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Ordinance No. 2010-03, modeled on ordinances currently in effect in Roseburg and Forest Grove, would require businesses that supply shopping carts for public use to post signs showing that their busi- ness owns those carts, in addition to stating that removing shopping carts from their premises is a crime. The ordinance would also require businesses to provide a telephone number for the public to re- port abandoned carts. Business owners would also be required to retrieve abandoned carts within 72 hours or the City may take custody and impose a $50 penalty on the owner of the cart. If not claimed, the City could take custody of the cart after 30 days. City Manager Richard Meyers said that explor- ing a shopping cart ordinance came in response to a “proliferation of carts dumped on sidewalks, streets and in parks.” Meyers said that, contrary to the be- liefs of some that the carts are being taken and uti- lized by the homeless, the carts are more often taken by community members who use them to transport items, then abandon them. “They end up in the river and in the parks,” Mey- ers said. “We’ve been collecting them, taking them to the city shop and then calling their owners. This ordinance is a way to try to help encourage busi- nesses to help us with this problem.” Meyers acknowledged that local businesses that provide shopping carts had not been consulted prior to Monday’s discussion, and Councilor Jake Boone was among those in favor of communicating with those businesses to determine whether they might have ideas that could mitigate the problem. “We need to talk to the store owners, because they’re going to have a number of ideas about this,” Boone said. Councilor Jeff Gowing said that he wasn’t in fa- vor of a solution espoused by a previous grocery business that required customers to submit a 25- cent deposit before taking a cart. Councilor Gar- land Burback said the City should simply crush the carts and “tell the stores tough luck.” Councilor Kenneth Michael Roberts said that he had been rid- ing with city Public Works crews that day and had seen the amount of energy they spent dealing with abandoned shopping carts. Please see COUNCIL, Page 11A VOLUME 129 • NUMBER 12 photo by Jon Stinnett Librarian Natasha Chitow helps Sharon Kness access a new computer at the Cottage Grove Library, which recently upgraded its public machines. Tech partnership paying off, City says Contract with LCOG for IT reportedly paying dividends BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel C ottage Grove Community Services Director Pete Barrell, who oversees operations at the C.G. Library, estimates that about half of the Library’s users visit to access a computer. These days, those visitors are able to access newer and more reliable machines, in part through a part- nership between the City and the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG). For about a decade, Barrell said a vol- unteer, Joseph Toman, kept the Library’s computer system going on his own. Still, the need for newer machines was palpa- ble, and a contract between the City and LCOG, which works to help area cities and Lane County meet their shared goals, made an upgrade possible. Despite having fewer computers available, Barrell said the Library now has higher quality ver- sions, and a new wireless Internet router has streamlined online visits for library users. Barrell said the Library is also explor- ing the idea of purchasing tablets that can be checked out for use in the building or, eventually, taken home. Other ideas in- clude a kids’ computer zone. “As soon as we open up our technol- ogy, it can be a huge draw,” Barrell said. “People are looking for more contempo- rary ways to access information, and we want to be a source for that.” Last spring, the City contracted with LCOG for all of its Internet technologies services, an arrangement that has proven benefi cial, according to City Manager Richard Meyers. Please see IT, Page 11A outh Lane County Fire and Rescue Chief John Woo- ten announced an easing of the fi re restrictions in place throughout the District last week, in addition to a change in the format of any future restrictions. Wooten wrote that the set of regulations released last week are designed from now on to be in effect from the beginning of fi re season until the season ends, adding that the District will be moving away from the practice of issuing and reis- suing emergency orders in response to changing fi re condi- tions. South Lane will also move away from announcing restric- tions in accordance with the Industrial Fire Precaution levels issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry, Wooten said, and will enact restrictions that are designed with the general public in mind and are “refl ective of fi re danger based on low, medium, high and extreme” levels. Wooten said that ODF was helpful in consulting with South Lane Fire to draft the new regulations document. The current restrictions, which will last until the end of fi re season (which will occur when the Lane Regional Air Protection Authority declares the legal start of open burning in Lane County unless