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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017
Rhody
from 1A
took a walk or rode bicycles on
the new soft-surface shoulder of
Rhody Drive and sidewalks near
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor.
Florence Police Chief Tom
Turner, Commander John Pitcher
and Officer Coleton Baker pro-
vided traffic control via car and
patrol bikes during the one-mile
walk from PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center to the
Greentrees Village Event Room,
where Greentrees coordinated a
reception for the celebration.
Residents of Greentrees were
vocal participants in the debate
for a multi-use path in the years
leading up to the project.
Through community involve-
ment, they guided the city into
making choices that preserved
the native rhododendrons on
Rhody Drive and provided ade-
quate protection for pedestrians
and cyclists on the new shoulder
extension.
Vicki Martin, with the Citizen
Committee to Save the Native
Rhododendrons, said, “Today,
we celebrate a safer walking
pathway for all those in Florence
who enjoy this scenic drive. Due
to our efforts, the path was creat-
ed in a more aesthetic way, sav-
ing hundreds of trees, native rho-
dodendrons and precious animal
habitat for our generation and
those to come.”
Florence Councilor George
Lyddon said, “As a board mem-
ber of Greentrees, I am sure
everyone would agree that the
residents are well pleased with
the outcome of this project.
Greentrees is behind you 100
percent. We value our relation-
ship with the City of Florence
and look forward to many years
of this symbiotic relationship.”
The Rhody Drive Project,
which involved multiple public
forums, several iterations of
design plans, input from con-
cerned neighbors, the coopera-
tion of Oregon Department of
Transportation and engineering
services by OBEC Consulting
Engineers, has been in process
since 2010.
The most recent phase took
two-and-a-half years, bringing
the entire project to completion.
“This project is just one exam-
ple of the culture of change we
have worked to implement into
Florence,” said Florence Mayor
Joe Henry. “We had a vision and
a plan, and we worked to make it
happen. This is what our ‘City in
Motion’ motto is all about.”
Next projects for the city
include this year’s completion of
the Public Works Operations
Facility, 2675 Kingwood St., a
remodel of Florence City Hall
and the upcoming ReVision
Florence with ODOT and Urban
Renewal Agency.
“We are awake, and we are
moving,” said Lyddon. “We are
being watched by other cities in
Oregon and we are a benchmark
for what can be accomplished.”
Local officials will gather
again Wednesday, Aug. 16, for
the official Florence Coast Guard
City Designation at Florence
Events Center, 715 Quince St.,
from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Pedestrians, cyclists and even pets will be able to traverse
Rhododendron Drive more safely.
This event, which is open to
the public, will be followed by an
open house at U.S. Coast Guard
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