be
considered in the draft
Environmental Assessment
that will be open for review
and comment prior to a final
decision.
Project
implementation
could start as early as spring
2017.
To learn about other restora-
tion projects on the Siuslaw
National
Forest,
visit
www.fs.usda.gov/siulsaw.
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