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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Florence Habitat for Humanity will host an open house for its 27th Habitat House on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the “Habitour,” visitors can take a tour and inquire about how Habitat builds homes in Florence. Interested persons may come to the work site at 2930 Munsel Lake Road. “If you are curious about Habitat for Humanity, this is the place to come,” says Kate McBroom-Redwine, executive director of Florence Habitat. “There’s nothing like seeing a house going up, the smiles of the family purchasing the home and the pride of the volunteers building it. “Come see how we build.” Florence Habitat has been in Vision from 1A The goals are a refined, condensed version of 2015’s goals. Reynolds said that 2015 COURTESY PHOTO Florence Habitat for Humanity’s latest home under construction at 2930 Munsel Lake Road existence since 1999, and has completed 26 Habitat homes with the support of the Florence area community. Questions about financing, land purchase, mortgages, con- struction, family selection and “sweat equity” can be answered at the open house. For more information, call the Florence Habitat office at 541-902-9227. had seven goals for strategic reasons, such as the inclusion of public safety while the city conducted a search for a new police chief. With the hiring of Police Chief Tom Turner, public safety could be moved under the “city service deliv- ery” goal. “We’re trying to show we are a city of people and of action, and of activity, move- ment and motion,” Reynolds said. Besides the goals, she pre- sented a “snapshot” of the city’s eight-page, five-year work plan that includes objec- tives and tasks. “It has required many, many hours of work by the staff, who has done a wonder- ful job of streamlining the work plan from last year,” Henry said. The council met for a goal- setting session in December and a “marathon” work ses- sion in January. Councilor Ron Preisler said, “We spent a lot of hours on this, so it’s good to see it approved.” “I can’t do it without great people. I do have great people and I want to continue to sup- port the high-performance culture that we have really been working on this last year,” Reynolds said. The 2016 City of Florence Goals and Five-Year Work Plan are available online at www.ci.florence.or.us/council/ city-council-goals-work-plan. from 1A Before coming to LCC, Spilde worked at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany for 15 years in a variety of leadership positions. “I won’t totally disappear from the community college world after I leave Lane,” she said. “My passion for commu- nity colleges remains strong and I will be considering a number of opportunities in the next several months.” Spilde said that she wanted to give the board enough lead-time to conduct a thor- ough search for a successor and prepare for an orderly transition. Port from 1A Port Operator certification. Leskin spent 23 years as an attorney and municipal judge in Oregon. “I’m very glad to have Steven here,” McClure said. “He has a professional back- ground and his legal knowl- edge will be a real asset to the port. He is taking a very prag- matic approach to the issues facing the port.” According to Leskin, his No. 1 priority as port manager will be to evaluate the port’s surplus property and deter- mine how best to market and sell them. “He is taking a very close look at the properties the port LCC Board of Education Chairman Tony McCown said the board has awarded Spilde an outstanding performance evaluation for each of her 15 years as president. LCC Florence Center Interim Director Russ Pierson said, “She has consistently invested her time in leadership development at Lane and I always know she has the best interests of our faculty and staff at heart. Mary has been a friend to Florence and a fan of our Florence Center.” “I love Lane and I love the work I do and I expect to bring that same passion for work over the next 17 months as I have for the last 36 years,” Spilde said. owns,” McClure said. “We have had property for sale for a long period of time, specifi- cally the 40-acre Pacific View Business Park that has been zoned light industrial and deemed shovel ready.” As part of the evaluation, Leskin said he was planning on doing a study of similar properties along the coast. Leskin will sit in on his first port commission meeting Wednesday, Feb. 17. The port will host a public meet-and-greet reception for Leskin at the Florence Events Center this Friday, Feb. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. Mon Ami will cater the event. Appetizers, water and cof- fee will be offered as well as a no-host beer and wine bar. THRIFTY THURSDAYS! 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Every woman tell a woman Free seminar on women’s heart health Saturday, February 20 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Space is limited. Visit http://bit.ly/h2hevent or call 541-902-6300 ext. 2261 to register by February 15. Space is limited. RSVP by February 15. Register online at http://bit.ly/h2hevent or call 541-902-6300 ext. 2261 PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center 400 9th Street, Florence, OR 97439 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Habitat to host open house for latest home LCC 9 A