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losers and fun! B1.
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Won't you be my neighbor? Cottage Village says hello Hot one
Temperatures
expected to hit
108, Concerts
in the Park
canceled
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
The Cottage Village Coalition hosted an open house event for
residents of the community to explore the property on E. Madison
Ave. designated for the group's "tiny home" neighborhood dubbed
Cottage Village.
The aim of the project is to combat the lack of affordable hous-
ing in Cottage Grove. Cottage Village Coalition has partnered with
SquareOne, based in Eugene, to take advantage of the organiza-
tion's non-profi t status.
Earlier this year, SqaureOne purchased the land on Madison,
courtesy of a Meyer Memorial Trust grant and is currently utilizing
Cottage Village Coalition to fundraise the remaining amount need-
ed to construct the village: $800,000.
The event held on Saturday, July 30 was billed as a "get to know
you" style BBQ that would allow residents to tour the property,
seen to the left, and get an idea of what houses may look like once
completed, see the photo above.
The event also served as an opportunity for the group to begin
fundraising efforts. According to the terms of the grant, construc-
tion on Cottage Village must be completed by the summer of 2018.
Please see page A11 for the complete story.
Library program gets kids moving
The Cottage Grove Library offers a wide variety of summer activities including fi eld trips for residents to partake in as the weather heats up. Above, residents try their hand
at yoga, offered by the library. For the complete story, please see page A10.
Things are set to heat up
in Cottage Grove this week.
The area is expected to break
long-standing records in regards
to local temperatures dating as
far back as 1939.
Wednesday's high is forecast-
ed to reach 108 degrees, shat-
tering the record for the day of
99 degrees in 1939. Thursday is
set to see 106 degrees before it
cools off to a balmy 101 degrees
on Friday. Temperatures are ex-
pected to fall into the 90s for the
rest of the week.
"Cottage Grove is a tricky
spot," said Gerald Mackey of
the National Weather Service's
Portland offi ce. "There's no air-
port readings from that area so
the closest place to check for
records is Eugene."
Eugene's projected highs for
Please see HEAT WAVE PG. A6&7
Minimum
wage hike
hits CG
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
On July 1 workers in Cottage
Grove got a raise.
The hike in pay, while possi-
bly coinciding with a job well
done, was actually courtesy of
the Oregon State Legislature
which increased the minimum
wage for the totality of Oregon
ranging from $9.75 an hour
to $11.25 an hour. In Cottage
Grove, the rate landed at $10.25
an hour.
"We had upset business-
es when it fi rst passed," said
Cottage Grove Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director
Travis Palmer. "I haven't heard
any detailed conversations yet
but in passing I have heard that
businesses are already raising
prices."
Palmer cited the possibili-
ty of a local business raising a
weekly ice cream treat from $1
to $1.50. However, employees
noted that Umpqua had raised
its prices and may be behind the
hike, rather than the increase in
minimum wage.
"I think there’s a lot of mis-
conception about the minimum
wage hike," said Cameron Re-
iten, chairman for the chamber's
legislative affairs committee.
"The proponents are saying it’s
going to lift people out of pov-
erty…but the problem is, I’m
seeing this fi rst hand as I go out
Please see MINIMUM WAGE PG A11
SPORTS
Summer Fun
Biking comes to town
The library keeps kids busy
this summer. PAGE A10
Northwest Bikes cycles
into town bringing hun-
dreds of wheels. PAGE B1
INDEX
COMMUNITY
Calendar ...................................... B11
Channel Guide ............................... B5
Classifieds ...................................... B7
Obituaries ...................................... A2
Opinion ......................................... A4
Sports ............................................ B1
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