COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL DECEMBER 27, 2017
Health, Happiness
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Main St. Coordinator let go
& Wellness
A guide to local businesses committed to helping
our community thrive
Counseling & Mental Health
South Lane Mental Health
Serving Cottage Grove Since 1988
• Outpatient Counseling for Children, Adults & Couples
• Psychiatric Medication Management
• Crisis Assistance
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Dr. Bitner D.D.S., P.C.
350 Washington Ave • Cottage Grove
Lumineers
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Douglas G. Maddess, DMD
Preventive and
Cosmetic
Family Dentistry
New Patients Welcome
914 South 4th St. • Cottage Grove • 942-1559
Dr. Shane Parsons
605 Jefferson Ave.
Cottage Grove
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Emergency appts. available daily
New patients welcome
2 Hygienists available • Same friendly and caring staff
Please call for an appointment at 541-942-9171
Benjamin R. Thornton, D.D.S., M.S.
Pharmacies
F
ive months ago, Carlene Giroud said she was taking her new position as Main St. Coordinator
“one day at a time.” Her last day was Dec. 15.
“The board of directors for the Cottage Grove Main Street Program has made the diffi cult
decision to dismiss the Main Street Coordinator,” a press release read. It went on to say, “Our immedi-
ate plan is to re-assess the needs of the coordinator position so the Main Street Program will continue to
grow and be well positioned for new opportunities and partnerships with relevant local organizations.
The Cottage Grove Main Street Program (CGMS) is committed to creating high-quality places and to
building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.”
The Cottage Grove Main St. Program is part of a national organization that focuses on main streets
in communities by revitalizing historic downtown areas while supporting local businesses. Giroud was
hired in a transitional role. Prior to her arrival, the coordinator was not a direct employee of the city.
That changed. Giroud worked under city planner Amanda Ferguson, was paid by EBID and worked on
addressing downtown businesses’ concerns and attempt to facilitate relationships.
It’s a job Giroud almost didn’t get.
“I read the newspaper every week. Every page,” she said. “I was going through and I saw the ad for
the job and my fi rst thought was, ‘That sounds like fun.’” But Giroud wasn’t convinced she had the
necessary skill set and so she left the ad pinned to the wall in her offi ce until an urgency fi lled her days
before the application deadline.
She was eventually hired and tasked with fi rst creating a newsletter to introduce herself to the com-
munity. She also placed new fl owers in planters and hanging baskets on Main St.
Cottage Grove Main St. Chair Ruth Linoz confi rmed Giroud’s list of accomplishments stopped there.
The board is now waiting to hear on funding that would to turn the main street coordinator into a
full-time position. An answer is expected by March.
Until Giroud’s position is fi lled, businesses can contact Linoz with questions or concerns about the
Main St. Program at (541) 315-5276 or through the organization’s website contact email at mainstreet-
cottagegrove.com by following the “About Us” link.
Lane County tops recycling
The latest report from the
Oregon Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality (DEQ) plac-
es Lane County in the lead for
waste recovery efforts. In 2016,
Lane County households and
businesses recycled 258,370
tons – another 258,041 tons of
waste ended up in the landfi ll.
“Our residents and business-
es should be proud that their ef-
forts to recycle put us in the top
spot,” said Dan Hurley, Lane
County Waste Management
division manager. “We need
everyone to understand the im-
portance of recycling and make
it a part of how they operate in
order to protect the wonderful
and healthy quality of life we
have here in Lane County.”
The 258,370 tons that Lane
County households and busi-
nesses recycled effectively
avoided the need for mining,
transporting, and processing
raw resources for that many
more tons of product and pack-
aging. Together, we reduced
global greenhouse gases by
740,749 metric tons of carbon
dioxide. This is equivalent to
preventing annual emissions
from 155,947 passenger vehi-
cles, or conserving 83 million
gallons of gasoline, or 3,972
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railway cars of coal.
In 2016, the per-capita rate
of recycled waste was 1,412
pounds with another 1,410
pounds ending up in the land-
fi ll. This is an increase of about
90 landfi lled-pounds per person
over 2015. Lane County re-
covered a higher percentage of
waste than the Portland Metro
Region (47.8 percent) and Mar-
ion County (49.4 percent). Lane
County last held the lead recov-
ery rate in 2011.
Last year, Lane County set a
new goal of achieving a 63-per-
cent recovery rate by 2025.
About the calculation: Each
year, the DEQ compiles data
on post-consumer recycling. A
survey is sent to all collection
service providers and private re-
cycling companies. The survey
requests detailed information
regarding materials collected
and marketed for recycling,
composting or energy recovery.
This survey data is combined
and compared with data gath-
ered from disposal sites in order
to calculate the recovery rates
for each county.
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