COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 4, 2017
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New Year to bring new laws, public offi cials
A list of the changes ahead for 2017
January 1, 2017 and the sub-
sequent months will usher in a
new set of laws and public of-
fi cials throughout Lane County
and the state of Oregon. The
following is a detailed list of the
new ordinances, offi cials and
other changes taking effect.
•
Ballot Measure 20-
245: Cottage Grove voters ap-
proved the measure that insti-
tutes a three percent retail sales
tax on recreational marijuana.
The tax adds to the state’s 17
percent tax on the same product
and enacts Cottage Grove City
Ordinance 3068 Section 5.0.
•
Ballot Measure 095:
Allows investments in equities
by public universities to reduce
fi nancial risk and increase in-
vestments to benefi t students.
•
Ballot Measure 096:
Dedicates 1.5 percent of state
lottery net proceeds to funding
support services for veterans.
•
Ballot Measure 098:
Requires state funding for drop-
out prevention and career and
college readiness programs in
the state’s high schools.
•
Ballot Measure 20-
240: This measure passed in
May but its efforts will come
LORANE
COUNTRY
NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
Happy New Year everyone.
Welcome to 2017.
Crow-Applegate-Lorane
School District has resumed
their normal school schedule,
barring weather complications.
Please check your radio and/or
to fruition in the New Year. The
$35.6 million bond measure
was passed to replace Harrison
Elementary School. The con-
struction process will continue
before the planning commission
in January.
•
House Bill 4140: As of
January 1, Oregonians will no
longer be permitted to fl y “sky
lanterns” in the state. Described
as a paper sack suspended over
a fl ame, the lanterns are often
used for wedding celebrations,
grieving rituals and to mark the
New Year. After January 1, re-
leasing the lanterns will become
a Class A violation carrying a
maximum fi ne of $2,000.
•
House Bill 4046: The
bill increases penalties for un-
lawfully taking or killing wild-
life around the state. The law
will see some fi nes double from
$25,00 to $50,000 if individuals
are caught poaching.
•
Senate Bill 1600: Vic-
tims of sexual assault will now
have longer to report the crime.
The bill eliminates the 12-year
statute of limitations on fi rst-de-
gree sex crimes in cases where
other evidence exists.
•
Senate Bill 1571:
Dubbed “Melissa’s Law,” the
bill mandates that evidence
collected in the investigation
of a sexual assault be kept for
60 years. The law is named for
Melissa Bittler; a 14-year-old
who was raped, sodomized and
murdered in 2001 on her way to
school after previously untested
rape kits allowed her killer to go
undetected.
•
House Bill 4082: “Pro-
moting prostitution” will now
include receiving goods and
services rather than just money
and property.
•
House Bill 6047: A
new whistleblower law allows
employees to alert offi cials of
abuse, fraud or other illegal ac-
tivities with less risks and great-
er protections.
•
Senate Bill 1567: Or-
egonians can no longer imper-
sonate a public servant or vet-
eran. The new law makes such
acts illegal when intended to
cause a person harm, as well as
for fi nancial gain.
•
House Bill 4053:
Breweries will have an easy
time fi lling out paperwork after
January 1. The law broadens the
brewery license to include retail
sales and events, eliminating a
more cumbersome process.
TV for school delays for any
inclement weather. We are
due for some cold weather, so
please drive carefully.
Rural Art movie night at
Lorane Grange is January 14
with a delicious soup dinner
starting at 6 pm. The fi lm,
"Meet John Doe" stars Gary
Cooper and Barbara Stanwick.
Come enjoy a delightful
evening with dinner, wonderful
coffee and visiting with friends
and neighbors; the shorts
and door prizes plus a really
good movie in a warm and
welcoming atmosphere. Take a
friend to the movies in Lorane.
Lorane Grange meets for
the month Thursday, January
19 at their new time - 7:00 pm.
Grangers, please mark the new
time.
Spaghetti dinners and bingo
resume at Lorane Grange on
Saturday, January 28, 5:30
pm. Bingo begins at 6:30 pm.
Everyone welcome. Come
enjoy the good food, 50/50
raffl e, plus fun and visiting.
The progressive bingo has
grown too. Let's start the year
with a huge turnout.
Helping
our
commu
nity
Several new laws will come into effect at the beginning of the New Year while govern-
ing bodies will see new and familiar faces return.
SENIOR MEALS
Offering Meals on Wheels and
Cafe 60 at the following loca-
tions:
Cottage Grove Riverview
Terrace
925 W. Main St., Cottage
Grove
Noon: Tues., Wed., Thurs.
Creswell Cresview Villa
350 S. 2nd St., Creswell
Noon: Mon., Wed., Fri.
THURSDAY, JAN. 5: Beef
Swiss Style Patty or Roast Pork
w/Honey Dijon
FRIDAY, JAN. 6: Turkey Club
Mini Salad or Garden Chicken
Mini Salad
MONDAY, JAN. 9: Chicken
Tetrazzini or Beef Cabbage
Bake
TUESDAY, JAN. 10: Turkey
Salad or Tuna Salad Sandwich
Halves
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11:
Chicken Pot Pie or Pork Sau-
sage Gravy
Drain/Yoncalla area
Served at 400 Main St., Yon-
calla.
(For Douglas County Meals on
Wheels eligibility, call 541-
440-3677.)
Suggested donation $3.50
THURSDAY, JAN. 5: Swedish
Meatball w/Penne Pasta
FRIDAY, JAN. 6: Chicken A La King
TUESDAY, JAN. 10: Spaghetti
w/Meat Sc. or Broccoli Omelet Bake
Libraries continued
From A1
Director of the library system,
Harold Hayes declined com-
ment.
However, Boice said he had
spoken with the director and
submitted three options to be
discussed during the public
hearing.
The fi rst option would see
the county utilize the existing
library budget.
“We did front load that budget
and spent the majority of that
money so the proposal would
mean a sharp decline in services
and the closure of branches soon
after the new year,” he said, not-
ing he thought it to be the least
likely scenario.
Another option, according to
Boice, would be to maintain the
current level of service through
the end of the fi scal year in July.
This move would require the
county to adjust the budget.
The third option would see
something in-between option
one and two.
“It might mean the same lev-
el of operations for 90 days or
something like that,” Boice said.
“Our concern is for the employ-
ees and staff to make sure they
have ample notice and know
what’s going on. That’s a prior-
ity.”
Bob Bell, a resident of Doug-
las County, attended a meeting
of the county commissioners
and got involved with the efforts
to save the county libraries.
"The county commissioners
had some meetings and one of
the things they wanted to do
was to form a taskforce to fi g-
ure out if there's a way to save
the library before they close it
down," he said. He noted that,
unless another solution presents
itself, the commissioners would
have no choice but to shut the
system down once it runs out of
money this summer.
The taskforce is currently
looking for funds to pay for a fa-
cilitator and move forward with
looking for options.
"We're going to meet after the
commission and hopefully the
facilitator will lead us to maybe
saving the libraries."
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