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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016
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Governor’s Regional Solutions team to explore Dunes City water outage fix
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Siuslaw News
During the Aug. 11 Dunes
City Council meeting, mayor
Rebecca Ruede announced that
the filing deadline for applica-
tions for Dunes City mayor
and one city council seat is
Monday, Aug. 15. Candidates
will be voted on during the
Nov. 8 General Election.
As of Thursday, there is one
candidate for the mayoral posi-
tion and two valid candidates
for the city council seat.
Applications must be
received by 4:30 p.m. at Dunes
City Hall.
In other business, Dunes
City Administrator Jamie Mills
reported that representatives
from Gov. Kate Brown’s
Regional Solutions team will
meet at Dunes City Thursday,
Aug. 18, at 9:30 a.m. to dis-
cuss permanent solutions to
the recent water outage that
affected about 80 residences.
“Siltcoos Lake covers two
counties,” Mills said.
“Virtually every state agency,
federal agencies and the tribe
own land on the lake. It’s
going to be crowded. We have
to map out how we are going
to move forward with this
project.”
Ruede said that when the
water company sent out the
initial automated calls to resi-
dents to conserve water usage
due to the shortage, hourly
water monitoring showed that
water consumption increased.
“If in the future you have a
notification to conserve water,
please try to honor that to
make the duration of the water
outage shorter,” Ruede said.
Ruede also said the Dunes
City annual Community Expo
will be Aug. 20, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. She said State Sen.
Arnie Roblan and State Rep.
Caddy McKeown plan to
attend.
“We have some interesting
individuals and demonstrations
lined up,” she said. “And,
don’t forget there is free food.”
The council also voted to
commit $500 to help sponsor
the upcoming U.S. Coast
Guard Appreciation Dinner put
on by the City of Florence in
October.
COURTS
Florence Municipal Court
July 26
Christopher
McIntyre
pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct. He was sentenced to
six days in Florence City Jail.
Aug. 2
Alexander Daniel Sholberg
pleaded guilty to trespassing
and menacing. He was sen-
tenced to four days in Florence
City Jail and must report to
AMP. He must pay $175 in
fines and not contact or be in
or about the residence, premis-
es or places of employment of
the victims.
Brenton Lee McQueen
pleaded guilty to animal
abuse. He was sentenced to 60
hours of community service
and must pay $50 in fines.
Robert Bruce Poe pleaded
guilty to two counts of
theft, negotiating a bad check,
furnishing liquor to a minor
and reckless driving. He was
sentenced to 30 days in
Florence City Jail and must
report to Emergence Add-
iction and Mental Health
Services. He must pay $1,750
in fines and not contact or be
in or about the residences,
premises or places of employ-
ment of the victims. His dri-
ver’s license is suspended for
90 days.
Lane County refers
marijuana tax to ballot
Chapter 4 (taxation).
The Ordinance:
• Defines certain terms
related to the sale of recre-
ational marijuana products.
• Imposes a 3 percent tax
rate on marijuana products
sold within unincorporated
Lane County.
• Provides that the marijua-
na retailer must collect the tax.
• Provides that the tax rev-
enue will be directed to county
services through the annual
budget process.
This tax only applies to
retailers licensed by the
Oregon
Liquor
Control
Commission to sell recreation-
al marijuana products within
unincorporated Lane County.
Passage of this tax would add
3 percent to the existing state
tax rate of 17 percent.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
On Aug. 2, the Board of
Lane County Commissioners
unanimously voted to refer to
voters a 3 percent local tax on
the sale of recreational mari-
juana items in unincorporated
Lane County.
The question, unless suc-
cessfully challenged, will
appear on the November 2016
ballot. If approved, it would
take effect following certifica-
tion of the election.
This proposal does not
include the sale of medical
marijuana, which would
remain untaxed.
Oregon Revised Statute
(ORS) 475B.345 provides the
ability for local governments
to tax the retail sale of recre-
ational marijuana products at a
rate not to exceed 3 percent.
The statute also requires
voters to approve such a tax
during a General Election.
The approved ballot meas-
ure title (caption, question and
summary) is as follows:
CAPTION: A point of sale
tax on recreational marijuana
products.
QUESTION: Shall Lane
County impose a tax of 3 per-
cent on recreational marijuana
products sold within the unin-
corporated area of Lane
County?
SUMMARY: Oregon’s laws
establishing the legal sale of
recreational marijuana prod-
ucts provides that a local juris-
diction may establish up to a
3% tax on the sale of marijua-
na products via a local ordi-
nance which must then be
approved by voters.
County
commissioners
passed Ordinance 16-04,
which amends Lane Code
IMPOUNDMENT
13201
A male labrador mix
#13201 has been impounded
at the Oregon Coast Humane
Society.
Call 541-997-4277 or stop
by the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron Drive to
claim. Visit OCHS on the
web at florencehumane.org.
Going Out of Business Sale
AUGUST 15TH
25% off food and
50% off other items
AUGUST 22ND
(Cash Only)
50% off food and
75% off other items
No Returns
All discounts exclude special orders
Also Available computer desk and chair,
storage racks, merchandise shelves
1541 Hwy. 101, Florence
541-902-0900
FREE TO ATTEND. OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Health care town hall event
Join us for a special town hall to address the physician shortage in Florence.
Rural communities, like ours, are increasingly challenged to meet the primary
care needs of their populations with today’s limited supply of physician
resources nationally.
PeaceHealth and community leaders will
discuss these topics, and answer
questions at the end of the presentation:
National provider shortage trends
Florence market challenges
PeaceHealth physician staffing
highlights and action plans
Thursday, Aug. 18
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Florence Events Center
Brought to you by the City of Florence
and PeaceHealth Medical Group
peacehealth.org