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8A | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SVRA receives donation from Trinity Women In Mission S outh Valley Resource Alliance (SVRA) Board President Sara Simochko receives a check for $1,750 from Peggy Brown (back) of Trinity Women in Mission. SVRA Board members Lois Inmann (left), Eileen O’Rourke (center) and Megan Vanderpool (right) joined in the presen- tation. Trinity Lutheran Church members raised the funds from their Christmas Treasures Sale and donated half to SVRA to continue its efforts to feed local residents. SVRA holds a twice-monthly free food distribution for income-eligible community members who are hungry or have food insecurity. The food distri- bution program is held the first and third Fridays of each month at the Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. For more information about SVRA or to donate, visit www. southvalleyresourcealliance.org 541-726-7689 541-942-9635 Eugene/Springfi eld Cottage Grove What’s Rotary? We focus our time, energy, and efforts on service projects encompassing: Local Projects: High School Scholarships, Bike Helmets for Lincoln Middle School, Literacy, Aquatic Center Mural, downtown Bike Lockers and Playground Equipment for Coiner Park Global Projects: Thai Library Project, Clean Water in Central America Become a member today. Rotary Club of Cottage Grove meets every Thursday at Noon at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant. Contact Karol Kuhn Simons rotary424cg@gmail.com Service Above Self COURTESY PHOTO MUPTE from A1 analysis released this year recommended that the city would have to build 69 units per year to meet its 20-year housing goals. The housing needs anal- ysis also identifi ed a partic- ular need for housing that is affordable to low- and middle-income households as well as a greater range of housing types. “It’s desperate out there,” said Councilor Mike Fleck during the council meeting. “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 apartment complex in this town since the 1980s. … And we need a carrot to incentivize these kinds of developments.” While the MUPTE pro- Worship Directory gram exempts qualifi ed developments from paying property taxes for up to 10 years, its core theory rests on the idea that the exemp- tion will generate more tax revenue in the long run by making projects fi nancial- ly feasible. Without fi nan- cial feasibility, the projects may not be built and the city would ultimately miss out on the potential tax revenue. In effect, it would reduce the opportunity cost of a stagnating develop- ment rate. “If you truly have an is- sue in which lots are not being developed … they are going to sit at their current tax vacancy for a long-term duration,” said City Planner Amanda Fer- guson. “[MUPTE] is basi- cally to create an environ- ment in which those larger developments can occur, because otherwise the properties are just going to sit vacant.” A downtown lot on Main Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, for exam- ple, has remained vacant since 1985. “It’s been really chal- lenging trying to encour- age developers, particu- larly from out of town, to come to Cottage Grove,” said Ferguson. “Because without any recent exam- ples of multi-family hav- ing been built, you can’t get any cross-compara- bles. ... It’s a catch-22 that we’re caught in. We need to fi gure out some way to change that paradigm to encourage that fi rst set of people who are going to build multi-family.” Similar programs have been implemented in Sa- lem and Eugene with apparent success. Since 1978, Eugene’s MUPTE program has incentivized 28 residential projects, adding 1,490 units to its housing stock. Salem has seen seven residential proj- ects since 1976, creating 748 units in its downtown core. The Cottage Grove pro- gram is intended to enable a denser downtown as well, which would hypo- thetically reduce the av- erage vehicle usage in the city and encourage more economic activity in the city center. Several members of the Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Call for your FREE Information Kit! 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 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 Get help paying dental bills and keep more money in your pocket. 1-877-599-0125 www.dental50plus.com/25 Coverage not available in all states. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-800-969- 4781 for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN). AW19-1037B 6209 community have voiced support for the program. “The high cost of hous- ing in Cottage Grove has restricted growth and has been a hindrance to the health and vitality of our community,” wrote Cot- tage Grove Community Development Corporation Chair Matt Parsons in a letter to the city. “Allow- ing for different housing options encourages devel- opment, not only for low income, but affordable housing for all.” Local developer Len Blackstone raised the des- perate need for housing in the community at the Dec. 9 City Council meeting. “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 school teach- ers in our school district because they can’t fi nd housing.” Former Mayor Jim Gil- roy also spoke in support of the program, encourag- ing the council to consider the housing health of the community. Outgoing Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Travis Palmer praised the program as well, citing the program’s strength in addressing the city’s needs. “Housing is incredibly tight in Cottage Grove,” he said. “We need hous- ing and we need it yester- day.” Come experience our new laser 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 Brent Bitner, DDS 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 C ottage G rove 541-942-3325 116 N. 6th Street Cottage Grove, OR DENTISTRY WITH FAMILY IN MIND C ALL U S T ODAY ! 541.942.7934 350 E. W ASHINGTON A VENUE • C OTTAGE G ROVE WWW.CGSMILES.COM
