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SIUSLAW NEWS | F RIDAY , J ULY 3, 2020 | 5A ways for those directly im- pacted by the pandemic to that cannot be exported, join in the digital revolu- while harnessing Amer- tion in order to prepare job ican-made materials, in- seekers for the future. genuity and innovation. With the Moving Forward If passed, major compo- Act, we make it clear that nents of the Moving For- our infrastructure does not ward Act include: have to be a product of the • National strategies to past, with crumbling roads modernize infrastructure and bridges, unreliable in order to reduce grid- transit and rail networks, lock, address bottlenecks inequitable outcomes and and make roads smarter little regard to our chang- and safer for all users, in- ing climate and our chang- cluding pedestrians and ing economy.” bicyclists. DeFazio facilitated the • Keep cargo moving debate surrounding many by funding the essential of the 170 amendments to dredging and upkeep of the act and engaged influ- American harbors, ports ential committee Chair- and channels. man of the Energy and • Invest more than $100 Commerce Committee billion in mass transit to Frank Pallone and Ways put more zero-emission and Means Committee buses on the road, add new Chairman Richard Neal as routes and provide more point persons in the floor service, resulting in better battle. transit options and fewer Some of the main el- single-occupant cars clog- ements of the act are in ging highways. addition to traditional • Invest in programs, infrastructure improve- projects and materials that ments, as well as extending emphasize resiliency while the concept of traditional reducing carbon pollu- improvements to provide tion from the transporta- tion sector, including $1.4 billion in alternative fuel charging infrastructure. • Modernize energy sec- tor infrastructure with the goal of moving towards a clean energy future by in- vesting more than $70 bil- lion to accommodate and expand renewable energy. • Authorize $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Post- al Service’s infrastructure and operations, including a fleet of electric vehicles. • Target road and bridge improvements with more than $300 billion to pri- oritize fixing tens of thou- sands of structurally defi- cient bridges. made for the acceptance of public input as detailed in the procedures adopted by directors. “At their June 22 City Council Special Meeting, the Florence City Coun- cil adopted updated Tem- porary COVID-19 Public Meeting procedures with amendments that seek to increase public participa- tion in city public meetings given the technology capa- bilities recently implement- ed and the need to move to a longer term solution for public meeting proto- cols during the COVID-19 emergency recovery,” Weese stated in her staff report. The “substantive pro- posed amendments” to the Temporary COVID-19 public meeting procedures included allowing for ad- ditional meetings as neces- sary to meet the needs of the adopted work plan and ACT from page 1A FURA from page 1A According to Weese, pol- icies temporarily in place were being updated. One reason given was to al- low for public comments on subjects that were not scheduled as an agenda item. While all verbal com- ments at public meetings have been severely restrict- ed during the pandemic, there are allowances being Many parts of H.R.2 will have a direct impact on the quality of life experienced by Oregonians, if a unified bill emerges from Sen- ate and House conference committees. In Florence, area resi- dents would benefit from increased funding provid- ed for ports and coastal communities. Part of the act includes a $3 billion grant program Faith – Friendship - Fellowship – Fun CHURCH DIRECTORY To include your organization in this directory, please call us @ 541-997-3441 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2705 Munsel Lake Rd, Services 10 AM Sunday All are welcome! 541-999-1979. Bishop Larry Farnsworth FOURSQUARE CHURCH 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 6pm-7pm Website:florence4square.com COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. – Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Pastor Rachel Simonson – All are welcome Sermons are on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jcTJVWp_6ps. www.florencenewlife Lutheran.org for shovel-ready projects to restore coastal habitats and marine ecosystems along with funding for dredging and bar repair. There could also be some measure of relief offered with one of the state’s most vexing issues: affordable housing. Housing has been targeted in H.R.2 with an expansion of the Low-In- come Housing Tax Credit and with new incentives for affordable housing de- velopment in rural and tribal communities. The financial shortfalls now projected for many agencies in the states could be minimized by the act’s permanent reinstatement of the Build America Bond program and by the intro- duction of new, more flex- ible loans for COVID im- pacted businesses. The financial benefits to the State of Oregon cur- rently codified in H.R.2, primarily in support of road, transit and other infrastructure upgrades, would surpass $4.5 bil- lion. This amount will more than likely shift once a Senate bill is crafted, passed and goes to a joint committee for final chang- es. On the House floor, DeFazio said that he was hopeful the Senate would work quickly to support the Moving Forward Act, putting partisan politics aside for the betterment of all Americans. “I challenge my Sen- ate colleagues to join the House in thinking big and being bold on long-over- due investments not only in our infrastructure, but also in the communities and the people we all rep- resent,” he said. On July 1, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated, “We urge Leader (Mitch) McConnell and the Senate to join the House in sup- porting this transformative legislation ‘For The Peo- ple.’ As Americans across the country come together to peacefully demand jus- tice, equality and progress, the Congress must meet this moment by moving our country forward with real action.” budget; allowing for pre- sentations and ceremonial items as appropriate; and allowing for public com- ments on all types of agen- da items. This could include general public comments for items not on the agenda, public hearing items and action items. These changes can be found fully at www.ci.flor- ence.or.us by clicking on the June 30 FURA meeting. Later in the meeting, Baker presented the results of the FURA audit, which was conducted by Isler CPA. Baker’s report indicated the financial statements presented for audit present- ed fairly, in all material as- pects, the position of agen- cy funds. The agency’s combined fund balances as of June30, 2019, totaled $3.6 million, a decrease of $508,300 from the prior year. The deficit was due to the funding of the ReVi- sion Florence Streetscaping Project, explained Baker. Messmer then summa- rized the completed ele- ments of ReVision Flor- ence. She indicated the work done to this point had met expectations and the next stage of the project, the installation of the metal Gateway obelisks on Ma- ple Street, was progressing. The cost for the creation and installation of the two “monuments” is more than $400,000. Siuslaw News + DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Corner of 10th & Maple- 541-997-3533 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Sunday Live Services: 9am & 11am 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 (please pre-register) Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Facebook Streaming: 11am Sunday morning Reverend Greg Wood https://www.florencecrossroadag.org/church-online Worship services and all group meetings Other platforms update after the service. in the church have been temporarily florencecrossroadag.org suspended at least until the end of March. office@florencecrossroadag.org Our 10am Sunday worship service will be available via Zoom using your phone, tablet or computer. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC Church members and friends will be called 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Ron Allen this week and given phone in/logon information. Services on Facebook live You can also call the church office for this Sunday’s at 11:00 am information. Wednesday’s at 6:00 pm All Welcome. Come as you are. All Bible studies held at the church including RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Sunday morning, Thursday Ladies study, and “War is still not the answer.” FCNL Children’s Programs are suspended. Blessings on you and your family. Since we meet in homes, we are taking a mindful pause. Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for information. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational L.C.M.S. Services suspended this week. We will continue Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. to meet as The Church through our Community 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 Groups. We are working on options for you and will DVD of Weekly worship service available. communicate that with you soon. Pastor Randy Benscoter FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 1833 Tamarack Street One service, at 9:00 AM, each Sunday in July. (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Reservations are required. Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. Call 541-997-6600 or e-mail standressecretary19@gmail. www.churchofchristflorence.org com and state name & number of people in your family that plan to attend. FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Weather permitting, service may be held outdoors in the 12th and Nopal – 997-9020 Labyrinth Area behind the church. Services will be available via YouTube. Face masks, hand sanitizing and social distancing are Follow the link at http://florencenaz.church/ required both indoors and outside. FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES 1318 Rhododendron Dr. • 541-997-2523 CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Service 11am ( Children Sunday School) 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 Mid-Week Activities, all ages. COVID-19 Compliant Masses have been scheduled. Please call our office for details. FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road All are welcome to explore the answer. In lieu of our regular service, we will be videotaping the sermon and have it available from YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC1h3s3lhuRKRCXNxbF8H3Nw). www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840 FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025 Link to Sunday services at www.florenceunitedmethodist.org or find us on Facebook. 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