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REVISION from page 1A
to welcome people to His-
toric Old Town Florence.
The plan was to have a total
of three built and to place
two on Maple Street and one
on Quince Street.
Unfortunately, the cost
for all three of the pieces ex-
ceeded the monies budgeted
for the project, according to
Florence Project Manager
Megan Messmer. The scope
of the project was reduced
by eliminating the Quince
Street component from the
equation.
In a memorandum Mess-
mer provided to FURA di-
rectors explaining the deci-
sion she wrote, “The budget
for this project was $396,000.
Unfortunately, both bids
came in above the budget
and the engineer’s estimate
of $416,000, which includ-
ed a construction estimate
of $396,000 and $20,000 in
contingency. … Staff does
not believe that removing
the Quince Street monu-
ment would have a large im-
pact on the integrity of the
ReVision Florence Project as
a whole.”
Messmer’s memorandum
also pointed out that when
these monuments were orig-
inally designed, the Quince
Street property across from
the FEC was not owned by
the agency. Now that FURA
has control over that proper-
ty and is seeking lodging or
related developments there,
she believes there is value in
waiting to construct a gate-
way at Quince.
The future gateway at this
location could include ad-
ditional directional signage
for Old Town that includes
lodging, shops, restaurants
Original plans
for the ReVision
Florence Streetscaping
Project include up to three
monuments as gateways to Historic
Old Town Florence, part of the area’s urban
renewal district.
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Messmer also wrote that
the current ODOT contract
will construct the base for a
monument at Quince Street
that will be usable for an-
other type of monument at a
later date.
During the meeting, she
recommended that directors
accept the negotiated bid
and to enter into a contract
with Specialty Metal Fabri-
cators LLC in the amount
of $375,000, for the con-
struction of the two gateway
monuments at Maple Street,
which they did.
Messmer also asked di-
rectors to authorize the
City Manager to enter into
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gineering firm Murraysmith
for construction adminis-
tration, engineering and in-
spection for $57,000, which
will result in a net change
to the contract of approxi-
mately $34,000. The total ex-
pected expenditures for the
two monuments on Maple
Street will be approximately
$409,000.
Directors discussed the
financial ramifications of
the agreement briefly before
approving both of Messmer’s
requests.
Messmer also presented
the directors with an update
on the construction current-
ly underway with ReVision
and presented a proposal for
a FURA Redevelopment As-
sistance Program, which in-
cluded suggested eligibility
guidelines, program appli-
cation and an overview flyer.
Directors voiced sup-
port for the program and
approved moving forward
with the proposal.
The second major update
of the meeting came from
City Manager Erin Reyn-
olds, who provided a recap
of the steps taken to this
point regarding the mar-
keting of the Quince Street
property which is owned by
the city.
Community and Eco-
nomic Development As-
sistant Sarah Moehrke also
made a brief presentation
on the property, asking the
directors to approve the
first phase of landscaping
the area at a cost of approx-
imately $5,000.
This phase would remove
underbrush and forest de-
bris from the location. A sec-
ond phase of the landscaping
effort would focus on de-
limbing trees and removing
larger brush from the area.
The second phase would be
considerably more expen-
sive, and Moehrke reported
the city would continue to
accept bids for Phase 2 of the
project.
Directors then approved
the request.
The next FURA meeting
is scheduled to take place at
Florence City Hall on March
25 at 5:30 p.m.
For more information,
visit www.ci.florence.or.us/
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Memory Care Respite Center of Florence’s table at Three Rivers Foundation’s annu-
al Grant Awards Luncheon included Future Health Professionals students from
Siuslaw Schoool District. (From left) Jules Larson, Pat Briggs, Ron Preisler, Tiffany
Hine, Zoe Alberty, Caelia Robertson, Hannah Waller and Stephanie Rogers.
Three Rivers from page 1A opportunity to be successful
in life,” he said. “Together
Next, Chief Warren with the Three Rivers Foun-
Brainard gave the invoca- dation, we improve, enrich
tion, calling for those in at- and enhance the health
tendance to work towards a and welfare of the kids in
vision of unity and respect our community because we
for the planet and all of its know that the future of our
inhabitants, under the guid- country rests with its chil-
ance of the Great Spirit.
dren. Today’s kids will be-
A number of local groups come tomorrow’s parents,
received funding from this workforce and leaders. The
year’s awards, including Three Rivers Foundation
the Boys and Girls Club of and The Boys & Girls Club
Western Lane County and believe that the promise
Memory Care Respite Cen- of tomorrow begins today
ter of Florence.
and together we make that
Chuck Trent is the execu- promise a reality.”
tive director of the Boys and
There were also a small
Girls club and his organiza- number of students from
tion counts on this type of Siuslaw School District on
financial support to achieve hand to receive a grant for
its main mission.
Memory Care Respite Cen-
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create a safe, fun environ- cated at the Florence Senior
ment so kids can have every Center, 1570 Kingwood
Drive.
The Memory Care Cen-
ter offers local care givers
an opportunity to leave
their loved ones in a safe,
structured environment but
has faced funding and staff
challenges that threaten
its ongoing existence. That
threat will be significantly
diminished as a result of this
award.
The grants help Memory
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to caregivers and family
members that are primary
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a break from the stress of
providing care to a loved
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For information re-
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contact.
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The Florence Garden
Club invites local Siuslaw
and Mapleton high school
seniors to apply for the Gar-
den Club Scholarship for
the 2019-20 school year.
Applicants must be plan-
ning a post-high school ca-
reer in horticulture or a re-
lated field, such as forestry
or environmental science.
Awards are typically $1,000
or more.
Applications are available
from the high school coun-
seling departments. Dead-
line for applying is March
13.
Since the first scholar-
ship was awarded in 1994,
more than $61,000 has
been distributed to local
students. The club raises
funds throughout the year
from donations, raffles and
the spring community plant
sale.
Club members gratefully
thank the Florence and Ma-
pleton area merchants who
have contributed merchan-
dise and services for raffles
as well as monetary dona-
tions to the club for scholar-
ship fund raising.
The Florence Garden
Club was formed in 1949
to improve the commu-
nity and to promote the
knowledge of horticulture.
The club meets the second
Wednesday of each month
at 1 p.m. at the Presbyterian
Church on Highway 101 in
Florence.
The club currently has
more than 70 members.
For more information
regarding the scholarship
application process, contact
a school counselor or Carol
Jolley, Garden Club Schol-
arship Chairman, at 541-
902 -9343.
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