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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018
Oregon House passes legislation addresing housing crisis
SALEM — Thursday, the
Oregon
House
of
Representatives continued its
focus on access to affordable
housing with the overwhelm-
ing passage of House Bill 4006
and House Bill 4010.
House Bill 4006 requires
Oregon communities experi-
encing the highest levels of
rent burden to hold public
meetings and start to identify
next steps to reduce rent bur-
dens. The bill includes $1.73
million in funding for local
jurisdictions around the state to
take their next housing plan-
ning step — like a housing
needs analysis, zoning code
update, or a housing plan spe-
cific to the needs of the com-
munity.
Speaker Tina Kotek (D-
Portland) is the Chief Sponsor
of the bill. The legislation
passed the House unanimously.
“More than one in four
renters are paying over half of
their household income on rent.
We must continue to take cru-
cial steps towards addressing
Oregon’s severe housing cri-
sis,” said Speaker Tina Kotek.
House Bill 4010 establishes
a Task Force on Addressing
Racial Disparities in Home
Ownership. The goal is to com-
pile data, identify barriers,
investigate mortgage practices,
and recommend solutions to
close the gap in homeowner-
ship rates between communi-
ties of color and white families.
The legislation was champi-
oned by Rep. Janelle Bynum
(D-Happy Valley) and Rep.
Mark Meek (D-Oregon City).
“In Multnomah County, just
32 percent of African
Americans own homes, as
compared to a rate of 45 per-
cent nationally,” said Janelle
Bynum. “I’m here in Salem to
help remove unnecessary and
cumbersome barriers of entry
for motivated, hardworking
Oregonians.”
“Home ownership is more
than just a roof over a family’s
head — it also provides fami-
lies with unique opportunities
to build a brighter future for
them and their children,” said
Rep. Meek. “That opportunity
is out of reach for too many
communities of color in our
state, and this legislation is the
first step in expanding home
ownership in Oregon.”
House Bill 4010 passed the
House 54 to 5, and will be sent
to the Senate.
Commissioner Bozievich sends demand letter to opponent
Thursday, attorneys repre-
senting
Lane
County
Commissioner Jay Bozievich
sent his opponent, Nora Kent, a
demand letter asking for a
retraction of a false statement.
Kent is accused of misrepre-
senting Bozievich’s votes on
commissioner pay raises in her
Feb. 14 letter and initial cam-
paign announcement.
Attorneys for Bozievich say
her statement is in direct con-
tradiction to October 2016
votes, where Bozievich cast a
dissenting vote three times
against the Lane County
Commissioner pay raises.
The false statement violates
ORS 260.532(1) that specifi-
cally prohibits false publication
relating to a candidate.
The letter sent from
Bozievich’s attorneys are also
asking that Kent set the record
straight.
“I took a pay cut to serve my
community full time on the
commission and voted three
times against a pay raise. Why
lie?” Bozievich said. “This is a
dishonest attack. Eight years
ago when I decided to run for
the commission, I wanted to
rebuild the trust that the previ-
ous board had violated and lost.
False statements do not build
trust.”
If the request for corrective
actions are not met within a 10-
day period, Bozievich said he
would pursue additional legal
action to protect his interest.
Bozievich was first elected
to the Lane County Board of
Commissioners in November
2010. He has been employed as
an engineer for 29 years, most
recently as a senior engineer in
the water division of EWEB.
West Lane District encom-
passes the communities of
Santa Clara, Bethel, Junction
City, Fern Ridge, Lorane,
Triangle Lake, Mapleton and
Florence.
Spring outdoor burning season now open with new rules
The Lane County spring out-
door burning season openned
Thursday for certain areas in
Lane County.
The Lane Regional Air
Protection Agency (LRAPA)
will issue daily outdoor burn-
ing advisories with start and
stop times for outdoor burning.
LRAPA regulates outdoor
burning, also known as open or
backyard burning, allowing
some Lane County residents to
burn dry woody yard debris
that was generated on their
own residential property. Rules
concerning outdoor burning
differ throughout the county.
Last fall, the LRAPA Board
of Directors finalized changes
to the outdoor burning rules.
Many of the revisions aimed to
update boundaries and require-
ments to match existing local
city and fire district ordinances,
in addition to clarifying exist-
ing terminology.
Burning in barrels and burn-
ing grass clippings are now
prohibited county-wide.
