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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.
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