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Theft
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The tips that were stolen
from employees of the Surfside
Restaurant were later replaced
by Driftwood Shores manage-
ment.
“We were able to go through
the paperwork and identify
exactly who had what missing
from their paycheck and make
sure they got the money they
were owed,” Alletson said.
The manager also said that
responding to that part of the
situation was important to him
Dunes City
on a personal level.
“We have since made good
on anybody that lost their tips.
We have paid them all back, not
only the ones that are working
here now, but the ones that
were working here then. We
made every effort to locate any
employee that may have lost tip
money and reimbursed them,”
he said.
The official investigation
was initiated after Alletson
compiled financial information
that indicated Bursaw had
allegedly been taking money
from the business.
allow the above lighting to
evaporate the rest of the waters
in the trays. We do not dis-
charge any products from our
site to any sort of drainage sys-
tem ever.”
She also explained that the
site has a concrete floor that
would further prevent seepage.
Dunes City does have the
ability to monitor if grow sites
seep into the water supply. In
every public city council meet-
ing, a time is set aside to dis-
cuss the lake and reports from
water testers.
Despite all of this, some
Dunes City residents are con-
tinuing to push for the grow
sites to be disbanded, even
after the council decided Oct.
25 to allow the LUCS to con-
tinue.
Residents are writing resolu-
tions for the city council to
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even heavy use of the well will
significantly impact the lake. A
400-foot well will have the
same impact as a 100-foot
well.”
The 400 feet was in refer-
ence to the unusual depth of
the well, caused by problems
in its construction — the walls
kept caving in. While most
wells reach 100 feet, Cain-
Mathis’ reached 400.
Seepage from the grow site
was another major concern of
the public, with fears that con-
taminants would seep into
Woahink lake.
“We have no stagnant water
issues,” Cain-Mathis said.
“What little excess water the
plants have is drained out to be
caught in trays below. We
A complaint was filed with
the
Florence
Police
Department, which gave the
case to Sgt. Brandon Ott for a
formal investigation.
“We have worked closely
with the police, giving them all
the backup data, to show exact-
ly what day it was taken, how
much was taken and who it was
taken from,” Alletson said.
In an affidavit submitted to
the Lane County District
Attorney’s Office, Ott stated
that after initially denying that
she had committed a crime,
Bursaw eventually admitted to
pass, attacking the grow sites
over water use and detailing
information local citizens have
found out about the growers
and the process that led to the
LUCS.
Defining the ordinances, and
enforcing them when they’re
broken, is only a small part of
why the LUCS still remains,
and why Dunes City Council is
asking if the city is broken.
In Part II of this article,
which will be published
Wednesday, Nov. 1, find
out how miscommunication
between Dunes City staff and
the city council, lack of interest
from the public and a severe
lack of funds both led to the
creation of the LUCS, and the
cities inability to take it away.
People may also read the
full story online now at
TheSiuslawNews.com.
Write a Letter to the Editor today. Email Editor@TheSiuslawNews.com.
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staff have made some changes
to the way they will handle
these issues moving forward.
“What we have done is put
some practices in place so that
we can easily check and make
sure that everyone is being
compliant,” Alletson said.
“Again, we still have to have
trust in the person that is in that
position.”
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doing, then you don’t need
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the job yourself,” he said.
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investigation and the accompa-
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Ott led to the formal charges
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the theft and apologized for her
actions.
“I feel that she’s only sorry
that she got caught, not that
she’s really sorry that she did
it,” Alletson said. “To look your
fellow workers in the eye,
every day, and know that you
are taking from them, that’s just
not right.”
Alletson indicated he was
bothered by the organization’s
misplaced trust in Bursaw.
“If you can’t trust the people
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