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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 | 9A Council from A1 symbolic state of emergen- cy, aim to make the city carbon neutral by 2030 and organize a town hall to dis- cuss the subject. Nearly two hours af- ter public comments, the council addressed the top- ic during the council’s es- tablished time to respond, however commenters were no longer present. Councilor Mike Fleck acknowledged the possibil- ity for the city to take some action but raised the prob- lem of fi nancial and logisti- cal barriers. “My big concerns are around fi scal restraints of a small jurisdiction and how we manage large-scale projects,” he said. Fleck suggested install- ing electric vehicle parking spots through grant fund- ing. “These are the sorts of things we can do that make sense as a city and I’m certainly open to that,” he said. “But some of the com- ments about zero emissions by 2030 I think is just an unrealistic expectation for a small jurisdiction.” Councilor Jake Boone affi rmed that he believed climate change is “real, manmade and dangerous,” and echoed Fleck’s opinion that solutions ought to be feasible. “I’m more than happy to work on seeing what it is we can do,” said Boone. “There is low hanging fruit to be had and I think we should go for it. … I’m more than willing to hear anybody’s ideas for con- 541-726-7689 541-942-9635 Eugene/Springfi eld Cottage Grove crete stuff we can do to make things better.” Councilor Kenneth Rob- erts reiterated his support for the cause but was con- cerned that the commenters were not present for the council’s response. “I said at the last meeting when they brought this up, ‘Are they willing to carry their end of the log on this?’ And I’m still feeling that,” he said. During a city manager report, City Manager Rich- ard Meyers cited increased housing density, effi cient access to the industrial district, the effl uent pond, restoration of the Cottage Grove Armory, recycled chairs in the council cham- ber and improved transpor- tation projects as ways in which the city has made decisions which address environmental concerns. “These are all things that are going on. We’re mak- ing a difference,” he said. “I think you as a city coun- cil should be very proud of what this city has done and is doing.” A town hall on climate change is tentatively set for March 14. MUPTE Meanwhile, City Coun- cilors unanimously passed an ordinance establishing a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) pro- gram in Cottage Grove. The program allows new multi-family units (three or more units) to avoid prop- erty taxes on the value of new residential construc- tion for up to 10 years. 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Developers applying to the MUPTE program would have to qualify by meeting certain public ben- efi t standards such as day care facilities, open spac- es, recreation facilities and dedication of land for pub- lic use. The program comes to Cottage Grove after a hous- ing needs analysis conduct- ed last year recommended that the city would have to build 69 units per year to meet its 20-year housing goals. During public hearing on the topic, several members of the community spoke in favor of the program. Local developer Len Blackstone raised the des- perate need for housing in the community. “The vacancy factor in this community is zero, practically speaking,” he said. “It’s actually negative if there’s the possibility of having negative vacancy because … every year we lose about 15 schoolteach- ers in our school district because they can’t fi nd housing.” Blackstone added that the MUPTE program would allow for develop- ers’ projects to make fi nan- cial sense. Former Mayor Jim Gil- roy also spoke in support of the program, encouraging the council to consider the housing health of the com- munity. Outgoing Chamber of Commerce Executive Di- rector Travis Palmer then spoke in favor of MUPTE, citing the program’s strength in addressing the LOCATION: TIME: FEATURED ITEMS OR ATTRACTIONS: Bid Award City Councilors voted unanimously to award a $1.3 million bid to R & G Excavation for a recycled water storage pond and pump station project. The project aims to achieve a goal of zero discharge into the Coast Fork of the Willamette River through storage and the reuse of ef- fl uent. Councilors also au- thorized an additional ex- penditure of $259,031 for the purchase of integration materials for the project. Armory City Councilors voted unanimously to amend a contract with Pioneer Wa- terproofi ng Company to include the performance of the remaining phases of work on the Cottage Grove Armory in the amount of $231,814. Funds were al- located through bond sales in October. Councilors also unanimously voted to ap- prove a contract with AC & Co Architecture Com- munity for construction documents through 80 per- cent completion at a cost of $450,820. The funds were also Armory bond pro- ceeds. Road Quality Report A road quality report by project management com- pany Emerio Design grad- ed Cottage Grove’s streets as “fair,” though pointed out key areas where the city needed work. The company was hired by the city in 2018 to perform a pave- ment condition index sur- vey of the city streets. The informational report indi- cated that to maintain the city’s current “fair” grade over the next 10 years, the maintenance budget would have to nearly triple from its current $500,000 a year to $1.4 million. The next meeting of the Cottage Grove City Coun- cil will be Monday, Jan. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th www.6thandgibbs.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.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 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” 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 DATE OF EVENT: city’s needs. “Housing is incredibly tight in Cottage Grove,” he said. “We need housing and we need it yesterday.” Local resident Katie Ow- ens expressed concerns that taxpayers may be subsidiz- ing developers. “We have to be very, very careful,” she said. “Because I have seen de- velopers be subsidized by public money.” Owens also pointed to Eugene units created under the program which had de- graded in quality. Councilor comments were overwhelmingly in favor of the program. “It’s desperate out there,” said Councilor Fleck. “I’m here to tell you it’s a huge problem and we need to do something about it. We have also not built an apart- ment complex in this town since the 1980s. … And we need a carrot to incentivize these kinds of develop- ments.” Youth Advisory Council member Emma MacDon- ald referred to Blackstone’s statement regarding the loss of teachers. “It really does affect the teachers in the [South] Lane County School District,” she said. “When good teachers leave because they have nowhere else to go, students are fi lled in with substitutes and aren’t stuck with a form of consistency that helps with learning.” 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 First Baptist Church 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Pastor: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 10:30am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8:30 AM 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 Living Faith Assembly 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Trinity Lutheran Church Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all Pastor: James L. Markus ages welcome) Sunday School & Adult Education Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Non-Denominational Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur Church of Christ 5:00pm TLC Groups 1041 Pennoyer Ave tlccg.com 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin United Methodist Church Sunday Bible Study:10:00am 334 Washington 541-942-3033 Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm New Pastor Craig Pesti- Strobel www.pennoyeravecoc.com Worship 10:30am umcgrove.org Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 “VICTORY” Country Church Pastor: Jim Edwards 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Sunday Service: 10:00am Pastor: Barbara Dockery Join in Traditional Christian Worship Worship Service: 10:00am Message: “WE BELIEVE IN Our Lady of Perpetual Help MIRACLES” and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025. N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 Father John J. Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM Sunday – 10:30 PM For weekday and Holy Day of Obligation schedule see website OLPHCG.net Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment CRESWELL: Creswell Presbyterian Church 75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419 Rev. Seth Wheeler Adult Sunday School 9:15am Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am website www.creswellpres.org Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in this newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, contact us today! S entinel S entinel C ottage G rove 116 N. Sixth Street · P.O. Box 35 · Cottage Grove · 541-942-3325 C ottage G rove 541-942-3325 116 N. 6th Street Cottage Grove, OR