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2A | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL On The Record Oregon ends use of driver license, ID address change stickers SALEM — When Oregon residents update their ad- dresses with the DMV, they will no longer be required to apply a sticker on their driver license, permit or ID card as of Jan. 1, 2020. The DMV will no longer mail labels with changes of address received after Dec. 31, 2019. Under House Bill 57 passed during the 2019 legislative session, the state joined the vast majority of states in ending the use of address stickers. Ending the use of address stickers is estimated to save $550,000 a year in printing and postage costs. That sav- ings will go into the State Highway Fund to support local and state roads. Oregon law requires driv- er license, permit and ID card holders to file a change of address with DMV with- in 30 days of moving to a new address within Oregon. You can file a change of address for free at Ore- gonDMV.com/dmv2u. It is important to keep addresses up to date with the DMV so that drivers receive vital information such as driver license and vehicle registration renewal reminders. In a traffic stop by law en- forcement, officers can ask if the address on the license is current and verify it from inside their patrol vehicle. Until this law change, Oregon was one of only three states that required cardholders to place a new address sticker on their li- cense, permit or ID card. As of Jan. 1, only Connecticut and Michigan will still re- quire the use of stickers. Before any visits to the DMV, please first check w w w. O re gon DM V. c om to find business hours, lo- cations and wait times for most offices, and to make sure all documents are in order before visiting. Oregonians also can do some DMV business, such as renew your vehicle regis- tration, from home at Ore- gonDMV.com. Next phase of statewide gas tax increases to begin in January SALEM — The second of four planned increases in the gas tax goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The increase is part of House Bill 2017, the “Keep Oregon Moving” legisla- tion passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2017. The gas tax increase schedule is as follows, with the first and largest in- crease already in effect as of 2018: tation Commission sent the Legislature a report outlining how ODOT and local governments have met those requirements on Nov. 26. Two more 2-cent gas tax increases in 2022 and 2024 are also on deck — but only if ODOT meets addition- al accountability require- ments. The gas tax increase was tied to ODOT completing two specific projects to help address congestion on I-205. I-205 Corridor Bottle- neck ($15.5M): ODOT paved portions of I-205 and constructed new lanes between interchanges in the Sunnybrook and John- son Creek areas to improve safety and reduce conges- tion. I-205 Active Traffic Management ($15.2M): ODOT installed signage giving motorists real-time $.04 - Jan. 1, 2018 $.02 – Jan. 1, 2020 $.02 – Jan. 1, 2022 $.02 – Jan. 1, 2024 $.10 Total For the first time, Ore- gon lawmakers set require- ments that the Oregon De- partment of Transportation (ODOT) and Oregon cities and counties must meet in order to trigger the in- crease. The Oregon Transpor- POLICE LOG Nov. 29 • An unknown person or persons stole a 2019 Dodge Charger from the Cottage Grove Dodge dealership. Dec. 1 • Shoplifting was re- ported at Grocery Outlet, resulting in arrest. The subject was found to be in possession of metham- phetamine. Nov. 27 • Shoplifting was report- • Assualt was reported ed at Cottage Market on S. on S. R Street, ending in Fifth Street. arrest. Nov. 29 Dec. 2 • Unknown persons • A small bindle of sprayed graffiti on a utility methamphetamine was re- box near the intersection portedly found at the Cot- of E. Gibbs Rd. and N. tage Grove Laundry Mat. Sixth Street. information about travel times. ODOT worked with Or- egon cities and counties to produce a website detailing the condition of the ma- jor roads and all Oregon bridges. The site grades the ma- jor roads in and through communities as good, fair, or poor so people can see what they’re getting for their increased taxes. Project Reporting ODOT also had to pro- vide a list of shovel-ready projects that could be con- structed with additional funds and report on the agency’s efforts to address congestion through a num- ber of other important projects in the Portland metro region, including the I-5 Rose Quarter proj- ect, new lanes on OR 217, widening of I-205 between Stafford Road and the Ab- ernethy Bridge, and imple- development, reduces con- that we will see beginning gestion and related vehi- next January as a result of mentation of tolling. cle emissions, and creates ODOT’s work will allow How the money will be spent more sustainable, livable us to make important new investments, including Of the nearly sixty mil- communities.” “The Commission is projects to reduce Portland lion dollars this increase will raise, 20 percent goes proud of the excellent work area traffic congestion. It to Oregon counties, 30 per- ODOT has done to date will also allow us to build cent to Oregon cities and to implement the 2017 new and preserve existing transportation legislation,” transportation investments 50 percent to ODOT. ODOT will use its share noted Oregon Transporta- in every region of the state.” At full implementation ($27.9M) of the funds for: tion Commission Chair- • Highway maintenance man, Robert Van Brocklin. in 2024, Oregon’s gas tax “The additional funding will be .40 cents a gallon. ($1.7M) • Bridge projects ($11.2M) • Seismic projects ($8.4M) • Preservation and cul- vert projects ($6.7M) “Accountability ensures that our state and local Matt Bjornn, Agent That’s when you can count transportation agencies %XV on State Farm ® . are spending taxpayer dol- www.bjornninsurance.com I know life doesn’t come with a lars wisely,” said Governor schedule. 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