COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 10, 2018
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
City to consider another levy 1988
Cottage Grove City Councilors
plan
to consider the feasibility of
Sentinel Staff Writer 1988
submitting another budget levy
to voters for the Sept. 20 election
that would fund partial parks services.
City Manager Bill Bixby said public input will ultimately deter-
mine if the new proposal reaches the September ballot. Bixby said
questions about the possibility of refi ling have been raised since
the general operating levy worth $78,772 failed in the June 28 mail
election. That levy would have funded partial parks maintenance,
extra street sweeping and a temporary fi nance position. Bixby said
Cottage Grove residents should decide if the new levy should be
fi led.
The new levy which is slated to be discussed at the city council
meeting on July 25, would be worth $23,134. It would increase the
city’s tax rate by 16 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. At
that rate, it would cost the owner of a $50,000 home, $8.
Funds from the levy, if it reaches the ballot and is passed, would
pay to have Coiner Park, City Hall, the library and the Willamette
Parkway mowed. Restrooms and garbage collection would not be
reinstated.
By Pete Malliris
POLICE BLOTTER
All parks department programs were eliminated when the June
28 levy failed, leaving park maintenance totally in the hands of vol-
unteers. However, when the budget was adopted June 29, the city
council included the proposed amount for the failed levy in order
to keep the option of submitting a new proposal open, Bixby ex-
plained.
“It’s a very bare-bones type parks project,” Bixby said.
Councilors must decide whether or not to fi le the new levy at their
Aug. 8 meeting. The fi ling deadline for the Sept. 20 election is Aug.
17. Bixby said if the city doesn’t submit a levy for the September
election, it won’t at all.
Bixby said councilors probably would need substantial public
comment in favor of a levy. Otherwise, the council would forget it.
“Councilors would really appreciate knowing how their constit-
uents feel,” Bixby said. Public comment on the subject will be ac-
cepted during the Aug. 8 meeting.
At the meeting, the council must either fi le for the election or
amend the budget to eliminate monies from the general operating
levy that failed. Filing for another election would cost the city be-
tween $1,500 and $1,800 according to recent estimates.
National Beat
News from the state and around
the nation
From around the state
•
In a suit fi led in Multnomah County last Thursday,
the state of Oregon is requesting that Monsanto help
clean up toxic chemicals in the state. The agricultur-
al-chemical company was barred from using PCB
chemicals in the state but according to Oregon Attor-
ney General Ellen Rosenblum, Monsanto allegedly
knew about the harmful effects of the chemicals for
decades. The state is asking for at least $100 million.
•
Oregon lawmakers spoke out against the Trump Ad-
ministration’s proposal to open previously protected
areas for offshore drilling near Washington and Or-
egon last week. Offi cials cited the unknown effects
drilling may have on the environment, tourism and
seaside town economies. Senator Jeff Merkley and
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici were among the
voices who spoke out. Public hearings on the mat-
ter will be held throughout January and February. A
meeting specifi cally discussing the plan surrounding
Oregon will be held on Feb. 6 in Salem at the Red
Lion Hotel on Market St. from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
•
Two 15-year-old boys are being charged with attempt-
ed murder and robbery after they allegedly shot a
16-year-old while attempting to steal marijuana from
an apartment complex in Bend.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
December 29
January 2
A woman on Pennoyer St. reported that an unknown person
tried to enter her front door several times.
A man on N Douglas Ave. reported that three male juvenile
teens were observed chasing and trying to hurt a dog. The
man also saw the teenagers ram a shopping cart into an un-
known vehicle in the area.
After a woman dropped her son off at a friends house on
Rudolph St., a male at the residence pulled a gun on the wom-
an.
December 30
A traffi c hazard was reported on I-5 when a dumpster was
seen in the fast lane.
December 31
An individual on London Rd. reported that a guest at her
residence took her vehicle, identifi cation and credit cards.
Multiple callers reported that they saw a white male walk-
ing up to porches along Jefferson St. and looking around the
steps and doors.
Approximately 15 “young teenagers” were seen in a park-
ing lot on Main St. preparing to sett off fi reworks in a park-
ing lot. The situation was looked into and all fi reworks were
legal.
The Village Green Resort reported that someone stole the
end table from their lobby. The incident was caught on video.
From around the nation
•
Cliven Bundy walked out of jail as a free man. A fed-
eral judge threw out the criminal case against Neva-
da rancher Bundy on Monday, Jan. 8. Bundy’s two
sons engaged in a standoff with law enforcement for
more than a month at the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge in Oregon. The brothers and an armed group
of followers overtook the federal offi ce located in the
refuge. Charges against the brothers were also dis-
missed.
January 7
•
A man on Palmer Ave. reported that his girlfriend took his
vehicle on Friday but has not yet returned it despite having
agreed to. His girlfriend also withdrew $215 from his check-
ing account using his debit card.
Outlets reported early this week that the United States
is weighing possible strikes against North Korea de-
scribed as “limited.”
•
Freezing temperatures continue to bury the east coast
in snow after a “bomb cyclone” hit the area late last
week. Wind chills in New York state hit a negative
100 degrees.
•
Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicated that he
will request an interview with President Trump as part
of the investigation into possible collusion with Rus-
sia during the 2016 presidential election.
•
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration states that rising ocean tem-
peratures are turning green sea turtles into females
and possibly threatening the species. A sea turtle’s
gender is dependent upon temperature during incuba-
tion and as temperatures in the ocean rise, so does the
female population. Researchers noted that of the two
populations of the animals they studied, the popula-
tion in the warmer region were 99 percent female.
A backpack was found on Gateway Blvd. “fi lled” with var-
ious wallets and drug paraphernalia.
January 5
A male subject walked out of Walmart with a cart full of
items.
Illegal fi reworks were reported on 11th St.
January 1
A man reported mental breakdown, possibly induced by
meth, on 4th St. The individual pointed a shotgun at the com-
plainant last night and at the complainant’s sister this morn-
ing.
An individual who lives near hole eight of Hidden Valley
Golf Course reported that an individual in a light colored vest
and light colored pants was seen urinating on the course.
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