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8A | THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Program from A1 related to system de- velopment charges and building permit fees. Requests were submit- ted by Cottage Village Coalition, Legion Cot- tages and DevNW. Subject to approval of a supplemental bud- get proposal on Feb. 10, Cottage Village Coalition was approved for $82,235 in assistance, $23,877 to Legion Cottages and DevNW the remaining $8,888. Th e decision has eff ec- tively drained the pro- gram’s funds for the re- mainder of the fi scal year. “Housing is in such desperate shortage in our community,” said Coun- cilor Mike Fleck. “We have these great groups that are working toward that. … I’m just thrilled that we’re able to help them in some small part.” Representatives from each of the projects ex- pressed their apprecia- tion to the council. “You’ve come up with a very thoughtful, very deliberate and innova- tive way of approaching hous-ing and recogniz- ing the diversity of hous- ing needs that are within our community,” said Bruce Kelsh, chair of the Cottage Village Coali- tion. “We thank you very much for your support.” In other council news: Magnolia Gardens Se- nior Living Day DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL During Monday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Gowing proclaimed Feb. 11, 2020 to be Magnolia Gardens Senior Living Day in honor of the assisted living facility’s service to the community. Proclamation Mayor Jeff Gowing de- clared Feb. 11, 2020, to be Magnolia Gardens Senior Living Day in celebration of 25 years of the assisted living facility’s service in Cottage Grove. Magnolia Gardens Se- nior Living broke ground in October 2019 on a new multi-million-dollar expansion project which aims to provide 20 ad- ditional memory care suites and 17 additional assisted living suites to the community. Right-of-Way Purchases Councilors voted unanimously to approve right-of-way purchas- es and sale agreements to purchase 40 parcels of land required to con- struct sidewalks meeting Americans with Disabili- ties Act standards for the Lincoln Middle School Safe Routes to School project. Several landowners along East Harrison and South Fourth Street have signed purchase off ers sent out by Lane County. Th e $70,595 in parcel purchases will be funded through the city’s street fund. Census 2020 Th e city has partnered with U.S. Census staff to fi nd ways to reduce the non-response rate for the community and improve the accuracy of the local count. “Th is Census will be very important for the State of Oregon as we may be able to acquire additional congressional seats,” said City Manager Richard Meyers. “It’s also very important for us in funding that we receive, the hospital receives and the school district. Even nonprofi t organizations receive funding as a re- sult of the count.” Michelle Maher, part- nership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, de- livered an informational presentation at the coun- cil meeting. Maher highlighted non-response factors such as those who are highly mobile, complex living arrangements, lack of knowledge about the Census, rapidly chang- ing technology causing disuse of USPS mail and distrust of government. Cottage Grove and its surrounding South Lane area has a non-response rate of about 18 to 20 per- cent, according to the Census website. As well as determining state representation in Congress, Maher stated that Census data is used to inform how $675 bil- lion of federal funding is allocated each year, fund- ing which is funneled to areas such as transporta- tion, housing, education and healthcare. Th e George Washing- ton Institute of Public Policy reported that in the 2016 fi scal year, Or- egon re-ceived nearly $13.5 billion through 55 federal spending pro- grams which were in- formed by data derived from the 2010 Census. Data collection has already begun in Alas- ka and will continue through May. Census Day will be observed April 1 nationwide as a reference date. Maher encouraged in- terested citizens to join the eff ort for accurate lo- cal counts. “We’re way low on our recruiting goals,” she said. Paid supervisory and non-supervisory po- sitions are available in Lane County. 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