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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 Fairs CYCLE OREGON CANCELED Continued from A1 Cottage Grove was not on the list of destinations but bik- ers were expected to camp in Schwartz Park just a few miles outside of the city in Dorena, Oregon. The city of Cottage Grove has been ramping up tourism efforts in preparation of Cycle Oregon's ride near town. "About 18 nonprofi ts and groups were set up to volunteer as a fundraiser," Travis Palmer, executive director of the Cot- tage Grove Chamber of Com- merce said. However, according to Palmer, Cycle Oregon has agreed to pay those organiza- tions around the state that had signed contracts with the biking group despite the cancellation. As of press time, it was un- known if Cottage Grove and its volunteers would be included in that contracted group. Wildfi res continue to burn around Oregon with areas out- side of Springfi eld near Blue River, Sisters and in Douglas County have been either asked to evacuate or put on notice to be ready to evacuate. Air quality continues to be reported at unhealthy levels around the valley including Eu- gene and Cottage Grove. Lane Regional Air Protection Agency rated the air quality over the La- bor Day Weekend as just under 250 and in Eugene at 306 out of 300. RFP Continued from A1 Growth Boundary that could take up to two years.” An Urban Growth Boundary is a regional boundary set up to control housing and urban de- velopment mandating that the area within the boundary be used for urban development. Several other factors have slowed housing development including construction cost and demand as well as System De- velopment Charges (SDC) fees. The fees are meant to offset the impact of a new development to the area. However, the Cottage Grove City Council has taken on the issue in the last year and councilman Mike Fleck has cre- ated a group designed to look at the challenges of building in the city, including SDC fees. More- over, a construction boom in the state of Oregon has drive up costs due to the low availability of construction crews and mate- rials. Construction on the new Harrison Elementary School has faced rising costs due to the shortage in Oregon. “This is a few years away,” Ferguson said. “So hopefully, if there is building, construction costs will have gone down.” Hayden Homes is currently constructing a community on Hwy. 99 near the fi rehouse com- plete with single-family homes. er than B M D but un- like Cottage Grove’s biggest tourism attraction of the year, W.O.E. charges for individuals to attend the fair—$3 for those 12 years of age and older. “We haven’t been free for quite a few years,” Geiger said. Then again, W.O.E. owns the land that the fair takes part in. During the year, it earns money by renting out parking for the races at the speedway and its board is not paid for its service unlike some positions within the BMD. While Geiger did not speak in numbers, she said the W.O.E. hit its fi nancial mark for this year’s festival though mentioned each year the cost of putting on the fair varies. “It depends on what type of entertainment you have,” she said, noting that the $50,000 it costs to put on BMD seemed high in comparison to the W.O.E. which does not offer a carnival or dozens of food ven- dors. It does however, have a traditional lumberjack show and contests that mirror the Oregon governing body had suffered a stroke, rendering him unable to perform the work on the ex- terior of the building—though he had not yet been contracted by the city of Cottage Grove to do so. Since then, a process has been in place to ensure that the work done to the armory falls within the parameters of being proper- ly historic and the RFP will seek out those fi rms who are capable of doing the work within those parameters. City Planner Amanda Fer- guson—who wrote the RFP— said the fi rm chosen would be responsible for a slew of work including plumbing and elec- tric. According to the RFP the scope of work spans three sec- tions—Design Development and Contract Document Phase of Services, Construction Bid- ding Phase Services and Con- struction Phase Services—each section housing at least 10 sep- arate responsibilities. Those re- sponsibilities include attending meetings to develop goals, op- tions and research consensus on fi nal plans, assisting to evaluate bids, develop recommendations to the city, ensure documents meet all applicable provisions of Oregon’s Public Contracting Code and a dozen others. Cur- rently, the armory is the sub- ject of a massive fundraising TURNING 65 AND NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE CHOICES? Call Paul to help simplify the complicated. SPECTRUM INTERNET™ 541-517-7362 AS LOW AS 29 99 $ /per mo. for 12 mos when bundled* SPECTRUM TRIPLE PLAY UNLIMITED CALLING 89 $ from 97 /mo each for 12 mos when bundled* tested during the initial lead in- vestigation of the building had decreased. The only area that had increased—by the stairs in the often-utilized drill hall— was thought to have tested high- er due to the lead-painted stairs. The stairs then became subject to a construction projects which utilized dry ice to remove the paint at a cost of approximately $28,000. The city will test the areas again after that construc- tion is completed. The RFP opened on August 28 and is set to close on Sep- tember 25. WANTED! 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Geiger’s organization will continue putting on the fair, though it’s hoping to com- plete some projects around the grounds. It recently requested money from the city to com- plete a lighting project and sev- eral buildings on the grounds could use some TLC. “We don’t whine about what we don’t have,” Geiger said. “We do what we can with what we have.” Armory MORE HD CHANNELS, FASTER INTERNET AND UNLIMITED VOICE. Blazing fast Internet is available and can be yours with Spectrum Internet™ With speeds starting at 60 Mbps State Fair’s offerings including contests for farm animals. W.O.E., according to Geiger, is not looking to downsize but it is—like BMD—looking for volunteers. “I’m president until someone else steps up to do it,” she said. “We have a few young people on our board but we can always have more,” she said. For BMD, the challenge re- mains to keep the quality of the fair up without charging. “We looked at having it be pay but then you need to construct a facade all the way around the CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED RETAILER 855-613-2321 541-510-0191 coverage4oregon@gmail.com Insects used for Life Saving Vaccines *Bundle price for TV Select, Internet and Voice is $89.97/mo. for year 1; standard rates apply after year 1. Available Internet speeds may vary by address. WiFi: Equipment, activation and installation fees apply. Services subject to all applicable service terms and conditions, subject to change. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. All Rights Reserved. ©2017 Charter Communications. Turn to these professionals for all your automotive maintenance, service and repair needs. 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