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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 3, 2018 Call Today to Save 25% Year in Review Continued from A1 High Speed Internet DISH Special Offer 14 95 49 99 $ $ /mo for 24 mo. as well as the system that is the Cottage Grove Plan- ning Department. The project, since named Cottage Village, has yet to apply for any permits to begin construction within the city. Under the terms of the grant received to purchase the land, Cottage Village must be complete by the summer of 2018. An esti- mated $800,000 is needed to complete construction and while the project has since received additional grants totaling $100,000, it is still short of its fund- raising goal. GREG LEE Bohemia Mining Days garnered the same fl ood of visitors it has for decades when it set up shop in Cottage Grove this summer. school’s poor condition and inevitable repairs that would have to be made to continue its operation. Armed with the knowledge that some parents may pull their students and enroll them in the new Harrison, the board scheduled a more in-depth conversation for its January meeting. Douglas County Libraries In January, the Douglas County Commission heard from residents who had braved a snowstorm to beg the body not to close the county’s library system. The de- cision, however, was clear: there was no money to con- tinue operating the facilities after voters turned down a measure in November that would have levied a 44 cent per $1,000 of homes assessed values. Libraries began closing in May including facilities in Yoncalla and Drain closed, as well as the main branch in Roseburg. An effort to raise funds through taxes has cropped up in Drain by Friends of the Margaret Whipple Library while Yoncalla’s library is currently operating with the help of volunteers. Tiny Houses It started with a contentious community meeting to explain the mission: to create homes for the homeless. Neighbors turned out in droves to hear what the Cot- tage Village Coalition had to say about the then 14- home project slated for E. Madison Ave. The coalition had teamed with SquareOne, a Eugene-based nonprofi t and used a grant awarded to the company to purchase the lot on Madison—a move kept private until the sale was fi nal. Residents of the neighborhood chastised the group for not notifying homeowners in the area soon- er while the coalition contended it was under no legal obligation to do so. The project has since moved to a 13-tiny home plan and has shifted from catering to homeless individuals to those in danger of becoming homeless or those on a fi xed income. The property, according to neighbors, still has obstacles to overcome including a fl ooding problem every winter and spring CGSENTINEL.COM Faye Stewart On March 21, former Lane County Commissioner Faye Stewart tearfully resigned his county seat to take a position with the city of Cottage Grove. Stewart would head the newly formed planning and commu- nity development department that was created after the heads of both planning and community development retired. Stewart’s resignation sparked a rush for his seat which, under statute, was to be fi lled by the commission. Cindy Weeldryer, Mike Fleck and Gary Williams of Cottage Grove threw their hats into the ring with half a dozen other applicants. After exten- sive talk of diversifying the Lane County Commis- sion, the body opted instead, to appoint Williams, creating an all-male board. During his nine months with the city, Stewart has worked on multiple projects including a fencing project for a new Bohemia Mining Days concert, a sever water main break that caused residents to lose belongings and suffer damage to their homes, and working towards streamlining the planning process for potential investors and builders. Bohemia Mining Days Every summer, Cottage Grove fi lls with tourists seeking the same four-day event that has run for more than four decades. Bohemia Mining Days competes with the Oregon State Fair and the W.O.E. Fair, costing organizers approximately $50,000 to put on. This year, the BMD welcomed a private concert by the band Home Free as a way to help give the festival a fi nancial boost. Organizer and former BMD board member Joel Reiten paid for the concert out of pocket, promising to return all but what it cost and 10 percent to the festival. TURNING 65 AND NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE CHOICES? 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