SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2021 | 7A
Photos By Mark Brennan,
Zac Burtt & Chantelle
Meyer
Siuslaw News
It was a beautiful sight in
Historic Old Town Florence on
Monday morning as a couple
inches of snow covered build-
ings and streets. While the Flor-
ence area got minimal snow,
other places in the region got a
lot of snow.
for Emergency Manage-
ment and response agen-
cies in their region. Myself
and other staff receive this
information frequently. We
receive this info for heavy
rain events, wind events,
potential flooding events,
high heat events and, in
this case, snow and ice
events. It is important to
note that our Public Works
Department is on call 24/7
to address anticipated and
unanticipated issues within
the City,” she said.
According to Messmer,
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City of Florence Assis-
tant City Manager Megan
Messmer shared the pro-
cess used to determine the
resources needed to deal
with unusual weather con-
ditions in and around Flor-
ence.
“In preparation for fore-
casted storm events, we
receive weather briefings
and participate in webi-
nars put on by the National
Weather Service Portland
Office. These briefings are
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Public Works Director
Mike Miller uses the infor-
mation to prepare his crews
for potential response. In
the case of this weekend’s
forecast, Public Works
readied the equipment for
sanding operations to re-
spond to ice and snow on
the roads. In doing so, they
also identify specific staff
members as the point peo-
ple to respond and do the
first checks based on the
weather.
The city also made sure
equipment was ready to re-
spond to downed trees and
other hazards.
“Luckily, this weekend
was fairly mild in town
compared to other areas of
the state and on the north
coast,” Messmer said. “Our
crews did respond to a
downed tree on Rhodo-
dendron Drive early Sun-
day morning. (Monday)
morning they were out ear-
ly performing sanding op-
erations on city streets and
will continue to do so until
about noon. We also antic-
ipate that they will resume
sanding operations late this
evening or the middle of
the night based on the tem-
perature forecast.”
Public Works’ facilities
and parks crews also salt
high-traffic walkways at
city facilities and some
parks, all of which were
able to remain open.
Accuweather forecasted
additional snow by the end
of Tuesday, with greater ac-
cumulation possible if the
current front moves slowly
through this area.
State
Rep.
David
Gomberg, House District
10, released a statement
on Monday urging Orego-
nians to exercise caution
if they must venture out-
doors.
“A cold front from Can-
ada spread across the Pa-
cific Northwest on Sunday
morning, triggering win-
ter storm warnings for ar-
eas west of the Cascades.
The change is beautiful.
But the cold and ice can
also be daunting,” he said.
“This weather is expected
to bring heavy snow and
sustained
temperatures
below freezing, resulting
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in potential transporta-
tion failures, and possible
disruptions to power and
communications. Winter
weather is especially dan-
gerous for anyone experi-
encing homelessness and
can also pose a greater risk
for older adults and people
with disabilities.”
The Florence Emergency
Cold Weather Shelter re-
sponded to the conditions
by opening the shelter on
Christmas Day, Dec. 25.
The shelter, which uses
individual, heated Pallet
Shelters, will continue to be
open nightly through New
Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31.
People needing the shel-
ter can catch a ride from 5
to 6 p.m. at Siuslaw Public
Library, Safeway, Linda’s
Laundry on 37th Street or
Fred Meyer. The shelter
is located north of town,
across from Sand Ranch on
Highway 101. Find more
details at www.facebook.
com/FECWS.
The Emergency Cold
Weather Shelter can use
donations of hats, gloves,
wrapped snacks, hand
warmers and small packs of
hand sanitizer.
According to Greg Wood,
pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw and
one of the coordinators
of the FECWS, the small
shelters available to the un-
housed have been well uti-
lized since they opened last
week.
On Tuesday, he said, “We
have 22 people here from
last night and right now
we have people waiting
for rides to come out here
for tonight. We had three
staff members on site for
the night and I have just
walked around to make
sure everyone is up.
The FECWS opens when
the temperature nears 40 or
the conditions are so chal-
lenging it is unsafe for indi-
viduals to live outside. The
need for volunteers to staff
the shelter has been met,
to this point in time, and
Wood expects that trend
to continue while the is in
operation.
“We expect to remain
open at least through the
weekend, and possibly lon-
ger if this cold, rainy weath-
er continues,” Wood said.
“We are very appreciative
of the folks that have volun-
teered and we are very hap-
py to be able to serve these
members of our commu-
nity. … The support from
the community has been
overwhelmingly positive
and things are going really
well, so far.”
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