12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 25, 2015
Hard at work for Spring Break
Many Cottage Grove students approach
Spring Break as a time to take it easy,
but Victoria Fullerton will be applying
photography skills she learned as editor
of the high-school yearbook to a Senti-
nel photography internship. Fullerton,
a CGHS senior, plans to attend Western
Oregon University this fall in the hope of
teaching history and photography. So far,
she's taken senior pictures for over 40
fellow students.
"You could say yearbook has consumed
my life, but I wouldn't have it any other
way," Fullerton said. Look for more of her
work in upcoming issues of the Sentinel.
photos by Victoria Fullerton
Above left: A trip to
Doernbecher Chil-
dren's Hospital's NICU
produced this fantastic
shot of a premature
infant. Above right: Se-
nior pictures brought
Fullerton and Kaetlynn
Knee (pictured) to the
swinging bridge. At
left: Shots of cherry
blossoms are the per-
fect reward for a walk
around Cottage Grove.
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‘All-America City Square’
and updating the cost estimates.
These changes were appar-
ently enough to satisfy the res-
ervations of the Council.
Councilor Mike Fleck, who
was very outspoken against the
draft presented at the previous
meeting, said it was a tough
decision, and while he still has
serious concerns about the proj-
ect, the extra time allowed him
to see the value added to down-
town infrastructure.
After a word of thanks to all
those involved in the process,
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over 20 local municipalities
and about 80 special districts,
according to Carrie Connelly,
who herself is no stranger to
legal proceedings in Cottage
Grove. Connelly acted as coun-
sel for the City during its push
to revamp its charter document
last spring and has served as the
City’s attorney previously on an
interim basis.
“It helps that I’ve already be-
come a little bit familiar with
city code and a few of Cottage
Grove’s recent special projects,”
Connelly said. She added that
she’s enjoyed becoming more
familiar with the framework of
operations of the City Council
recently.
Connelly said the members
of the Local Government Law
Group each have a special focus
they can bring to bear on certain
aspects of law practice. She said
the group is planning to hold of-
fi ce hours on the Tuesday before
each City Council meeting and
will attend council meetings on
a trial basis. The fi rm charges
$180 per hour for legal services
or $210-250 per hour for le-
gal work involving specialized
skills.
Councilor Heather Murphy
echoed Councilor Fleck's senti-
ment of a tough decision. She
emphasized that the plan merely
gives the city a road map to pro-
ceed and that there will be many
more opportunities for input.
Councilor Murphy also said she
is excited by the prospect of a
downtown that is more attrac-
tive to families and visitors.
Councilor Jake Boone said
that the ordinance didn’t contain
everything that he would like
but expressed confi dence that it
is the best plan available.
Between a downtown built
for traffi c or families, Councilor
Kate Price said she prefers the
latter, and that the objectives of
the plan help accomplish this vi-
sion. She also stressed that the
plan is not an “end-all, be-all”
and that the fi nal outcome may
look very different, especially
since the budget is still in fl ux.
Councilor Price said that she
felt better about the $9-plus mil-
lion price tag knowing that the
City would still have to fi nd
viable funding options for the
project.
Mayor Tom Munroe said he
“somewhat” agreed with the
comments shared by the Coun-
cil; however, the retired truck
driver felt that some of the
anxieties about Main Street as
a thoroughfare were unfounded.
He also reminded those in the
room that the trees were origi-
nally planted on Main Street to
attract people to downtown.
“If the community remains
as involved as it has during
this process, we can do a lot of
things in this town,” said Mayor
Munroe after the vote.
Councilors Jeff Gowing and
Garland Burback were absent
from Monday’s meeting.
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