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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM | SIUSLAWNEWS | SATURDAY EDITION | JULY 28, 2018 | $1.00 @ SIUSLAWNEWS Lane County Service Guide INSIDE 128TH YEAR | ISSUE NO. 60 SPORTS — B SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON Lane County Parks to unveil master plan Duty chief truck provides command capabilities Division to visit Florence for community feedback, review By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Story & Photos By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News New Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue vehicle improves emergency response options T SVFR’s new duty chief vehicle, a red Ford F-250 Heavy Duty Truck with upgraded suspension, electronics and lighting packages, comes fully equipped to handle most emergencies that the fire department may face. he challenges facing first re- sponders are numerous and often dangerous. One of the ways that Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue (SVFR) tries to minimize the dangers faced by its personnel is to provide the latest in training tech- niques and up to date equipment for department members. That is the main reason for the recent purchase of a new, well- equipped vehicle for the use of the department’s assigned duty chiefs. SVFR’s new vehicle is a red Ford F-250 Heavy Duty Truck with SVFR graphics and upgraded suspension, electronics and lighting packages. SVFR Chief Director Jim Lang- borg believes the position of duty chief is critical to providing the best response to incidents of all types, and the new vehicle will assist greatly in that effort. “Duty chiefs provide 24-hour- a-day coverage, leadership and in- cident command,” Langborg said. “Currently, we have six people that are qualified for that job. Two are career staff — myself and Chief Jim Dickerson — and we have four vol- unteers who are also qualified.” See TRUCK page 7A The Lane County Parks Division is in the process of unveiling its new Parks Master Plan over the next few weeks. The division will be traveling to cities across the county to garner community feedback and allow citizens to review the final plan. Representatives will be coming to Florence on Thursday, Aug. 2, to receive community input from the Siuslaw region. The 88-page master plan, which has been in development for years, is the first plan since 1980. It will be a guide- post on how the county maintains and invests in the parks for the next two decades. “Because we have so many parks and our infrastructure is older, we need to have a strategic vision prioritizing our capital improvements,” said Charlie Conrad, Lane County parks supervising analyst. “How are we going to maintain the assets that we have now? How are we going to improve and develop them? Some of that comes down to strategies and get a full accounting of what we have and what condition it is in.” The divisions accounting, as well as multiple community meetings through- out the past few years, led to the final drafter of the master plan. The plan consists of six goals: Collab- orate, connect, create vibrancy, generate economic vitality, protect resources and reflect our values. Each goal has around 10 strategies. See PARKS page 6A City updates Florence 2020 Comprehensive Plan By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News T INSIDE he City of Florence’s Florence Realization 2020 Comprehen- sive Plan is now more comprehensive thanks to Ordinances 10 and 11, Series 2018, which amended and added lan- guage concerning housing, economic development and tsunami mitigation. Florence City Council passed the or- dinances July 14 after public hearings and the recommendations of city staff and the Planning Commission. City Planning Director Wendy FarleyCampbell presented the items Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B5 A3 A4 A2 to the council. The city’s new economic develop- jobs yielding family income, while Ordinance No. 10 amended the ment goal now reads, “To promote eco- working with public, nonprofit and Comprehensive Plan’s Chapter 9: Eco- nomic development through proactive private partners to build a place that nomic Develop- attracts and keeps ment and Chapter “This is the kick-off to get those code amendments talent.” 10: Housing Op- “These recom- changed, setting the course for that. By adding these poli- mended changes portunities, to ad- dress housing and cies, you support a lot of actions that you as the council have have to do more economic devel- indicated you would like to tackle through the work plan.” with specific di- opment, address within — Wendy FarleyCampbell rection current trends and Planning Director, City of Florence various categories strengthen the lo- of economic de- cal economy. velopment,” Far- According to FarleyCampbell, the engagement and support of business leyCampbell said. “Not just hitting on economic development chapter is al- compatible with the community goals job creation, but hitting on financing most a complete rewrite. detailed in this plan, and supporting or a lot of different policies the coun- Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B This Week on the Coast. . . . . A5 Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 65 52 65 53 67 54 66 53 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 cil has the opportunity to address for our community. It’s not just going to be about zone changes. … It’s really going to be more about support and partner- ship with different agencies, and really getting us there to be a player.” The city will also continue to pro- mote tourism by adding “eco-tour- ism” as an anchor tourism destination, along with golf resorts, water and sand related recreational opportunities, gal- leries and dining and shopping. Other changes in the economic de- velopment sections included work- force development and recruitment, See COMP PLAN page 5A S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 16 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2018 DIVERSIFIED MARINE & EQUIPMENT SALES S LI P QU R ID I A N TIO G N SALE OREGON COAST’S SUPERSTORE Where You Always Get a Whale of a Deal! Metal Buildings • Wooden Sheds • Consignment: ATV’s, RV’s, Boats, Cars & Trucks Complete Detail Service: RV’s. 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