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❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION ‘Positively Florence’ NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR NAMED SPORTS — B 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 57 INSIDE — A3 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON CITY MARIJUANA TAX HEADS TO VOTERS Florence City Council places ordinance on November ballot B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News Florence City Council approved Resolution No. 16, Series 16, to allow voters in ❘ JULY 16, 2016 ❘ $1.00 the Nov. 8 election to decide whether or not Florence can tax recreational marijuana at the allowable state limit, cur- rently set at 3 percent. The council also updated the city’s recreational marijuana code at Monday’s meeting. The State of Oregon is cur- rently collecting a temporary 25 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales in Oregon. According to the city staff report, the state collected $6.84 million in these taxes from Jan. 1 to April 20. Marijuana products can only be taxed at the retail point of sale. Medical mari- juana is not taxed. Starting Jan. 1, 2017, the state will begin to implement a more permanent tax rate of 17 percent for recreational marijuana. Voters will decide if cities can add an additional 3 percent tax at the local level. City Attorney Ross Williamson addressed the council on July 11. “This is great. It’s been two years since Measure 91, and we’re still talking about mari- juana,” Williamson said. See TAX 7A Real Food co-op to close Final member vote for dissolution to be announced Tuesday B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Culture P Canoe articipants in the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians’ “Culture Canoe Camp” arrive at the Port of Siuslaw boat ramp Thursday in the Journey Canoe “Lottie,” after completing a 14-mile trek along the Siuslaw River that began in Mapleton. For the complete story and more photos, view today’s Sports section. City honors Coast Guard ‘Good Samaritan’ POLICE Man arrested, guns recovered in True Value burglary Dana Gagliardi helped rescue 2 boys from dangerous surf B Y R YAN C RONK C HANTELLE M EYER B Y C HANTELLE M EYER AND Siuslaw News Siuslaw News lorence City Council and Mayor Joe Henry honored two men Monday night for the May 28 rescue of two boys from dangerous surf near the Siuslaw River North Jetty. U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River Fireman Dana Gagliardi received the city’s Good Samaritan Award and medal of honor. Angelo Santiago of Springfield will also be honored by the city. On May 28, two young boys playing in the ocean were swept out by the tide. Fellow beachgoers Gagliardi, who was off duty, and Santiago heard Florence police arrested a local man this week and recovered all nine guns that were stolen in the June 30 burglary at True Value Hardware. Jose Luis Villa, 25, of Florence was arrested July 12 at a local res- idence after police reviewed secu- rity footage from the burglary and received information from several anonymous tips. Villa was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief and was taken to Florence City Jail. INSIDE F Auto Care . . . . . . . . . . . . A10 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B9 Coastal Events . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 After recent closures due to a lack of patrons and volunteers, Real Food Co-op has announced that it will perma- nently close, pending next week’s outcome of a resolution approval by its members. A special board meeting to announce the vote tally of the board of director’s resolution to close the organic food store is planned for Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the co-op, 1379 B Rhododendron Drive. During a special meeting July 8, the board voted to adopt a resolution to approve dissolu- tion and to submit it to the co- op’s members. According to Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), the voluntary dissolu- tion of a co-operative requires a two-thirds majority vote from members to approve it. Members vote by either regular mail or email. ORS does not allow members to vote for disso- lution during a board meeting. The co-op recently closed for a week due to a lack of patrons, volunteer cashiers and cash flow. According to general manager Karen Hazelwood, the co-op worked hard to revamp its image by remodeling the inside of the store, bringing in new product lines and applying for a liquor license. But, in the end, there was not enough community support to keep the doors open. The co-op has already begun selling off its merchandise, fix- tures, refrigerator and freezer in order to vacate the property by the end of July. A final cleanup of the building and sale of remaining items will be July 23 at 10 a.m. CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Mayor Joe Henry, Coast Guard Fireman Dana Gagliardi, Florence Police Commander John Pitcher and Coast Guard Senior Chief Tim Tregoning gather at City Hall Monday to honor Gagliardi for his heroic deed. calls from the boys’ families and swam after them. The men succeeded in res- cuing the two boys and stood by until emergency medical service personnel arrived. “We have a very special, one-of-a- kind first for our city, the presentation Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 SideShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B8 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Word on the Street . . . . . . . A6 THIS WEEK ’ S of the Good Samaritan Award,” Henry said. “Two beachgoers risked their own lives to save these boys and were successful in reuniting them with their families.” See HONOR 7A TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 67 57 66 56 66 54 67 52 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Commander John Pitcher said that one anonymous call in par- ticular helped police locate the suspect. Florence Public Informa- tion Officer Megan Messmer said, “Thank Jose Villa you to the com- munity members who assisted in providing information in this case.” According to Pitcher, all the stolen merchandise was found, S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 24 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2016 See ARREST 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM