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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 26, 2017 EARTH DAY IN COTTAGE GROVE Continued from A1 quest to clean up down town before tourists begin fl ooding the city. Former commissioner and new head of community development and public works, Faye Stewart also came out to give a helping hand. Volunteers cleaned weeds from between sidewalk cracks, planted new fl owers, power washed the side walk and poured new dirt and cedar chips in the newly renovated All-America Park. According to Roberts, nearly 20 people an- swered his call to volunteer and give back to the community. He hopes to have the project com- pleted by Memorial Day. Local restaurants donated food to volunteers all day long and included: Jack Sprats Café, Sub- way, Safeway, Rally Coffee, & Grove Café. Mu- sicians who donated their time to play in Coiner Park includeD: Carol Palmer & Friends, Gause Residents help clean-up Main St. during Earth Day on April 22. Family Singers, Almost Home, Vantage, Diane Pat- terson & Cowboy Cadillac. Also on the schedule were guided tours of the City of Cottage Grove's water treatment plant and Aprovecho, a nonprofi t committed to renewable energies and sustainable living and working. "There's not a weed to be seen in All-America City Square Park," Roberts informed the city coun- cil during the Monday, April 24 meeting, referenc- ing his Earth Day clean-up. "It looks better than it has in fi ve years." He noted that the event had such high attendance and interest in the community that he planned on holding a second clean-up event on May 20 to ad- dress the areas of Main St. that were not completed during the Earth Day efforts. Roberts also enterted into the record his thanks to all the volunteers and businesses that donated. Neighborhood Watch Continued from A1 carry state making it legal for residents to carry a fi rearm. “If they have a concealed weapons permit, they are allowed to carry a concealed weapon,” he said. Mason said she was grateful Bailey clarifi ed his intention to Shepherd but noted the comment thread included violent and inappropriate state- ments from individuals and was eventually taken down. The desire to stop property theft and stem the petty crimes in town led to several neighborhood watch-style groups. During Friday’s meeting, two proposed models were addressed; one that would split the city into the existing governing wards and the other that would see Cottage Grove split into three sections in order to simultaneously prepare for natural disasters such as the Cascadia Quake. “I don’t care what you call it,” Shepherd said in regards to the neighborhood watch. “We will support any effort to make our community safer but we cannot be the drivers of it. That has to be the community.” Shepherd went on to say that the police department would not step in to conduct background checks on group members. In order to be an offi cial neighborhood watch, residents must follow a strict procedure that has accompanying fees including, posting notice of their meetings and hanging signage. “That’s what I think Chief Shep- herd was say- ing when he said he doesn’t care what you call it. I think it’s more important to do something than be called something so you could follow what a neighborhood watch does but call yourselves something else,” Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing said. No offi cial decision concern- ing the neighborhood watch format or governing rules was determined during Friday’s meeting but the three residents present agreed to schedule an- other meeting to settle leadership and structure. “If we could get the 65 people who were here at the fi rst meeting,” said councilman Ken Rob- erts, “if we could get them back in the room, that would be great.” Their first steps. Their first car. Their first day of college. TURNING 65 AND NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE CHOICES? 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