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6A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL ‘Swinging Bridge’ ribbon cutting ceremony to be held Nov. 30 The City of Cottage Grove will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly constructed J. Polk Currin Swinging Bridge on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. The new suspension bridge replaces the previ- ous bridge at that location which was closed in Sep- tember 2016 after engineer inspections indicated the bridge was unsafe. The previous bridge, commonly known as “The Swinging Bridge,” but of- ficially named the Currin Bridge, was built in 1965. The bridge was named after J. Polk Currin, an early res- ident of Cottage Grove and one of the first three grad- uates from Oregon State University. He was also a long-standing teacher and pioneer druggist. SLSD from A1 The superintendent search had originally looked at a deadline of March to fi nd a permanent replacement for Sullivan, who had initially taken the position in an interim ca- pacity May 2018. Following Sullivan’s resignation, the board con- sulted Steve Kelley, direc- tor of board development and executive searches for the Oregon School Boards Association, who was al- ready present at the meet- ing. Kelley provided the board with several options in how to proceed, includ- ing two timeline choices for the search for Sulli- van’s replacement. In choosing a temporary replacement, Kelley pro- duced the list of desired qualities and qualifi ca- the Coast Fork Willamette River. The Cottage Grove City Council expanded the official name of the bridge to “J. Polk Currin Swinging Bridge” to differentiate the bridge from other bridg- es that shared the Currin name. Hamilton Construction and the Ausland Group de- signed and constructed the new bridge. Construction was completed Oct. 18, for a cost of about $804,000. The city received a grant from the Oregon Parks and DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL HOME PRIDE Painting and Repair LLC The J. Polk Currin Swinging Bridge was closed in September 2016 due to struc- tural concerns. Following its final repairs, it will officially be dedicated Nov. 30. Over 30 years of experience The bridge built in 1965 over the years at the ap- by Currin to allow mem- was built to replace pre- proximate location, the first bers of the community to vious bridges constructed of which was constructed have access to both sides of For Spring Exterior Repairs tions developed during the search for an interim superintendent last year, which resulted in the se- lection of Sullivan. Kelley made a distinc- tion from the previous interim superintendent search, which looked for a candidate who could es- tablish a solid foundation for moving forward in the wake of scandal. “As I see it, [this candi- date] is, ‘I bring you my superintendent experience and I’m going to rely on staff ... and help the board get through the next six months,’” he said. The next interim su- perintendent will serve until July 1, 2020, which is when the permanent su- perintendent begins work. Board members agreed that anyone taking the in- terim position should be ineligible from applying for the permanent position. The board was hesitant to choose a candidate from inside the already short- staffed district and Kelley told the board he could provide a list of retired su- perintendents. Kelley and the board agreed that community input would be needed be- fore adopting a list of qual- ities and qualifi cations de- sired in the new interim superintendent, one of the requirements before the board can conduct inter- views in executive session. “You could do it tonight. I think it meets the letter of the law, but I don’t think it meets the spirit of the law,” said Kelley. 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