SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017
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Richard Beaudro
Principal Broker
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from 1B
for communications during a
time of emergency.
The presentation by Pine
was well received by the
Council and the action item
was passed.
Next up for the new council
was the consideration of the
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appropriate rate of taxation for
commercial distribution of
recreational marijuana.
While there are no business-
es currently selling marijuana
in Dune City, the Council
decided on a three-percent tax
rate after a short comment peri-
od.
The most energized discus-
sion of the evening was related
to an animal control ordinance
that would require the licensing
of dogs in Dune City.
After the most animated
debate of the night, a measure
to disregard the ordinance was
passed and dogs in the city are
not going to be required to be
licensed.
The meeting also included
reports and updates from City
Administrator Jamie Mills
regarding ongoing tests for
water quality emergency serv-
ices and Public Works.
The new City Council
accepted Administartor Mill’s
reports and the meeting was
adjourned.
The next Dune City council
meeting is scheduled for Feb. 9
at 7 p.m.
Matt House said, “He was my
mentor when I first joined the
fire department.”
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA)
is investigating the accident
that occurred on the Ray Wells,
Inc. construction site.
“OSHA is required to inves-
tigate any on-the-job death,”
Barrett said.
A celebration of life will be
held for Hammon at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St., on Jan. 21, begin-
ning at 3:30 p.m.
The public is invited.
Vision
Florence City Hall, Siuslaw
Public
Library,
Lane
Community College Florence
Center and other locations,
lists the Siuslaw Vision’s six
focus areas: Working People:
Jobs; Happy People: Health
and
Human
Services;
Connected People: Public
Services; Active People: The
Outdoors; Educated People:
Lifelong Learners and Creative
People: Arts in Focus.
The Vision Keepers have
working groups for each focal
point, as well as 15 short-term
action items.
“Tim will be working with
the different groups that are
making progress in those areas.
They all funnel up to apply to
the six elements,” Lacer said.
Weese described it as coor-
dinating efforts already in
place, and keeping momentum
going.
“My job will be to keep peo-
ple motivated and keep volun-
teers involved. The idea is to
keep everything in the forward
focus and everyone excited
about it,” he said.
He added that it was about
building a community of rela-
tionships.
“That’s where I see a lot of
my personal experience tying
in,” he said. “My job will be to
coordinate the individual
efforts of the different Vision
Keepers.”
His experience in many of
the six aspects of the Siuslaw
Vision will also be beneficial.
Beaudreau said, “We’re all
in it together. ... I love that it
has already snowballed and
everybody is working on
something. We’re helping the
snowball get a little bigger and
inviting people to help people
make it into an awesome
thing.”
The group intends to make
regular presentations for com-
munity members to hear about
progress and ways to get
involved.
“There is a part in this grand
vision for everybody,” Lacer
said. “We want to invite more
people to find a niche where
they can take part and follow
their passion.”
“I think we’re on a good
path, Beaudreau said. “With
the addition of having a coordi-
nator, we can be more produc-
tive and have more people
involved in making the vision a
reality.”
For more information, visit
www.SiuslawPathways.com.
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of this area, and now we wish to
SHOWCASE the VOLLUNTEERS
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Tuesday through Sunday 12:00pm to 4:00pm
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Clara Kuhn; Shawn Murray; Leesa Mur-
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teen youth group; Bear Cub Scouts
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Open 7 days a week 12:00pm to 4:00pm
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“I would think a challenge
for me moving forward is
going to be getting everything
compiled and where we are,
what they want my role to be
moving forward,” Weese said.
“Jo and Susy have been spear-
heading the effort, and they
want to shift more of that to
me.”
He has lived in Florence
since 2008 and previously in
the Portland metro area.
“Even though I’ve been here
nine years, people get to meet
me in a different way,” Weese
said. “I’m excited about being
able to get out and meet every-
one and get people excited
about doing different projects.”
Weese is the husband of
Florence City Recorder Kelli
Weese. His past experience
includes a degree in sociology
with a minor in business from
Oregon State University and
being a medical technician and
a full-time caretaker of his
children, now 9 and 7 years
old.
“As a parent, I’m good at
multitasking,” Weese said.
“I’m good when a lot of differ-
ent things are going on, a lot of
different projects.”
The Vision Keepers is a
steering committee whose pur-
pose is to pursue the Siuslaw
Vision and its goals, and to
help community members
throughout the region move
forward to achieve the “Vision
for 2025.”
“We probably have several
goals for 2017,” Lacer said.
“The exciting thing about the
vision is, it’s so darn big.
We’ve got all these fun things
happening on a lot of different
fronts, but one that I’m work-
ing on directly is the communi-
ty calendar. One single calen-
dar we can all go to in order to
find and plan our events.
“That will happen in 2017.”
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