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CGSENTINEL.COM THURSDAY EDITION | DECEMBER 19, 2019 | $1.00 S entinel C ottage G rove Est. 1889 VOL. 131, NO. 49 S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! PERSONAL | BUSINESS BENEFIT PLANNING | SURETY SLSD gathers input for state SSA funds By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com /Cottage-Grove WEATHER After eliciting community input last week, South Lane School Dis- trict (SLSD) has completed one leg of its process to receive Student Success Act (SSA) funds. The SSA was passed during this year’s legislative session and is ex- pected to invest $2 billion dollars to the state’s education budget Clouds and rain with a high of 53 and a low tonight of 51. Full forecast on A5 SLSD eighth-grade students were found to experience more bullying, report higher mental health needs and suicide rates, play more video games and get less sleep. every two years. Beginning next school year, SLSD is eligible for an expected $2.3 million through the Student Investment Account por- learning and achievement,” said Gov. Kate Brown in a statement in August. “In response, the Student Success Act makes significant new investments to improve education for every child, with a clear goal to help children who have long been underserved.” tion of the act. Jeremy Smith, success coordina- “Across Oregon, we continue to tor for Cottage Grove High School, see a difference in the opportu- See SLSD 6A nities available to students, their City moves forward with MUPTE plan Kiwanis Christmas for kids COMMUNITY Program incentivizes new development by waiving property taxes for up to 10 years By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@ cgsentinel.com Carousel gets a donation for lights A3 SPORTS — B PHOTOS BY DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove boys and girls hoops B1 • RECORDS Obituaries Police Logs 100th Birthday A2 • LORANE NEWS O ut of efforts by the Kiwanis of the Coast Fork and fund- raising from this year’s cir- cus and Chili Cook-off, 36 foster children were invited to an annual Christmas party through the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lane County. Held in the Elks Lodge on Dec. 14, the party involved a morning of carnival games with prizes, Christmas karaoke, break- fast, a magic act and a large collec- tion of presents. A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B8-B9 Campus Life ‘Taco Tuesday’ draws hungry Lions By Cindy Weeldreyer Special to The Sentinel FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /CGS ENTINEL @CGS ENTINEL CGS ENTINEL . COM 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 American society is far more com- plex and challenging for teenagers to navigate than it was 50 years ago. As the traditional middle class lifestyle slips away from more families, it cre- ates fractures in the economic and relational foundations supporting those families. Sadly, substance abuse, domes- tic violence, hunger, bullying and school shootings are increasingly becoming more commonplace for a growing number of teens today. This is why Campus Life started “Taco Tuesday” for Cottage Grove High School students in early Oc- tober. The free meal is served across the parking lot in the Riverside Community Church gym during lunchtime. With the challenges facing high school students today, Campus Life leaders say they offer the free lunch to connect with kids in a positive way and to offer them support and encouragement in addition to a meal. Lane County Youth for Christ of- fers weekly club meetings for Cot- tage Grove’s middle and high school students. Campus Life Clubs com- bine healthy relationships with cre- ative programs to help young people make good choices to establish a sol- id foundation for life and positively impact their schools. Led by Richard New, the High School Club meets on Mondays at Calvary Chapel at 7 p.m. The Middle School Club meets at Riverside Community Church on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and is led by Tim Sinclair. On Tuesdays, Riverside Com- munity Church Youth Leaders Kyle McGowen and Lourdes Doerflinger join New to serve all-you-can-eat ta- cos, freshly baked cookies and bev- erages to more than 40 high school students. “All kids love food,” McGowen said. “It’s really a great way to meet and connect with kids and give them a positive experience.” On a recent Tuesday, three 16-year-old sophomores Brook See CAMPUS 6A Comprehensive Family Medical Eye Care and Optical Services Assisted Living & Memory Care Join us for a tour 1425 Daugherty Ave, CG 541-942-0054 Dr. Grillo is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery. Call 541-942-5000 257 N. 8th St • www.pcvi.com Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Official LASIK and Eye Doctors of the Oregon Ducks and Eugene Emeralds City councilors unan- imously passed an or- dinance establishing a Multiple-Unit Prop- erty Tax Exemption (MUPTE) program in Cottage Grove on Dec. 9 in a bid to address Cot- tage Grove’s housing needs. The program allows new multi-unit housing developments of three or more units to avoid prop- erty taxes on the value of new residential construc- tion for up to 10 years, though the property con- tinues to generate taxes on the land value and any commercial portion of the property. “This will be a very valuable tool in encour- aging more housing and fi lling the need for hous- ing in the community,” said City Manager Rich- ard Meyers. According to the city’s adopted program, de- velopers applying to the MUPTE program qualify by including one or more from a list of public ben- efi ts such as child care facilities, open spaces, recreation facilities or dedication of land for public use. The housing must also be located within a quar- ter mile of the Lane Tran- sit District fi xed route service, a span which en- compasses about 87 per- cent of the city’s urban growth boundary. Each applicant is sub- ject to a public hearing and must be considered by the council. The MUPTE program is intended to encour- age growth of a broader range of housing by low- ering operating costs. It comes to Cottage Grove after a housing needs See MUPTE 8A Welcome Anthony Grillo, MD
