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2A | SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS On The Record Florence Urban Renewal Agency to meet virtually May 27 This Wednesday, May 27, beginning at 10 a.m., the Florence Urban Re- newal Agency (FURA) will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference. Given the governor’s executive orders regard- ing social distancing re- quirements in response to reducing the spread of COVID-19, citizens will not be able to attend FURA meetings in per- son. Citizens interested in viewing and listen to public meetings can do so via live broadcast on Charter Cable Chan- nel 191 or web broad- cast at www.ci.florence. or.us/citymanager/pub- lic-meetings-live. During this time, Flor- ence Urban Renewal Agency meetings will not allow for verbal public comments on any item other than a mandatory public hearing, but citi- zens are still encouraged to express their views to the FURA Board. Those interested may do so by submitting written communications in one of the following ways: 1. Submit written com- ments via email to the City Manager’s Office at lindsey.white@ci.flor- ence.or.us; 2. Mail written com- ments to Florence City Hall, Attn: FURA, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439 3. Drop off written comments to the City of Florence drop box locat- ed at Florence City Hall (250 Highway 101) to the right of the main en- trance. All written testimony received at least 2 hours prior to the start of the FURA meeting will be distributed to the FURA Board and made part of the record. For details regarding the upcoming FURA meeting, please contact Administrative Assistant Lindsey White at 541- 997-3437 or via email at l i n d s e y. w h i t e @ c i . florence.or.us. Oregon families to begin receiving $134 million in extra SNAP benefits On May 5, the Depart- ment of Human Services (DHS) and the Oregon Department of Educa- tion (ODE) announced that more than 351,000 students receiving free meals from Oregon schools will get addition- al food benefits for gro- ceries during the school closure. Households will receive food benefits equivalent to the cost of one lunch and one breakfast for each eligible student — $5.70 per normal school day for the months of March, April, May and June. Beginning in June, these additional bene- fits will be automatically deposited for Supple- mental Nutrition Assis- tance Program (SNAP) households to their ex- isting Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) accounts on their regular issuance date. Benefits are sent out from the 1st to the 9th of the month, based on the last digit of your SSN. Students who get free school meals but do not receive SNAP benefits will automatically receive an Oregon Trail Card in the mail in the months of June and July. Parents do not need to apply if their children are part of a school where all students receive free meals. Families whose chil- dren attend participating schools and have experi- enced significant income loss may have become eligible for free school meals, and there is still time to apply. Apply online at www. ode.state.or.us/apps/FR- LApp/Default or contact your local school. To find out if your school participates in this program, visit www.oregon.gov/ode/ students-and-family/ childnutrition/Pages/ COVID-19.aspx. Benefits will be retro- active to March 16 for students who received free and reduced-price meals when schools closed. For newly eligible free or reduced-price stu- dents or SNAP house- holds, benefits will start at the beginning of the month they become eli- gible. Eligible students will receive the following: • $69 for March • $126 in April • $120 in May • $69 in June More information about the program is available at govstatus. egov.com/or-dhs -bene- fits and www.oregon.gov/ ode/students-and-fami- ly/childnutrition/Docu- ments/FAQ-Parent-Web- site.pdf. DHS will continue to work with federal part- ners to provide greater assistance to Oregonians in need. For more information visit www.needfood.ore gon.gov or call 2-1-1. on the 400 block of 9th Street. • Theft was report- ed on the 5000 block of Munsel Lake Road. May 13 • Dispute was report- ed on the 5200 block of Highway 101. • Dispute was reported on Glenada Road. • Assault was reported on the 400 block of 9th Street. • Theft was report- ed on the 1300 block of Highway 101. • Fight was reported on the 88500 block of Fourth Avenue. POLICE LOG May 5 • Criminal mischief was reported on the 1400 block of Highway 101. • Trespass was report- ed on the 1900 block of 37th Street. • Theft was report- ed on the 1600 block of Rhododendron Drive. • Trespass was report- ed on the 400 block of Highway 101. • Dispute was report- ed on the 1700 block of 12th Street. 25th Street. Highway 101. marker seven. May 7 • Theft was report- ed on the 1600 block of 15th Street. • Accident, with in- jury, was reported on Highway 126 and Spruce Street. • Trespass was report- ed on the 3900 block of Spruce Street. • Arrest, with warrant, was reported on the 2200 block of 20th Street. May 10 • Dispute was reported on the 400 block of Ivy Street. • Dispute was report- ed on the 2100 block of 10th Street. • DUII was reported on Highway 126, mile May 12 • Theft was report- ed on the 900 block of Highway 101. • Hit-and-run acci- dent was reported on the 4700 block of Highway 101. • Assault was reported May 6 • Trespass was report- ed on the 2400 block of Highway 101. • Trespass was report- ed on the 1900 block of May 8 • Trespass was report- ed on the 1800 block of Oak Street. • Harassment was re- ported on 21st Street and WEATHER DATA D ATE Earth System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 H IGH L OW R AIN 53 53 55 62 66 60 55 48 47 47 41 49 48 49 0.71 0.67 0.70 0.00 0.38 0.33 0.19 Rainfall February 2020: 413.22 ppm February 2019: 410.09 ppm Week: 2.98” Month: 5.63” Year: 38.08” Last updated: May 5, 2020 Courtesy of Roger Cunningham Garden Club Presents Awards Th e Florence Garden Club is awarding post-secondary educa- tion scholarship money to two graduating Siuslaw High School seniors. Jonah Jarman has been awarded $1,500 for his Environ- mental Sciences major and Kat- lynn Tipton has been awarded $1,500 for her Marine Sciences major. All types of roofing and repairs. Single Ply and Composition Specialist. CCCB#222167 541-972-1818 VOICE YOUR OPINION! Write a Letter to the Editor today. Email E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM Since 1994 Th e Florence Garden Club has given more than $64,000 in scholarship awards to qualifi ed students in Florence and Maple- ton whose educational goals lead to a career in horticulture, forest- ry, biology or an environment-re- lated fi eld. “Th e Garden Club thanks the merchants and public who support our annual plant sale and raffl e,” said scholarship committee chairman Carol Jolley. “ It’s community support and the dedication of Garden Club mem- bers that provide the money for these awards.” Coming Soon! FiX iT Lane County is an online directory that offers resources, events and tells the stories behind repair. FiX iT is dedicated to helping people Fix, Mend and Repair more things, which is good for the local economy, community and the environment. Do you Fix, Mend or Repair? If you want to be included in the directory, visit À[LWODQHFRXQW\FRPDGGPHto sign up. FiX Lane County