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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 | 7A CITATION from page 6A According to Block, safety is important to him as well. When he’s pick- ing up trash, “I use trash grabbers most of the time. I have sharps containers. And I have waterproof gloves if necessary, and always have sanitizer on me, and hand wash. Safety is the first step. Whenever somebody is volunteer- ing, I run them through a little safety conversation, letting them know, ‘If you see anything like this, let me know. I’ll come and take care of it that way.’ You know you don’t have any dangers. I’ve done this six years with no instance.” However, the City of Florence knows that ac- cidents can happen when disposing of litter. Miller spoke about volunteers, seasonal workers and other employees who have had minor cuts during clean ups. “You never know what’s in the trash in this area. You never know whether it is sharps or broken glass, ragged pieces of metal. Ac- tually, one gentleman — who had gloves — sliced open his hand and did damage to his tendons. So there are inherent risks. We want everyone to be safe,” he said. Messmer took that mo- ment to talk about what the city can offer in terms of protection. “With our volunteers, if we know who you are and you are coordinating with us, you are covered under workers comp through the city’s volunteer policy,” she said. “For somebody go- ing out, it’s important that they’ve told us, so if they do get injured, we can help with that. We don’t want anybody volunteering and for that to cause an injury that prevents them from working or living like they should. So that’s important for us to know so we can ensure safety or remedies if somebody does get in- jured.” That’s why Pitcher, Mill- er and city staff did try to work with Block for a solu- tion. “As a city, we have the accountability, the respon- sibility and the liability for these decisions that (Block is) making,” Pitcher said. “And also, we’re responsi- ble for the taxpayers mon- ey. And this is not the way to do it.” Partnering with entities like the City of Florence can also prevent people from trespassing on private land. The city has received reports of people com- plaining that some of Leav- en No Trace’s bags have been deposited in front of their properties, some say- ing the trash hadn’t come from that location. “That puts liability on private property owners as well,” Pitcher said. “It has been difficult, and these private property owners are trying to determine how they’re going to deal with it.” Reynolds added, “It’s also degrading to local property owners and business own- ers that are trying to have curb appeal. And now this makes it look like their property might be really not very desirable for one reason or another. So that’s also an unfair burden to private and public, alike.” The city staff empha- sized that cleaning up the area is important and they are thankful for local ef- forts. The problem comes down to knowing the pro- cedures to maintain safety. “Our motto really is ed- ucation first,” Reynolds said. “We want to educate for compliance first; that’s really what we’re in it for. We are just in it to create a safe, livable and beautiful community for all. And so that’s where that education for compliance really is the strong position we take for as long as we can.” Once people know the rules as they stand, they can approach the city to partner with existing pro- grams. “There are people who have great ideas, and often they do align with the great ideas of the city council, staff and the community at large,” Reynolds said. “And by sharing that and expressing it and champi- oning it, that is how change happens and how great things have occurred.” In the past, that has in- cluded adding crosswalks across Highway 101, up- grading playground equip- ment, coming up with Power of Florence and making multiple improve- ments to local parks. “So reach out to us and give the city the benefit of the doubt,” Reynolds said. “We do have ways of mak- ing things happen, and we want to work with you.” As for Block, he recom- mends that people follow what he’s doing through his Facebook page and web- site, LeavenNoTrace.org. “My way is definitely not the only way I’ve tried,” he said. “Like I tell peo- ple, there are no bad ideas. But most of the ideas that people give me I have tried before. And any idea that could make this happen is wonderful. But really the first step is to get the government to care. … But there has to be a way we can all pull together and implement these pro- grams.” If people do want to clean city streets or parks, or just want to get involved in volunteering, visit www. ci.florence.or.us. OREGON CULTURAL TRUST LICENSE PLATE GETS NEW DESIGN SALEM—A new license plate design that celebrates Oregon and the diversity of its culture will debut Oct. 1 in recognition of the Or- egon Cultural Trust’s 20th Anniversary. The artwork is called “Celebrate Oregon!” The artwork for the li- cense plate, created by Liza Burns of Eugene, will also be installed as full-scale murals at the Eugene, Med- ford, Portland and Red- mond airports through a partnership with Green- Cars.com, a learning and marketplace destination for sustainable transporta- tion. In addition, a 38-foot outdoor banner will be in- stalled at the Northwest Film Center at the Portland Art Museum. “The new design, built on a panorama of Oregon geography, reflects and re- spects the diversity of our culture at a time we need it most,” said Cultural Trust Board Chair Niki Price. “Cultural expression is how our communities define themselves – how they live their everyday lives, their traditions, their heritage, their creativity, their cele- brations, their values and how they connect with one another. Our culture is the glue that can bind us to- gether as Oregonians.” “Oregonians value sus- tainability and embrace green energy,” said Tina Miller, Chief Financial Of- ficer of Lithia Motors and GreenCars spokesperson. “Our partnership with the Oregon Cultural Trust, and sponsorship of these mag- nificent murals, is our way of bringing this important part of Oregon culture into the picture.” Celebrate Oregon! is a vibrant tapestry of Oregon geography into which are woven 127 symbols repre- senting different aspects of our collective arts, her- itage, history and cultural practices. It is the result of a year-long, inclusive process that began with a group of statewide nominators shar- ing the creative brief with artists and designers. A total of 36 artists sub- mitted statements of inter- est and work samples. A diverse jury evaluated the submissions and recom- mended 20 artists be invit- ed to submit preliminary concepts in exchange for a $250 honorarium. An expanded jury evalu- ated the concepts based on criteria derived from the creative brief and unan- imously recommended Burns’ design to the Cultur- al Trust Board of Directors, which unanimously ap- proved it in October. Burns met with several content experts, identified through the Governor’s Office of Diversity, Equity and In- clusion, to finalize symbols included in the design. “We knew that reflect- ing the breadth of Oregon culture, and how it brings us together, in one design was an extremely ambi- tious goal,” said Cultural Trust Executive Director Brian Rogers. “Liza’s cre- ation does that and so much more. It captures the spirit of Oregon and also serves as an educational tool for exploring our diversity. 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