COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 16, 2019 •
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Lane Electric General Manager resigns
a good time and it was on
the list to get done.”
Th e decision by the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals
has increased the number of
homeless individuals sleep-
ing on the streets in several
areas around the country
but according to Cottage
Grove Police Chief Scott
Shepherd, no such increase
has been detected in Cottage
Grove.
Individuals sleeping on
public property are permit-
ted to do so under the de-
cision if the municipality in
question does not have an
alternative such as a home-
less camp or shelter. Cot-
tage Grove currently has no
shelter within its boundar-
ies and Beds for Freezing
Nights—a non-profi t that
provides overnight shelter
to homeless individuals—
does not qualify because it is
Lane Electric
Cooperative
General Manag-
er Matt Michel
announced today
that he would re-
sign his position
to spend more
time with family
and pursue other
opportunities.
“It has been a
privilege and my honor to serve Lane Electric
Co-op members over the last four years,” says
Michel. “Working with the dedicated employ-
ees at Lane Electric has been inspiring, and
partnering with the Board of Directors to serve
our communities was a very rewarding experi-
ence.”
Michel was hired as general manager of
Lane Electric Cooperative in October 2014.
Previously, he served Canby Utility in Canby,
Oregon for six years, including four as general
manager.
“We thank Matt for his service to Lane
Electric and wish him the very best,” says
the court ruling would per-
mit homeless individuals to
remain camping in the parks
past 10 p.m. because the city
had no alternative location.
Adhering to the court
ruling may not necessarily
mean constructing a home-
less camp. According to the
city, it may be able to alter
the operational hours of city
parks or create a space that
allows individuals to sleep
not open on a regular basis.
Th e operation only opens on
nights when the temperature
is set to fall below 29 degrees
within the city.
“We’re trying to protect
our parks,” Meyers previous-
ly told Th e Sentinel. Current-
ly, city parks close at 10 p.m.
for all residents. However,
Meyers said the city was
consulting with its attorneys
to decipher whether or not
there during certain hours
but not set up camp.
“It’s kind of how we’re al-
ready doing it with the RVs,”
Meyers said. “We have about
eight RV homeless people,
they’re not homeless be-
cause their homes are on
wheels, but they’re parking
in our lots or on the street.
Th ey can park there until the
park closes at 10 and then
them have to go somewhere.
Lane Electric Board President Susan Knudsen
Obermeyer. “Pursuant to the Co-op’s succes-
sion policy, Debi Wilson, Director of Finance
& Administration, will serve as acting general
manager during the search for Michel’s perma-
nent successor. Debi is a 20-year management
employee of Lane Electric, and the board has
every confi dence in her ability to guide the Co-
op through the transition.”
Th e board will announce the search and
selection process for General Manager at a later
date.
So, what’s happening is
around 9:30, they move out
onto the street and stay there
for a day and move to a park
or move to another location
and as long as they’re doing
that, that’s fi ne.”
Meyers also said any loca-
tion that was designated for
homeless individuals would
be carefully considered so
as not to provide space for
a default homeless camp. If
the city were to provide a
space adjacent to a wooded
area, for example, once the
designated location closed
for the day, individuals could
simply move into the wood-
ed area and set up camp.
Th e court decision did al-
low cities to continue to cite
homeless individuals for vi-
olating other city ordinances
such as littering or starting a
fi re outside of burn season.
Planning appointment process questioned at council
Hoskin were appointed to
the Cottage Grove Planning
Commission Monday night
but not without discussion.
New councilor Candace
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Jim Tidrick, Ashley Ri-
gel, Tim Burns and Blake
Lamb-Solsbee raised a
question over the impar-
tiality of the appointment
process citing comments
she heard were made during
Worship
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First Baptist Church
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Interim Pastor: Reed Webster
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 11:00am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
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Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen
Fellowship & Song: 11:30am
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Worship: 12:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
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6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
10:00am
Christian Education:
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www.6thandgibbs.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun:
9am & 10:45am
Youth Group Bible Study
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
www.cgcalvary.org
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd.
541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
council are appointed to
head the selection process
and make recommenda-
tions to the city council as
a whole about who should
be appointed to the sub-
committee. Boone, who was
part of the process that saw
candidates interview said
he was present for those
comments and noted one
was made aft er the vote,
making it impossible for it
to infl uence the decision
and the other, “was said
that all things being equal,
wouldn’t it be cool to have
a woman on the planning
commission.”
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6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education
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Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
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Living Faith Assembly
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
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“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
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Pastor: Barbara Dockery
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Preacher: Tony Martin
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CRESWELL:
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75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Rev. Seth Wheeler
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
Pastor: Jim Edwards
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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1025. N. 19th St.
541-942-3420
Father John J. Boyle
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Sunday – 10:30 PM
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four individuals appointed
to the subcommittee.
“I don’t know if I should go
into that or am able to,” she
said when asked for details
about her concern from
councilor Jake Boone. “I
heard happenings from the
process that included some-
one making a comment
about one of the candidates
and they wouldn’t be happy
if that applicant got on
there. Another would have
wanted to see a woman and
that could have swayed the
vote.
Two members of the city
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Councilor Greg Ervin,
who was also a part of the
process said his vote was
not swayed by the com-
ments despite agreeing with
Lamb-Solsbee that they
were "inappropriate."
Th e issue was originally
raised when councilor Fleck
inquired as to the decision
aft er former councilor
Garland Burback was not
appointed to the commis-
sion despite having years
of experience. Fleck later
clarifi ed that he was not
questioning Boone, Ervin
or the committee's decision,
but had been curious as to
the thought process behind
it.
Mayor Jeff Gowing noted
that the board had oft en
made decisions based on
the interview.
"Th ere have been people
and you think why they
didn't get on when they
have the experience but
they didn't give the best in-
terview and not being in the
room, I rely on the council-
ors who were," he said.
City Manager Richard
Meyers informed councilors
that additional administra-
tive reports would be insti-
tuted to ensure the current
planning commission had a
support system.
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