COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 18, 2017
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Seat belts down; gas tax holds: Oct. 14, 1987
By Paul Ertlet
Petitioners
have successfully
referred a manda-
tory seat-belt measure to Oregon voters, but
an increase in the state gas tax will go into
effect as scheduled.
The state Elections Division announced
last week that enough signatures had been
collected to force the seat belt measure to a
statewide vote on Nov. 8, 1988.
But the anti-gas-tax petitioners did not
have enough signatures to stop a 50 per-
cent increase in state gas taxes. Both mea-
sures needed 42,385 verifi ed signatures.
According to fi gures released Friday by the
Elections Division, anti-seat-belt petitions
gathered 50,226 “raw” signatures of which
42,627 were validated; 45,319 signatures
were collected for the gas-tax measure, bot
only 40,555 were validated.
The seat-belt measure, which would have
required all drivers and passengers to wear
seat belts, had been schedule to go into ef-
fect on Sept. 27, the same date as the new
65 mph speed limit took effect. But the law
was put on hold while the signatures were
being validated by county clerks’ offi ces
around the state.
The gas-tax measure, designed to raise
funds for highway maintenance, will in-
crease the state’s 12 cent gas tax by 2 cents a
year for three years. The fi rst increase goes
into effect Jan 1.
State Rep. Peg Jolin, who voted for the
measure during the last legislative session,
received the news of the gas-tax’s fate with
“reluctant pleasure.”
The increase is needed to raise the money
to repair the state’s deteriorating road sys-
tem, she said. “That’s how we pay for roads
in this state, and for me it’s less painful than
paying property taxes,” she said.
Jana Jarvis, a spokeswomen for Oregon
Taxpayers United which headed the petition
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campaign, agreed that the state’s highway
system needs improvement, but said the
effi ciency of the Highway Division should
be studied fi rst before it receives any new
funding.
“The question is do we need more money
for that, or less, or how much,” she said. “Is
50 percent more funding necessary?”
Jolin said her vote on the tax increase
came only after she was assured by the
Highway Division that it would go ahead
with projects in her District 44.
“Nobody likes to pay taxes, however I
think…it’ll be good for our district,” she
added.
If the gas tax had gone to a vote and was
defeated, it would not have affected repav-
ing of Highway 99 between Saginaw and
Creswell, which began in the summer, or
state funding for an access road from the
Cottage Grove Connector to the North Re-
gional Park, Jolin said.
National Beat
News from the state and around
the nation
• Oregon's attorney gen-
eral announced last Fri-
day that the state would
be joining the lawsuit against President Donald
Trump against the administration's decision to halt
insurer payments under the Affordable Care Act. Ore-
gon will join California and more than 12 other states
in the lawsuit.
From around the state
•
Oregon Governor Kate Brown requested Salam
Noor--Oregon's chief state school offi cer--step down-
last week, replacing him with Colt Gill. The move
comes just a little over two years after Brown select-
ed Noor for the position and a day before Oregon's
performance ratings were made public.
•
The state announced that the infamous kicker pay-
ments will not come in the form of a check but rath-
er, as a credit on state personal income taxes fi led in
2018.
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•
Attorney Gen-
eral Jeff sessions has
reportedly deployed a
federal lawer to prosecute a man being charged with
the murder of a transgendered individuals. The crime,
which occurred in Iowa, was classifi ed as a hate crime.
From around the nation
October 16
property on S. 21st St. Believes it was
dumped there by unknown person.
Suspicious subject reported on N. 19th St.
Reports of a transient female going through
garbage cans, removing two garbage bags
and heading toward 16th St.
Traffi c hazard reported at 16th St. and
Curry. Reports shopping cart with an old
TV is in the middle of the roadway. TV
disposed of. Shopping cart returned to
Walmart.
Suspicious condition reported. Com-
plainant advised a male is tweaking inside a
brown Chevy truck full of wood. Requested
drive-by.
October 15
Suspicious subject reported at Coast Fork
Nursing. Caller advised her neighbor just
walked in her room without any pants on.
Said she informed the nursing staff and they
didn’t do anything about it. Upset, believes
he may have had intentions to harm her.
Confi rmed no physical contact occurred.
No crime, no prose-
cution desired.
Theft attempt on N. 10th St. Transient
male reported as trying to steal com-
plainant’s cat. Fled on foot.
Complainant reported he returned from
vacation to fi nd a dead dog laying on his
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Illegal camping
reported. During a
routine patrol the
check for illegal
campsites,
locat-
ed an unoccupied
campsite near tee
fi ve on the Frisbee
golf course.
Disturbance reported at Mosby Creek
trailhead. Camp host reported subject
threatened to kill him after confronting sub-
ject regarding reckless driving in the park-
ing lot.
October 10
•
Tales of sexual assault are fl ooding social media with
the hashtag #MeToo after allegations against Holly-
wood producer Harvey Weinstein continue to mount.
The hashtag is meant to raise awareness of sexual as-
sault and harrassement.
•
California has become the fi rst state to ban the sale of
dogs, cats and rabbits that are not classifi ed as rescue
animals. Pet stores in the state will only be permitted
to sell rescue animals but breeders are still able to sell
animals to individuals under the law.
•
After 300 years, New Orleans is set to elect its fi rst
female mayor. Both candidates left standing after the
primary are women: LaToya Cantrell and Desiree
Charbonnet.
•
Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of collu-
sion. Kaepernick fi led a grievance against the NFL
last week after spending nearly a year as a free agent.
His time without a team comes after he led peaceful
protests by kneeling for the national anthem. Kaeper-
nick claims the owners have violated the NFL's col-
lective bargaining agreement.
•
Tina Frost--shot in the head during the mass shooting
in Las Vegas--took her fi rst steps last week.
Theft reported on S. 2nd St. Back fence
broken down and bags of pop cans were
stolen.
Complainant told authorities several ju-
veniles were walking in and out of a garage
on E. Madison and appeared to be carrying
a bong and smoking marijuana. Believes
the parents were at work. Ongoing problem.
October 9
Theft reported at Grocery Outlet. Soda,
chips and various food items.
Suspicious subject reported on Wilson St.
Two subjects going through garbage cans.
Female in hooded sweatshirt. Both on bikes.
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