6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL DECEMBER 13, 2017
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Shawn Brandstetter of the Cottage Grove Police Department was promoted to sergeant on Monday, Dec. 11. His wife made it offi cial in front of the Cottage
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town house weekend in Flor-
ence go for $550 while a year-
long monthly lunch date at Sta-
cy's Covered Bridge restaurant
landed a winning $500 bid.
Other items included a trip to
the Oregon Gardens and break-
fast for two for $475, a hand-
made walnut table and a pizza
night once a month for a year
for $400. A trip to wine country
and a three night stay failed to
garner a winning bid.
Two years ago, the hospital
embarked on a similar mission
to raise money for a new 3D
mammography machine after
being informed by the man-
ufacturer that its then current
machine would no longer be
serviced. A grant and commu-
nity support garnered the funds
needed to purchase the machine
that has been up and running
since this spring and completed
622 scans since June.
Hermann ran the stats for the
hospital this year noting that the
facility handled 12,000 emer-
gency room visits, 42,000 clinic
visits, 13,000 radilogy studies
and 98,000 lab tests.
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money can then be used for
projects already outlined by
the plan that created the urban
renewal district. Cottage Grove
has created an urban renewal
district at least twice before.
While local government is
exploring housing options, po-
tential renters still fi nd them-
selves either priced out of Cot-
tage Grove or unable to fi nd a
rental despite having the funds
to sign a lease.
“The lower priced rentals
go fast,” Hemmingway said,
“They’re gone before we adver-
tise them.” It’s not surprising,
given that the average income
in Cottage Grove according to
the latest Census data is approx-
imately $38,000 per year, that
rent continues to move out of
reach.
Renters with Section 8 and
other HUD vouchers face ad-
ditional obstacles to fi nding a
place to live. Subsidized hous-
ing is subject to inspections and
if landlords do not meet those
requirements, renters cannot
use their vouchers at those lo-
cations.
While it hasn’t happened of-
ten, Fleck said there have been
one or two times when his agen-
cy has funds to assist a client
with housing but are unable to
fi nd an available unit. Likewise,
the South Lane School District
has spoken openly about newly
hired teachers being unable to
fi nd housing in the area.
Currently, Hayden Homes
is building a development on
Hwy. 99 beside the fi re station
that is expected to rent the units
within the price range that al-
ready exists in Cottage Grove.
It’s a common theme in the city.
“A lot of owners will want
theirs (rentals) to keep up with
the Joneses so they’ll raise them
(the prices) to keep up with
what they see,” Hemmingway
said, noting he had inquires ev-
ery day from people looking to
rent.
The local Cottage Village Co-
alition is working with Square-
One in Eugene to construct
Cottage Village—a 13-home
community that consists of
tiny houses. That development,
however, is meant for individ-
uals in danger of becoming
homeless or those who live on
a fi xed income. It’s still in the
planning stages and, after earn-
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve
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Candlelight Service: 7pm
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Christmas Eve: 10:30am
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ing a grant to buy the land and
start the project, still needs to
raise thousands of dollars to
complete the homes.
“I think there’s some silver
linings,” Fleck said of upcom-
ing housing projects, efforts
and possible programs to help
renters get into homes. “Some
glimmers of hops but I think we
need to make an effort to work
on this.”
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