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“I expect local law enforcement
to continue to use an education
first approach, but Oregonians
need to understand that these rules
are enforceable under law. A large
majority of Oregonians continue
to do the right thing to protect
themselves, their loved ones, and
their neighbors,” Brown said Tues-
day. “However, when Oregonians
don’t take COVID-19 seriously,
and don’t take steps to reduce the
spread of the disease, they put all
of us at risk. We need all Orego-
nians to use common sense, make
smart choices, and take seriously
their individual responsibilities
during a public health emergency.”
The new restrictions come in
the wake of the state’s third day
with more 1,000 COVID-19 cas-
es since reaching that milestone
last Thursday, when the Oregon
Health Authority reported 5,177
new cases — up 46 percent from
the last week of October. Health
authority officials say small social
gatherings are driving the surge,
and during a press conference last
week to announce targeted restric-
tions in the most-effected coun-
ties, Brown implored Oregonians
to alter or cancel get-together
plans for the Thanksgiving holi-
day.
For the next two weeks, the fol-
lowing restrictions and guidelines
apply statewide:
Immediate closures through Dec.
2:
• Gyms and fitness organiza-
tions
• Indoor recreational facilities,
museums, all indoor entertain-
ment activities, as well as indoor
pools and sports courts
• Outdoor entertainment and
public activities such as aquari-
ums, gardens and tours
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• Any venues that include both
indoor or outdoor events, includ-
ing fundraisers and community
meals
Businesses restrictions:
• Employees are strongly en-
couraged to work from home if
possible and offices are asked to
the closed to the public
• Restaurants are limited to de-
livery and take-out only
• Grocery stores, pharmacies,
retail stores and malls — both
indoor and outdoor — are being
limited to 75 percent capacity and,
whenever possible, are encouraged
to implement curbside pick-up.
Social gathering restrictions:
• Must be limited to no more
than 6 people total, from no more
than 2 households. This includes
gatherings either indoors or out-
doors
• Faith-based organizations are
limited to a maximum of 25 peo-
ple indoors or 50 people outdoors
• There are is no indoor visita- thority (OHA).
tion at long-term care facilities or
For more information, visit
group homes
govstatus.egov.com/or-covid-19.
Brown has also announced a
The two-week freeze does not
travel advisory in coordination
apply to, or change, current
with California and Washington.
health and safety protocols for
Effective immediately, those enter-
the following:
ing Oregon from another state for
• Personal services, such as non-essential travel — including
barber shops, hair salons and returning residents — “… should
non-medical massage therapy
limit their interactions to their im-
• Congregate homeless shelter- mediate household for 14 days,”
ing
according to the advisory.
• Outdoor recreation and sports
This recommendation does not
• Youth programs
apply to individuals who cross
• Childcare
state or country borders for es-
• K-12 schools
sential travel. Essential travel in-
• K-12 sports that are currently cludes “work and study, critical
allowed
infrastructure support, economic
• Current Division 1 and profes- services and supply chains, health,
sional athletics exemptions
immediate medical care, and safe-
• Higher education facilities
ty and security.”
All of these are allowed to con-
Brown said areas with the high-
tinue operating under the guid- est rates of infection might remain
ance and regulations previously under the freeze for longer than
issued by the Oregon Health Au- two weeks.
recruitment period, in Janu-
ary 2021 the council would
then either hold a work ses-
sion to review applications
and determine which candi-
dates to interview, or simply
hold interviews — depend-
ing on how many candidates
submit applications.
In addition, the new city
council sworn in during a
January meeting, will need
to decide what to do after
completion of the inter-
views. It could be decided to
deliberate and vote for the
new candidate at a future
council meeting or schedule
a special meeting.
Meetings will be sched-
uled for the week of Jan. 4,
after the new council has
been sworn in.
City staff recommend-
ed the council initiate the
application process now so
that the interview and ap-
pointment process can oc-
cur as early as possible in
January 2021.
Reynolds’ City Manag-
er Report was brief but did
point out to councilors that
the weekend’s heavy storm
front had presented a chal-
lenge for Public Works em-
ployees, as well as telecom-
munications companies in
the area.
She noted that high wind
warnings would likely re-
turn later in the week and
praised the dedication
and professionalism of the
Public Works Department
in dealing with the severe
weather conditions of the
past weekend.
again, the PUD posted, “Re-
member that we do have
As weather worsened high winds and heavy rain
in the forecast. We’re keeping
our fingers crossed that we
have no outages — our crews
really need some rest! — but
Mother Nature has a way of
surprising us sometimes.”
T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM
The storm’s debris con-
tinues to pose a problem as
newly fallen trees remain an
impediment to residents and
motorists.
started our day Tues-
S IUSLAW N EWS day “We
early with a reported tree
blocking the south bound
lane on Rhododendron
Drive,” Miller said. “We re-
ceived the call at 6 a.m. I
called two staff members in
early to deal with that tree
prior to the regular start of
the workday. We also re-
sponded to a tree down on
11th Street (between Rhody
and Alder Court) and are
continuing to clean up storm
debris. We have been ad-
dressing several calls regard-
ing leaning trees that poten-
tially pose a risk to structures
and fences. Also, the street
sweeper is out once again to-
day to pick up the debris in
the gutter line of the streets.”
The forecast for the rest of
the week looks to be less in-
timidating as moderate rain,
with sun breaks and winds
of approximately 20 mph ex-
pected.
To report power outages,
people can contact the Cen-
tral Lincoln Outage Hotline
at 877-265-3211. There is
also an outage map online at
clpud.org.
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Lastly, Reynolds brought
to the council’s attention the
need to begin the process
of selecting a person to fill
the vacant position on the
council. The general rec-
ommended process would
include an application pro-
cess and recruitment peri-
od, where the vacant posi-
tion would be posted on the
city’s website and through
local media outlets.
After the open application
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