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8A | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS VANDALISM from page 1A Ultimately, responsibility for the removal of an abandoned vehicle de- pends on a number of factors, includ- ing the actual geographical location of the car, its legal ownership and the physical state of the vehicle. Lane County Sheriff ’s Office Pub- lic Information Officer Carrie Carver explained that the agency is aware of the situation surrounding the van- dalized Honda but, unfortunately, it is limited in the response it can take to remove the car. Carver pointed out the abandoned vehicle was sitting on private proper- ty and unless it posed a public safe- ty risk, the county needs permission from the property or vehicle owner to remove the abandoned vehicle. Carver also stated that since there was no imminent danger being posed by the car at the time, the county has no plans to remove the vehicle. The City of Florence also has no a Florence resident that lives in the before now.” oversight responsibility for the vehi- Heceta Beach area. Head was provided with the con- cle or any authority to intervene in During a phone conversation, Head tact information for the county em- the matter. told Siuslaw News he was surprised ployee responsible for the removal Florence Police Commander John to learn of the issue on the boundary of abandoned vehicles and stated he Pitcher reiterated some of Carver’s of his property and made it clear that would contact them immediately to points and said his department has he wanted the vehicle removed from remove the vehicle. no jurisdictional The spray- responsibility for painted message “This is not what we are about in Florence. I can’t stand the car. the fact that some idiots still believe this bulls--t. Many of us of racial hate on a At the request have sacrificed, for years of our lives, so that all Americans car was shocking of Siuslaw News, can live in peace. This is not going to stand in our town, not to most residents in an effort to who commented determine where on our watch.” on Facebook, as — Anonymous Florence Resident well as those who that responsibility lies, employees at contacted Siuslaw the City Planning News in person Department checked on the own- the turnout on Heceta Beach Road. or over the phone. In fact, when a re- ership of the land adjacent to the “I’ve seen it sitting there every time porter arrived to photograph the ob- turnout where the vehicle sits, lead- I drive by for the last two weeks. The scenities by about 10 a.m., someone ing to some degree of uncertainty vehicle is definitely incurring on had already covered over the racist as to the oversight responsibility for my property and I want it removed,” slogan with white paint. that specific location. However, the Head said. “I’ve had cars pull in there One man, who asked not to be department provided the name of before, but they never sat for so long. identified, had stopped by the vehi- the property owner as James Head, I thought the county would remove cle and, after stating he was a mem- ber of the close-knit veteran group “Band of Brothers,” said, “This is not what we are about in Florence. I can’t stand the fact that some idiots still believe this bulls--t. Many of us have sacrificed, for years of our lives, so that all Americans can live in peace. This is not going to stand in our town, not on our watch.” A different opinion was expressed by a passer-by in a large black pick- up with an American flag displayed prominently in the back window. He shouted, “F--k you, ni--er lovers!” as he sped off. Head said he was hopeful that po- lice will initiate some type of inquiry to determine who might have tagged the vehicle with racist slurs. “The offensiveness of what has been described to me makes me hope the police can find this person and charge them with something. This is just not right,” Head said. Going from ‘Animal House’ to God’s House It’s the 40th anniversary of the movie “Animal House,” a film about the changing times of the 1960s — when sociological, po- litical, moral, and religious stan- dards were all under question and being challenged. “Shot in my hometown of Eugene, and in Cottage Grove, Ore., the movie is about as crass as a ‘comedy’ can get,” said Scott Steward. “The movie showed so- ciety’s conflicts through the lives of the most degenerate group of fraternity members imagin- able, and the results they had on their college and community. Like many Eugeneans of the late 1970s, I had a couple of life-im- pacting touchpoints with ‘Ani- mal House.’” Steward, owner of Creative Wave Marketing Solutions and advisor to several Florence-area businesses and nonprofits, will present his journey and devel- opment of a belief system on Sat- urday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m., at the Florence Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4445 Highway 101. Buying or Selling? I can help. 5919 Mercer Lake Rd - 100 feet of Mercer Lake frontage with sandy beach and fi re pit. Double car garage, large deck, dock, ski shed, 2 workshops with lofts. Master bdrm and upper bdrms have private balconies facing the lake. 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