SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016
Dunes City announces
city government positions
DUNES CITY — In addi-
tion to the mayor position, the
Dunes City elections officer
announced that there are also
three council positions open
for election bid by qualified
candidates.
“Candidates for office in
Dunes City must be residents
of Dune City at the time of
their election,” said Jamie
Mills.
Council seat positions are
for a term of four years, while
the mayor is elected for a two-
year term. Councilors whose
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terms expire at the end of this
year include Maurice Sanders,
Ed Scarberry and Tom Mallen.
Mallen was appointed to fill
the seat vacated by Mills when
she resigned to fill in as
Interim City Administrator last
fall.
Dunes City election packets
are available for pickup at
Dunes City Hall between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Thursday.
Completed packets must be
returned to City Hall by Aug.
30.
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COURTESY PHOTO
Boy Scout Troop 777 presented their recharter documents to an Florence Elks representative. The Elks are the
charter organization for the troop as well as Pack 777. From left: John Kern of the Elks, Levi Large, Daniel
Olson, Mark Olson, Johnnie Olson, Luke Olson and Christian Newlan. Other members include Isaac Griffes,
Elijah LaCosse, Rylie and Ryan Jennings (not pictured).
Is your family prepared?
If an emergency happens in your community,
it may take emergency workers some time to reach you.
You should be prepared to take care of yourself and
your family for a minimum of 240 hours.
SOS receives DOJ grant to help with victims of abuse
Get your emergency fi rst aid kit started with these essentials:
❑ First aid manual
❑ Aspirin or pain relievers
❑ Laxatives, diarrhea medicine
❑ Rubbing alcohol, petroleum jelly
❑ Soap, salt, baking soda
❑ Sanitary napkins, matches
❑ Triangular bandages
❑ Elastic bandages, pressure dressings
❑ Cotton balls, disposable diapers
❑ Scissors, needles, tweezers
❑ Popsicle sticks, splints, heavy string
❑ Thermometer, paper tape
❑ Syrup of Ipecac
❑ Personal prescription medications
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totaling $68,968. The grant is a
one-time VOCA (Victims of
Crime Act) award which will
run through Sept. 30, 2017.
The funds, which come from
fines for federal crimes, are
available only to organizations
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SOS provided advocacy
services to 197 victims in 2015,
including shelter, emergency
aid, transportation and access
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to legal aid. The ongoing base
funding for these services
comes from grants from the
Department of Justice and
Department
of
Human
Services.
Supplemental funds to serve
victims in rural areas of west
Lane County come from col-
laborative
grants
with
Womenspace and Sexual
Assault Support Services, in
Eugene.
Additional support from the
City of Florence helps provide
24-hour emergency responses
to law enforcement and the
hospital.
The new one-time VOCA
grant funds were limited to
emergency services, staff train-
ing, technology/repair and cap-
ital items. Some of the funds
will be used for a vehicle to
assist with transporting victims
and their families; emergency
shelter and aid; repair of water
damage at the shelter home;
developing a child play area at
the shelter; new windows and a
security system for the shelter;
part of a new phone system at
the office; and special training
for advocates.
The vast majority of the
funds will be spent with local
vendors.
“Like most other federal
grants, this one took many
months to develop and ulti-
mately see funded,” said SOS
executive director David
Wiegan. “The grant binder is
almost four inches thick, and
there is a huge amount of
reporting involved throughout
the grant period.
“Nevertheless, it will enable
us to enhance our services in
ways that would be very diffi-
cult to afford otherwise.”
ODOT sets Highway 101 summer work schedule
Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) has
several construction projects
planned for Highway 101 in
Lane County this summer.
The Siuslaw River Bridge
Cathodic Protection project
will continue to repair and
reinforce concrete and replace
the cathodic protection system
on the Siuslaw River Bridge,
working from the north end
near Bay Street. Additional
seismic restraints, a new orna-
mental bridge rail and
improved pedestrian access are
part of the project. Work is to
be completed by the end of
March 2019.
As of June 1, no lane clo-
sures are scheduled for this
project between 8 a.m. and 7
p.m. weekdays, or through the
weekends, through the summer
months. However, single lane
closures, controlled by flaggers
and for a short duration with
pilot car, will be used for mate-
rials transfers. Delays may be
up to 20 minutes.
Some
flagger-controlled
short single lane closures may
be needed on Bay Street under
the bridge.
From the south end of the
bridge to the Douglas County
Line, ODOT is repaving and
restriping the highway.
Over the next two months
motorists can expect up to 20
minute delays as the contractor
removes poor pavement and
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repaves the highway.
The set project time is
Sunday nights to Friday morn-
ings, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic
will be controlled by flaggers
and pilot car. This project is
scheduled to be completed
September 2016.
A new retaining wall also
will be constructed near Heceta
Head Lighthouse, as well as
two others just to the south of
Southview Lane. The job is
expected to be completed by
mid-September.ODOT asks
that vehicles and cyclists watch
for truck traffic, workers and
equipment entering and exiting
the highway work areas.
For current road conditions,
check www.tripcheck.com.
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