Wooten lifts the restrictions fi rst) are: Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads, in boats on the water and other desig- nated locations. Open fi res are prohibited, including campfi res, charcoal fi res, cooking fi res and warming fi res, except at locations where fi re pits are present. Portable cooking stoves using liq- uefi ed or bottled fuels are allowed. Briquette use is allowed in barbeques, but is restricted to use on hard, non-fl ammable surfaces such as patios, driveways, gravel or green irrigated lawns. The use of power saws is prohibited during extreme fi re danger. Power saw use is permitted before 10 a.m. and af- ter 8 p.m. during low, moderate and high fi re danger. Each power saw is required to have one shovel and one fi re extin- guisher of at least eight-ounce capacity. Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited dur- ing extreme fi re danger. This activity is permitted before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m. during low, moderate, and high fi re danger, as long as it is conducted in a cleared area, and has a charged garden hose or 2 1⁄2 pound or larger fi re extinguisher immediately available. The mowing of dried, cured grass is prohibited during ex- treme fi re danger. This activity is permitted before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m. during low, moderate and high fi re danger. The culture and harvest of agricultural crops is exempt from this requirement. Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain ve- hicles, are only allowed on improved roads free of fl ammable vegetation, except for the culture and harvest of agricultural crops. Use of illegal fi reworks is prohibited at all times, and in any location within the District. Legal fi rework use is permit- ted in areas free of dried, cured grasses, brush, or trees. Gen- erally fi rework use is only permitted on asphalt, concrete, or gravel and a charged garden hose or one 2 1⁄2 pound or larger fi re extinguisher is immediately available. Pioneering realtor marks 50 years in business, refl ects on changes BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel S igned in 1963, the char- ter document of Cottage Grove’s Board of Realtors is noticeable for the list of promi- nent realtors and other com- munity members it contains. These days, however, the list also stands out for another rea- son — the gender of most of the Board’s charter members. “I used to count the number of women, and at the time, there just weren’t that many,” said Ruth Hemenway-Duran. “Now, there are a lot more women, and it actually seems more likely that your realtor is going to be female.” “He and Mom did everything together,” Hemenway-Duran said of her father. “She didn’t have her name out there, but she was very involved.” Perhaps Hemenway-Du- ran took some cues on being a strong woman in business from her mother, lessons she fi rst put to use at an offi ce in Creswell. “Real estate is actually pretty equal-opportunity,” she said. “If you make the sale, you get the commission, and it was one of the fi rst areas where women could succeed equally if they were able to do the work.” Hemenway-Duran said those early days in Creswell offered a few hard-won lessons. “In the old days, you didn’t The gender shift in real estate is far from the only change in the local market that Hemen- way-Duran, who celebrates 50 years in real estate this year, has witnessed since 1966, when she obtained her real estate license at age 21. And Hemenway-Du- ran is certainly not the fi rst in her family to journey into the business. The daughter of James and Julia Hemenway, who start- ed their own business in 1959, Hemenway-Duran also pointed out that her great-grandfather had a real estate business, in ad- dition to a dry goods store and mining interests, in this com- munity’s earliest days. Still, her parents were a shining example of a power couple. share real estate listings,” she said. “Over time, realtors have made cooperation the norm, but it sure wasn’t 50 years ago. Now, it’s competitive yet cooperative, and we acknowledge that we need other people to help fulfi ll our clients’ goals.” Hemenway-Duran was instru- mental in starting the Women’s Council for realtors in Oregon, and she said she’s proud of how many women may have entered the business through the Coun- cil’s efforts. Since then, the technol- ogy behind real estate has also changed tremendously, which Hemenway-Duran underscores Please see REALTOR, Page 11A photo by Jon Stinnett Ruth Hemenway-Duran checks real estate listings in her home offi ce; Hemenway-Duran marks 50 years in real estate this year. R AIN C OUNTRY R EALT Y I NC . Advantages of country living right outside of city limits! One owner custom home was buit to provide comfort and room to enjoy life. 2 bedrooms plus office/bonus room, 2 On Hidden Valley Amazing custom home with 3 bedrooms, 2.1 bath. Principal Brokers Teresa Abbott ..................221-1735 Frank Brazell....................953-2407 Broker CONTACT US www.cgsentinel.com On the Internet (541) 942-3325 By telephone (541) 942-3328 By fax cgnews@cgsentinel.com By e-mail P.O. 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