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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 POLICE LOG Florence Police Oct. 17 Dispute was reported in the 2100 block of 10th Street. Accident, without injury, was reported in the Florence area. Animal abuse was reported in the 700 block of Highway 101. Theft was reported in the 1600 block of Rhododendron Drive and the 900 block of Eighth Street. Accident, without injury, was reported at milepost 203 on Highway 101 and milepost 11 on Highway 36. Oct. 18 Assault was reported in the 5000 block of Munsel Lake Road. Arrest, with warrant, was reported in the 200 block of Kingwood Street. Theft of services was reported in the 2800 block of Rhododendron Drive. Burglary was reported in the 600 block of Laurel Street. Shots fired was reported in the 88000 block of Windleaf Way. Oct. 19 Arrest, with warrant, was reported in the 1500 block of Ninth Street and the 100 block of Harbor Street. Harassment was reported in the 1600 block of Highway 126. Arrest was reported in the 900 block of Greenwood Street. Burglary was reported in the 84800 block of Highway 101. Search and rescue was con- ducted on Siltcoos Lake Trail. Assault was reported in the 1000 block of Prestwick Court. Accident, with injury, was reported on Highway 36. Oct. 20 Accident, with injury, was reported at Rhododendron and Rhodowood drives. Arrest, with warrant, was reported in the 1300 block of Highway 101. Fire was reported in the Florence area. BIRTHS GATES— Carter Aloysious Gates, a boy weighing 8 lbs., 2 ozs., was born to Allison and Jonathan Gates, formerly of Florence, on Oct. 1, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital in Beaverton, Ore. ROMERO— Isobella Elena Romero, a girl weigh- ing 6 lbs., 11.6 ozs., was born to Monica Rhonda Romero and Jeremy Nicholas Romero of Florence on Oct. 12, 2016, at 8:08 a.m., at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. OBITUARY COOK—Wilmer John “Bud” Cook, 89, of Florence, passed away Sept. 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m., at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was charge of arrangements. 2016-17 property tax statements arriving Lane County taxpayers began receiving their 2016-17 property tax statements this week. Tax statements and other property tax information are also available online at www.lanecounty.org/at. The first payment is due Tuesday, Nov. 15. The Lane County tax collec- tor collects property tax on behalf of 83 separate taxing districts, including cities, schools, education service dis- tricts, water districts, rural fire districts, urban renewal dis- tricts and other taxing districts such as park and recreation, library and ambulance dis- tricts. The total property tax certi- fied to collect for all tax levies combined in 2016 is $495.7 million. This is approximately 3.7 percent more than in 2015. The total amount of taxes billed changes each year as a result of the addition of new or renewed local option and bond levies, the expiration of local option and bond levies, the 3 percent statutory increase in Maximum Assessed Values (MAV), the addition of new properties to the tax roll, the number of exemptions granted and the number of properties being taxed on their lower mar- ket values instead of their Measure 50 MAV. Lane County’s Jan. 1, 2016, Real Market Value (RMV) increased to $52.8 billion from $50.8 billion. This is an overall increase of approximately 3.9 percent from Jan. 1, 2015. Scammers impersonate IRS, law enforcement Lane County Sheriff’s Office warns of the most recent phone scam in the area. The sheriff’s office received a report of a phone scam where a community member received a recorded message stating that they were going to be taken “under custody” by local cops because of four “serious alle- gations.” The voice in the mes- sage is female and sounds computer generated. The recording then asked the community member to call a phone number. When the num- ber is called, the community member is put on hold until the phone is answered by a male with a strong accent identify- ing himself as the IRS investi- gations unit. The male uses abusive language, including name calling, when ques- tioned, which is an indicator of a scam. If you receive a call that you believe is a scam, do not call the number back. You do not need to report the inci- dent to your local law enforce- ment unless you have lost money or property as a result of the scam. Look for General Election ballots to arrive this week Lane County Elections mailed out ballots on Thursday for the Nov. 8 General Election. Voters should receive ballots between now and Tuesday, Oct. 25. Voters who do not receive a ballot for the Nov. 8 General Election can check on the sta- tus of their registration and bal- lot at www.oregonvotes.gov /MyVote. They may also con- tact Lane County Elections at 541-682-4234 to determine if they need to update their voter registration to receive a ballot. Voters may drop off their ballots at one of many official drop box locations listed in the insert included with their bal- lot. Drop boxes are now open and will remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Lane County voters can also sign up to track their ballots via a new service called BallotTrax, which allows vot- ers to sign up online to receive alert messages via text, phone or email. Voters who sign up will receive messages when their ballot is mailed out and when it is accepted for counting. Voters can sign up for BallotTrax at lanecounty.org/ elections by selecting the “Track Your Ballot Alerts” link. Lane County Elections is located at 275 W. 10th Ave., on the corner of 10th and Lincoln streets in downtown Eugene. Public office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. On Election Day, Nov. 8, the Lane County Elections Office will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Help feed hungry families & seniors! In honor of PUBLIC POWER MONTH, for the entire month of October, Central Lincoln is serving as a drop off site for food donations for the Florence and Mapleton Food Shares. We’re open at 966 Highway 101 in Florence (at the northeast corner of Highways 101 and 126) from 8 AM to 5 PM. Non-perishable foods, especially proteins like peanut butter and canned meats, are especially needed. Donors will receive a free energy-effi cient LED light bulb as a thank you! A C O M M U N I T Y- O W N E D E L E C T R I C U T I L I T Y CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 A
