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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-
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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. The
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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
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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
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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
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