Furthermore, fees for outdoor
burning letter permits rose
from a minimum of $4 to $10
per cubic yard, with the mini-
mum fee amount also rising
from $50 to $100.
A full list of rule changes can
be found at www.lrapa.org/271
/Adopted-Rules#OUTDOOR-
BURNING. Outdoor burning is
always prohibited inside the
city limits of Eugene and
Florence, as well as on lots
IMPOUNDMENT
smaller than 0.5 acres inside
Springfield city limits and the
Urban Growth Boundaries of
Eugene and Springfield.
However, starting April 1st,
2018, outdoor burning inside
the Eugene Urban Growth
Boundary on any lot size will
be prohibited.
“In February, the LRAPA
Board of Directors voted to
prohibit outdoor burning in the
Eugene
Urban
Growth
Boundary after studying the
matter for several years and
receiving feedback from stake-
holders.
“Additionally, public com-
ments were accepted through
two public hearings and over
two months of public comment
period,”
said
LRAPA
spokesperson, Jo Niehaus.
Clean burning practices such
as covering piles and keeping
them dry until burning or using
alternatives like wood chipping
will help keep spring air quali-
ty clean.
Burn piles cannot smolder
overnight.
Residents should check local
ordinances and contact local
fire districts regarding restric-
tions and permits before burn-
ing.
LRAPA’s advisory is updat-
ed daily on the website at 7
p.m. for the following day.
Lane County residents can call
LRAPA’s Outdoor Burning
Advisory Line at 541-726-
3976.
Coastal residents can call
541-997-1757 for burn advi-
sories.
Residents who are in areas
that allow burning must be
aware that burning only woody
yard debris generated on their
property is allowed. All fires
must be attended to and com-
pletely extinguished by times
determined by LRAPA.
Horace “Hod” Johnson
08/05/1947 – 06/15/2017
A memorial service
for Hod is set
March 10, 2018, at 2:00pm
at Community
Baptist Church,
4590 Hwy 101 - Florence
w/ Jim Terry offi ciating.
Inurnment with family
will be prior to the service
at Pacifi c Sunset
Memorial Park.
Please practice fire safety
and keep water handy at all
times. A first offense violation
of LRAPA’s outdoor burning
rules may result in a $500 fine.
Residents can dispose of
yard debris by taking it to Lane
County transfer sites (541-682-
4120), Lane Forests Products
(541-345-9085) or Rexius
(541-342-1835).
For more information, visit
www.lrapa.org or call 541-736-
1056.
POLICE LOG
Florence Police
Feb. 22
Fraud was reported in the
1500 block of 10th Street.
Dispute was reported in the
87000 block of Highway 101.
Dispute was reported in the
500 block of Skookun Court.
Feb. 23
Alarm was reported in the
1200 block of Laurel Street.
Trespass was reported in the
2000 block of Highway 101.
Shots fired was reported in
the 90000 block of Highway
101.
Feb 24
Accident, without injury,
was reported in the 100 block
of Highway 101.
Dispute was reported in the
3000 block of Munsel Creek
Road.
Theft was reported in the
1700 block of 20th Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported at the Munsel lake
boat ramp.
Feb. 25
Assault was reported in the
1000 block of Highway 101.
Accident, without injury,
was reported on North
Chestnut Street.
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 3600 block
of Highway 101.
Feb. 26
Accident, with unknown
injury, was reported in the
91000 block of Highway 101.
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 3700
Block of Highway 101.
Driving while suspended
was reported at Pine and 15th
Streets.
Arrest, with warrant,was
reported in the 2300 block of
Highway 101.
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 900 block
of Highway 101.
Feb. 27
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 900 block
of Highway 101.
Harassment was reported in
the Florence Area.
Theft was reported in the
1000 block of Evergreen Lane.
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 22nd
Block of Oak Street.
Accident, with unknown
injury, was reported in the
2900 block of Oak Street.
Burglary was reported in the
100 block of Harcor Street.
Shots fired was reported
87000 Ternyk Court.
Dispute was reported in the
1700 block of 43rd St.
Driving while suspended
was reported in the 2400 block
of Highway 101.
C ORRECTION
In the front-page article,
“Port Discusses Business
Oregon IGA, Public Input” in
the Feb. 24 edition of the
Siuslaw News, the name of
community member Jeff
Amundson, who offered pub-
lic input regarding a new
Oregon law opening state
roads to off-road vehicles, was
misspelled.
Siuslaw News regrets the
error.
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