SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017
Bridge construction to
continue overnight this week
Oregon Department of
Transportation gives an update
to the Siuslaw River Bridge
Cathodic Protection Project
work schedule for this week.
Crews will be working on
the bridge from 4 p.m. until 3
a.m. beginning Jan. 3, through
Friday, Jan. 6, at 3 a.m.
• Zinc application work will
continue on Span 8 of the
bridge between 4 a.m. and 5
p.m.
• Sand blasting will be done
on Span 9 (North Arch)
between 4:30 p.m. and 3 a.m.
This work is done in the con-
tainment structure and is likely
to be noisy. It is possible crews
will be working in the water
during this shift. Depending
on how things progress, sand
blasting may be done on
Friday during the day. The
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RAMPING UP THIS WEEK
4:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. work may
continue next week, if needed.
• Expect lane closures
beginning at 8 a.m. each day
on the bridge for various work
activities.
• Work on replacing the
rails also continues on the
south side of the bridge. The
southeast side is mostly com-
plete. Most of the southwest
pieces have been set in place,
but the epoxy and concrete
work finishing cannot be done
until the temperature is over
40 degrees. Corner pieces will
be completed last.
ODOT Public Information
Officer Angela Beers Seydel
said, “Thank you for your
comments and questions —
please keep them coming.”
For more information, call
Beers Seydel at 541-726-2442.
541-999-5083
MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
A ramp leading to the Port of Siuslaw docks behind ICM restaurant was closed to the public due to icy conditions on
Sunday. Freezing temperatures and the potential for snow will continue this week, with today and tomorrow expect-
ed to bring the coldest temperatures. The Emergency Cold Weather Shelter will be open most of the week. It is locat-
ed at the Presbyterian Church, 3996 N. Highway 101, just south of Bi-Mart.
I N HONOR OF THE
100 TH A NNIVERSARY OF R OTARY F OUNDATION
Florence Rotary Club’s
100 Acts of Good
25. Rotary sponsors a table at “Bras for a Cause” with $600 donation
towards Soroptimists’ women’s causes
26. Rotary members purchase table seats at “Bras for a Cause” for
$400 to raise funds for Soroptimists’ women’s causes
27. Rotary hosts Alvaro Molina from Bolivia for Inbound Student
Exchange at Siuslaw High School
28. Rotary Interact Club installs a water bottle fi ller at the high school
as a water project that helps to reduce plastic bottle waste and make
clean water available
29. Rotary donates $195.00 to the Siuslaw Elementary School to
purchase tulip bulbs to plant during “Red Ribbon Week” which is
alcohol and drug awareness week
30. Rotary recognizes Mapleton Middle School student Jeffrey Ramsey
and High School student Kyle Doran as Students of the Quarter
31. Rotary recognizes Siuslaw Middle School student Camryn Rose and
High School Student Claire Waggoner as Students of the Quarter
For more information Call President, Pat Riley: 541-991-6371
www.thefl orencerotary.org
Revenue Department to hold tax refunds until February
SALEM
—
Oregon
Department of Revenue offi-
cials have announced that no
personal income tax refunds
for the 2016 tax year will be
issued until after Feb. 15, 2017.
The refund hold will allow
data-matching of amounts
claimed on returns to what
employers report on Forms W-
2 and 1099.
“Data-matching
reduces
potential refund fraud, and
fraud is a problem we want to
tackle from every direction we
can,” said Ken Ross, manager
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of Revenue’s anti-fraud efforts.
“The IRS, Oregon, and other
states are taking similar meas-
ures to prevent potential fraud,
capitalizing on the requirement
that employers submit W-2 and
1099 information by Jan. 31.”
Ross referred to the IRS’
announcement earlier this year
that taxpayers claiming the
Earned Income Tax Credit or
the Additional Child Tax Credit
won’t see their federal refunds
until after Feb. 15.
Revenue stops millions of
dollars in fraudulent refunds
each year: In 2015, anti-fraud
efforts stopped $6.9 million in
fraudulent refunds claimed on
almost 4,000 different returns.
Fraudsters are known to sub-
mit fraudulent returns early,
trying to go unnoticed among
the many early filers requesting
legitimate refunds.
Among returns filed before
Feb. 15, approximately 90 per-
cent request a refund.
“No one wants to hold up a
taxpayer’s legitimate refund,
and taxpayers have been pretty
understanding of the need to
combat fraud,” Ross said. “We
take very seriously our respon-
sibility to make sure tax dollars
go to the legitimate owners and
not to fraudsters.”
Visit www.oregon.gov/dor
to get forms, check the status of
your refund or make payments,
call 503-378-4988 (or 800-
356-4222 toll-free) or email
questions.dor@oregon.gov for
more information.
For TTY for hearing or
speech impaired, call 800-886-
7204.
Free plants available to water side landowners
River, creek, and lakeside
landowners are eligible to
receive free native plants.
Trees planted along streams
help reduce erosion, keep
water cool for fish, and absorb
CO2 and other pollutants.
The Siuslaw Watershed
Council will once again pro-
vide free native plants for
waterside (riparian) planting in
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
the Siuslaw Basin and Coastal
Lakes Area.
Call the SWC office to
receive a brochure with infor-
mation on each plant or visit
siuslaw.org and click on the
Native Plant Distribution link.
The Distribution date is
coming up on Saturday, Feb.
11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. so
place your order soon.
To place an order or for
more information, call 541-
268-3044, or email native
plants@siuslaw.org.
This project is made possi-
ble through a grant from the
Coast Range Stewardship
Fund (USFS) and private indi-
vidual donations.
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