COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 23, 2017
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Carousel group, owners have agreement in place
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Don Williams makes connec-
tions and hammers out details
all over town: the Koffee Kup,
Buster's on Main St., the Vin-
tage Inn and countless others.
He sits across the table, over a
cup of coffee and listens to the
movers and shakers around Cot-
tage Grove. He's made connec-
tions and solved longstanding
issues in the city or simply of-
fered his help where it could be
used. One of those projects, was
the decades-long fi ght to bring a
carousel to Main St.
Williams is president of
Friends of the Cottage Grove
Carousel and while he's taken
to driving a little less, he still
meets with folks via phone
and when he can, around town
as well. Several of those folks
are asking questions about the
future of the carousel as near-
by Albany, Oregon unveiled
its carousel early last week.
Questions such as, who owns
the Cottage Grove carousel and
what does its future look like.
A previous article in The
Sentinel noted that owner, Judy
Cash, would remain the owner
until her death, at which time
her family had the right to sell
the attraction for market value.
However, an agreement ob-
tained by The Sentinel tells a
different story.
A permanent loan agreement
between the Friends of the Cot-
tage Grove Carousel and Judy
and Greg Cash agrees that Judy
and Greg will retain legal own-
ership of the carousel while
the carousel fundraising group
would consider the attraction
a loan. Friends of the Cottage
Grove Carousel, under the
agreement, is responsible for
the costs associated with restor-
ing the carousel and the insur-
ance associated with caring for
it.
In the event that the Friends
of the Cottage Grove Carousel
dissolve as previous attempts to
restore the attraction have in the
past, the carousel will be valued.
If that value is over $40,000,
the group is authorized to sell
the carousel to a third party. If
the value is under $40,000, the
carousel will be returned to the
Cash family.
After a recent cancer diag-
nosis for Judy Cash, question
of ownership began to bubble.
However, the agreement notes,
"Should the loaners expire, the
carousel shall transfer as a gift
to the Friends of the Cottage
Grove Carousel."
The agreement also goes on to
note that the carousel shall con-
vert from a loan to a gift once
the carousel group has restored
80 percent of the attraction, the
carousel is operational and the
group has signed a contract for
the purchase or a one year lease
for a location where the carou-
sel will operate and be open to
the public for 24 consecutive or
non-consecutive months.
Efforts to bring the carousel
to Main St. began more than 20
years ago and according to the
group, fundraising efforts are
still underway to raise money to
secure a location for the carou-
sel and architectural drawings
for plans to be submitted to the
city.
According to Williams, sev-
eral subcommittees are hard at
work.
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August 26 from 1-5 p.m.
The family-friendly cele-
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The Village Green Round-
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day, August 26 from 7-10
p.m. with dancing lessons
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