12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 29, 2015
R EFERENDUM
F LIGHT
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less space to get out of her car.”
City Manager Richard Meyers said the referendum is the fi rst
fi led by petitioners in Cottage Grove in over 20 years and that
all involved have learned a lot about the fi ling process already.
On Monday, City Councilor Garland Burback expressed his dis-
content with the fi ling.
“I’m not too happy about it,” Burback said. “This particular
plan has been vetted through so many committees and public
hearings, and placing it on the ballot is a total waste of money.”
Currently, no other measures are scheduled to appear before
local voters in September; if this persists, Cottage Grove will
foot the bill for the election on its own. Meyers said that, the
last time the City paid for an election on its own, the cost came
to about $7000.
to Casey Woodard, who will
accompany his father, Carlton,
on the trip. (One guardian will
accompany each veteran and
must pay their own way, though
expenses for the veterans are
covered by Honor Flight.)
Once they arrive in Washing-
ton, D.C., veterans will tour the
National Mall, the Capitol build-
ing, World War II and Vietnam
memorials. A full-length docu-
mentary of this particular fl ight
is reportedly being made by a
Eugene television station.
Pengercar said the South Wil-
lamette branch of Honor Flight
is a non-profi t that utilizes the
efforts of about two-dozen vol-
unteers, most of which have ex-
perienced a fl ight themselves.
“When they see the impact
it has on veterans, they want to
help other vets experience it,” he
said. The guardians that accom-
pany many veterans often don’t
know much about that particular
veterans’ service.
“Particularly with the World
War II veterans, a lot of them
didn’t talk much about it,”
Pengercar said. “But seeing what
happens on the Honor Flight
weekend, seeing the recognition
the vets are fi nally getting, the
interaction with students as part
of the process is a great mecha-
nism to bridge the gap between
generations.”
Information compiled for the
Sentinel’s annual Veterans Day
publication indicates that Bricker
served as a Radioman 3rd Class
in the Navy in Guam from 1944-
46 and on the USS Los Angeles
during the Korean War. Woodard
served as a First Lieutenant in
the Marine Corps from 1941-45,
and Haymes served with the U.S.
Army 718 Amphibian Tractor
Battalion from 1943-46 and par-
ticipated in the Leyte Invasion on
Oct. 20, 1944 and the Okinawa
Invasion on April 1, 1945.
The Sentinel hopes to connect
with Cottage Grove’s veterans
when they return to hear details
of their trip.
Lane south of Cottage Grove at
milepost 19.5. In a news release,
ODOT’s Rick Little explained
that there are two highway seg-
ments between those boundar-
ies where no work will be done,
segments between Saginaw East
Road and Abbot Lane in Cre-
swell (mileposts 12.01 to 12.79)
and between Whithycombe
Road and Harrison Avenue in
Cottage Grove (milepost 14.10
and 15.36). Included in the pav-
ing project is the construction
of a new membrane and paving
on the Hill Creek Bridge in Cre-
swell.
Little said that, during con-
struction, travelers can expect
daytime, single-lane closures
with traffi c controlled by fl ag-
gers and pilot cars, with delays
of no more than 20 minutes. Ac-
cesses to all businesses will re-
main open during construction
with blue cones or “business ac-
cess” signs.
The Cottage Grove Connector
project will begin at its junction
with Highway 99 and continue
east for .35 miles; then begin
again east of the junction with
Interstate 5 on Row River Road
and continue east for .46 miles to
Thornton Lane.
Little said this project will be
done at night because of the need
to close I-5 ramps and redirect
traffi c around the project limits.
Accesses to all businesses will
remain open and clearly marked
during construction.
On Friday, Little said ODOT
had not yet selected a contrac-
tor for the Highway 99 project,
adding that the contractor will
determine the schedule for the
project. Currently, construction
is expected to begin in May and
continue until June 26. Little said
he expects whatever contractor
is chosen to start at one end of
Highway 99 and work forward,
and he added that a detour of the
ramps at Exit 174 will likely be
necessary during work to repave
the connector. The Sentinel will
update the plans for this project
as they become available.
ODOT
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ence between the two fund-
ing ratios would be over
$500,000 in the fi rst year.
How much a school district
receives from the State School
Fund is determined by its
weighted, average daily mem-
bership (ADMw). In addition
to a baseline of enrollment,
this fi gure is calculated using
a variety of other factors, such
as the number of students in
English as a Second Language
programs, or with Individual
Education Plans.
This year, enrollment in
the district is down by 60 stu-
dents, due in large part to its
smallest kindergarten class in
30 years (160 students). It is
unknown at this point whether
next year’s class will rebound
to the historical average (200
students).
The ADMw for 2015-2016
is 3,471.04 — 137.62 more
than the previous year. The in-
troduction of full-day kinder-
garten is the most signifi cant
factor in that difference (95).
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for the community to vote on
it. I believe that the community
is more supportive when it has
a say how funds are spent by
SLFR.”
Duffy was a business owner
for 27 years in the Seattle area
and retired to Cottage Grove 12
years ago. He has served on the
precinct committee of the Lane
County Republican Party since
2009.
“I’ve been interested in poli-
tics for a long time. And I’ve
dents may have contributed to
far higher levels of traffi c than
ODOT expected at the construc-
tion site.
Meanwhile, ODOT expects
work to begin soon on a project
to repave signifi cant segments
of Highway 99 from Creswell
south to near the junction with
Interstate 5, excluding Cottage
Grove. The project also aims
to repave much of the Cottage
Grove Connector and Row River
Road on each side of Interstate
5.
The Creswell project begins
near D Street at milepost 5.86
and ends just north of Longview
spent a long time complaining
about people in power forever
and ever; people like [Represen-
tative Peter] Defazio and [Sena-
tor Ron] Wyden. I might not be
able to run for the House or the
Senate, but this could be my turn
to get involved,” he said.
Duffy said that he has ac-
quainted himself with SLFR by
attending its board meetings and
said that he would like to assist
its budget issues and the poten-
tial bond levy.
Pelatt, who is a surgeon train-
er at local hospitals, is running
for a two-year unexpired term.
He moved to the area from Ta-
coma six years ago and said he
has really taken to the small-
town life.
“The board does a lot of good
for South Lane County,” said
Pelatt, who is also president of
the Creswell City Council. “The
district’s fi nances have come a
long way, and the board hopes
to maintain that positive direc-
tion.”
Last year, Pelatt was appoint-
ed to a vacant position on the
board. He said he was originally
drawn to the position because
of his connections to existing
board members, and because
the responsibilities aligned with
his interests.
“It was a really good expe-
rience,” Pelatt said of his fi rst
year. “Right now, the board is
made up of people who can ask
questions without being conten-
tious. That can be a rare thing
among boards, and I think it’s a
benefi t to the community.”
Pelatt is in his late 30s and is
soon expecting twins with his
wife, Jessica.
Radcliffe has lived in South
Lane for seven years and said
she has an interest in making
sure that its emergency services
meet the needs of the commu-
nity and are of a quality that at-
tract new families to the area.
“I would feel very fortunate to
join the board at at time when the
District has such a strong sense
of direction,” said Radcliffe, a
realtor with Keller Williams. “I
am excited to learn about what
the leadership has planned for
the future and to help plan for
the large, fi nancial items that are
in line with what the community
needs.”
Radcliffe stated that her goals
for her fi rst term are to better
understand the workings of SL-
FR’s operations and support its
community outreach efforts.
She also serves on the boards
for the Cottage Grove Area
Chamber of Commerce and
South Valley Athletics.
Ballots for the May 19 elec-
tion will be mailed on May
1, with drop sites opening the
same day.
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