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organization focused on
providing transportation
options for all users, mak-
ing decisions through the
lens of social equity and en-
suring equitable access to
transportation choices and
economic opportunities for
communities and individu-
als across our state.”
Th e work of the new
OUMMPD will include de-
livery of the I-5 Rose Quar-
Mayor
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Gowing noted that the
waste treatment plant re-
ceived the Waste Treat-
ment Plant of the Year
Award from the Central
Division of Pacific North-
west Clean Water Associ-
ation.
“These improvements
will make the Cottage
Grove wastewater system
one of the most innovative
and sustainable systems in
the state,” he said.
The mayor also high-
lighted the city’s adop-
tion of housing strategies
in January 2019 from
the 2018 Housing Needs
Analysis, which was lat-
er complemented by the
adoption the Multiple
Unit Property Tax Exemp-
tion program to encour-
age development.
ter Improvement Project,
the I-205 and Abernethy
Bridge Project, and active
development of a tolling
and congestion pricing
program to meet the re-
gion’s immediate needs.
According to Strickler,
these projects are just the
beginning; the OUMMPD
will take the lead on the
region’s greatest transpor-
tation challenges as ODOT
moves to provide greater
access, options and reliabil-
ity to the transportation
network in the region.
ODOT recently an-
nounced the three indi-
viduals who will lead the
eff ort:
Early last year the city
also adapted to changes in
the Lane Transit District
(LTD) presence in Cot-
tage Grove by encourag-
ing a partnership between
LTD and South Lane
Wheels with a new Mobil-
ity on Demand program.
Gowing then distribut-
ed awards to members of
the community.
Resident Shane May
was given a Mayoral Cer-
tificate of Appreciation for
his organizing of several
community events includ-
ing the Party in the Park
and the Emergency Pre-
paredness Fair.
“For several years he
has been actively in-
volved in the downtown
Halloween Trick or Treat
and Christmas in Cottage
Grove events,” Gowing
said. “This year he took
a more of a leadership
role in working with the
Chamber of Commerce
and the Main Street Pro-
gram to organize and pull
all the pieces together of
those events. He has been
a major piece in making
these events a tradition,
drawing many people
downtown.”
Chief Administrative
Officer of PeaceHealth
Cottage Grove Com-
munity Medical Center
Tim Herrmann received
the Business of the Year
Award on behalf of the
hospital.
“PeaceHealth stepped
in when we lost our hos-
pital in the late ‘90s,” said
Gowing. “They came back
in and started a new clinic
and built us a new hospital
in 2003 and has been a key
supporter in a lot of com-
munity events.”
Turning to the future,
the mayor announced the
purchase of 300 varieties
of trees in February to
replace those lost in the
snowstorm and the return
of the Family Resource
Guide, which will avail-
able on the city’s website.
Event-wise, the Bohe-
mia Park has reportedly
gained the attention of the
U.S. Air Force Band of the
Golden West, which con-
tacted the city to play in
the amphitheater.
“Of course, we said yes,”
said Gowing.
The band is scheduled
to perform on Sunday,
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Commissioner Dan Saltz-
man, who oversaw the
Portland Bureau of Trans-
portation.
Finn will make the tran-
sition into this role on
March 1.
Director, Offi ce of Urban
Mobility and Mega Proj-
ect Delivery —
Brendan Finn most re-
cently served as the trans-
portation policy advisor
for Gov. Kate Brown. Finn
spent 19 years at the City
of Portland, rising to chief
of staff for Portland City
Deputy Director, Offi ce of
Urban Mobility and Mega
Project Delivery —
Della Mosier has over 20
years of transportation ex-
perience in the private and
public sector, with the last
10 years in various roles at
June 7.
This year will also see
more preparedness for the
2021 International Asso-
ciation of Athletics Feder-
ations, which will be held
in Eugene in August.
“The event will put the
area on the world stage for
10 days as athletes, me-
dia and spectators from
around the world will
come to Oregon,” said
Gowing. “The communi-
ty has already joined sev-
eral throughout the state
offering up local commu-
nity as a training camp
for participants. This will
be an exciting, once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity for
the area.”
Gowing then stated
that the city is looking to
face modern challenges
in 2020 on topics such as
cyber security, recycling,
homelessness,
housing
and renewable energy.
“During 2020 we will
be taking several major
steps in addressing these
responsibilities in these
areas,” he said.
This year city staff will
begin installing upgraded
water meters throughout
Cottage Grove which are
expected to increase accu-
racy and reduce the waste
of drinking water.
Gowing also attribut-
ed a partnership with the
Lane Council of Govern-
ments to the mitigation of
cybercrime attacks in the
community.
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ODOT. She most recently
held leadership roles in the
ODOT’s Bend offi ce and
has assisted multiple eff orts
in the Portland offi ce the
past year.
Mosier will immediately
begin the transition into
this new role.
Tolling Program Manager
Lucinda Broussard has
more than 20 years of
tolling experience and
most recently led tolling
programs in Georgia and
On housing, the mayor
said the city looked for-
ward to the promotion of
more projects such as the
Legion Cottage and Cot-
tage Village tiny home de-
velopments.
“Over the last two years,
the development process
has streamlined to be one
of the best programs in
the state,” he said.
Gowing also pointed to
the upcoming 2020 Cen-
sus in April.
“It is important to have
an accurate count for the
community,” he said. “The
ability for our community
to tap into resources and
receive funding for many
of our projects depend on
a full and accurate count. I
encourage everyone in the
community to respond
quickly and accurately to
the Census when it ar-
rives.”
Lastly, Gowing noted
that Cottage Grove has
participated in renew-
able energy programs
since 2007 with EPUD
and Pacific Power and
announced that the city
will be continuing its par-
ticipation in the Blue Sky
program by increasing
its purchase of renewable
power to 100 percent.
“The participation re-
sulted in avoiding over
2,697,136 pounds of car-
bon dioxide or the equiv-
alent of removing about
266 cars from the roads or
planting more than 31,100
trees during the 12-year
participation,” said Gow-
ing. “We will be encourag-
ing everyone to join us in
making this commitment
to participate in the use
Washington.
Broussard will join
ODOT and this new po-
sition situated in the Of-
fi ce of Urban Mobility and
Mega Project Delivery on
Feb. 1.
Th e new leadership team
will add staff to support
their eff orts, working with
department regional offi c-
es to complement ongoing
work.
and development of re-
newable resources.
In other City Council
news:
Amendments to
Development Code
The council voted
unanimously to amend
the city’s Title 14 develop-
ment code related to hous-
ing. The purpose of the
amendments is to increase
the amount and variety of
housing options based on
the 2018 Housing Needs
Analysis recommenda-
tions by identifying needs
for low- and middle-in-
come family housing and
meeting requirements of
Oregon House Bill 2001.
Amendments includ-
ed changes to land uses
allowed in residential
districts, development
standards for residential
districts, housing density
in residential districts and
standards for “special use”
buildings.
Housing Development
Cost Assistance Program
The council voted
unanimously to establish
a Housing Development
Cost Assistance Program
for nonprofit or govern-
ment developments.
The program’s purpose
is to enable the city to
provide relief on system
development charges and
building fees to projects
which will help the city
meet its broad array of
housing needs.
The program will be
funded through a trust
fund which will be cre-
ated in the city’s 2020-21
budget and comes with a
three-year sunset period.
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