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Scout
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According to Isaac’s father, Rob
Griffes, Isaac decided to take on
the project.
“The park had a need for the sta-
tion because their boat rental was
frequently asked to lend life jackets
to swimmers in the swim area. But
since the boat rental life jackets
were designated for the use of
boaters, they could not loan out the
jackets. The solution was to install
a separate life jacket loaner sta-
tion,” Rob said.
Warren and Isaac identified
three locations for a station, with a
desire for two stations at two
Woahink Lake and one at the swim
area at Cleawox.
To make the project manageable
as an Eagle Project, Rob said they
decided to focus efforts on a single
station at Cleawox, which sees
heavier use by park users than the
other two sites.
Isaac worked with Warren to
create several design concepts
before settling on the current sim-
ple, yet effective design. He was
involved in the work from concept
to installation.
Isaac also organized and led a
group of Scouts through the three
phases of the installation.
The first phase was site prepara-
tion as the troop mixed and poured
concrete and installed brackets.
The second phase involved
installing the uprights, cross pieces
and hooks.
The final phase was installing
two signs on the “Life Jacket
Loaner Station,” one depicting
proper use, and both featuring
Housing
English and Spanish.
The work was completed on
Sept. 24.
Troop 777 Commissioner Frank
Dietz said, “Isaac’s project is not
only important for his Eagle Scout
badge but also for the community.
His project was designed specifi-
cally for Honeyman in order to
directly provide a service for the
community.”
Dietz has been involved with the
BSA for more than two decades
and feels the training received by
Scouts is more important now than
ever, particularly in the light of
recent natural disasters across the
country.
“Scouting teaches young men to
become productive citizens,” Dietz
said. “It gives them values, shows
them what is important and teaches
them respect for their surround-
ings.
“Most importantly, it teaches
youth to be prepared for almost
anything. Scouts and scouting par-
ents across the country have a dis-
aster plan, and they are ready to
implement it, in case of an emer-
gency.”
Dietz said Eagle Scout candi-
dates must undergo years of work
and dedication to achieve that
rank. In the process, they make
important contributions to their
community.
“Scouting provides the best set
of values for today’s world.
Having the designation of Eagle
Scout on your resume is a benefit
for your whole life, and Isaac is a
good example of the dedication
and determination needed to suc-
ceed, not only in Scouting, but for
the rest of his life,” Dietz said.
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buy and develop; plans for exist-
ing vacant lots and empty hous-
es; and options for more multi-
family units.
In addition, FarleyCampbell
said there is a mismatch between
households of certain incomes
and rental housing for their price
range. Housing should only cost
30 percent of a family’s income.
A chart from Oregon Housing
and
Community
Services
showed that in 2015, there were
not enough housing options for
each income bracket. This
caused the households with the
highest incomes to rent or buy
units easily within their means
while lower household incomes
struggled to find homes in their
income bracket, often renting
beyond their means.
“Lane County is among the
few areas in Oregon west of the
Cascades that is in this situation.
We have 31 to 38 percent of our
renters that are paying more than
50 percent of their income for
rent,” FarleyCampbell said.
“There are a lot of outlying,
rural areas where there are low
paying jobs and high rent
because of the lack of housing.”
HEOP member and local real
estate broker Stephen Earnshaw
detailed the state of the real
estate market since 2000.
“Over the last few years,
we’ve had an incredibly dynam-
ic housing market,” he said.
Median prices for housing
stayed relatively steady at
$100,000 from 2000 to 2003,
but an August 2004 article by
USA Today named Florence as
the best place to retire in
America, causing both home
sales and the median price to
rise.
Economic trends such as the
market crash in 2008 caused a
decline in home sales, but the
subsequent years of recovery
show people began buying
homes again.
Using
the
National
Association
of
Realtors’
Housing Affordability Index,
Earnshaw said homes in
Florence were affordable in
2012, and that median house-
hold incomes of $35,700 could
afford to buy at that rate.
“Now, the median priced
home has increased to $234,000,
but the median income of
$35,700 has not increased,”
Earnshaw said.
Families earning the same
amount have seen their income’s
value compress as housing rates
continue to rise.
“We have been in crisis for
the last five to six years, since
home prices have recovered
with the crash,” Earnshaw said.
“As we continue to recover,
home ownership is well beyond
younger families and first-time
homeowners’ grasp.”
FarleyCampbell said the pri-
vate sector is working on ways
to aid the rural housing crisis,
but the public sector also has
options.
“The city does have goals and
tasks to address these issues,”
she said.
The first step was forming
T he
HEOP and implementing its sur-
vey.
Studies, FarleyCampbell said,
are one way agencies can effect
policy change “to make housing
affordable, safe and fit so people
can move within their rent and
ownership areas.”
The second step is to provide
resources for public financing at
the local, state and federal level.
FarleyCampbell said this is
already happening in other areas
as agencies create programs to
help people buy and developers
build homes.
The third step is to analyze
current development costs and
the permitting process.
The fourth step is to create
density bonuses for developers
creating multi-family apartment
units, duplexes, triplexes and
park communities.
The fifth step is to implement
code changes.
FarleyCampbell said City of
Florence’s commercial and
development codes have been
updated since 2010, but others
need to be brought up to at least
the state level.
“We know we have some
work we have to do on our
code,” she said. “Our residential
codes are from the 1980s, at the
earliest. Housing has changed a
lot since then.”
Some of the code changes
will encourage more than just
the single-family, unattached
buildings favored in the 1980s
as need increases for multi-fam-
ily dwelling.
FarleyCampbell called this
“diversification in the housing
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“Housing is expensive and
land is expensive,” she said.
“We need smaller units and
smaller parcels. There are types
of development that could fit
with that.”
The city may also decide to
rezone certain areas of town and
increase height allowances so
more buildings can exceed the
current 28-foot height limit,
which currently keeps buildings
at or under two stories tall.
“The city (did this) study to
hopefully effect some code
changes and policy implementa-
tion to make housing affordable
to build, rent and develop,”
FarleyCampbell said. “It’s going
to help business owners bring
and retain employees because
they would have a place to rent
that is safe, clean and healthy,
and have more options to buy.”
HEOP’s survey is the first
survey on housing that Florence
has undertaken since 2002.
People who wish to hear the
results of the survey or give
additional feedback should
attend the Oct. 10 workshop at
the Florence Events Center.
During the combination open
house and discussion, consult-
ants will present the preliminary
results of the study before break-
ing into small groups to evaluate
the project’s next steps.
“We hope that you’ll take an
opportunity to join in the com-
munity conversation on creating
affordable housing in Florence
for all,” FarleyCampbell said.
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