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CG declares state of emergency
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
(541) 942-0555
WEATHER
Est. 1889
In a virtual meeting on April 13,
the Cottage Grove City Council de-
clared a temporary state of emergen-
cy within city limits and delegated
certain authorities to City Manager
Richard Meyers.
The Lane County Board of Com-
missioners issued an emergency
declaration March 17, and Cottage
Grove had since been operating un-
Sunny skies with a
high of 73 and a low
tonight of 38.
Full forecast on A5
der that declaration. However, new
developments in the city’s need to
address policy and permitting issues
prompted Monday’s declaration.
The emergency declaration gives
the city authority to take steps in-
cluding requesting state or federal
assistance, entering into contracts
with other governmental or private
entities and emergency procure-
ment of goods under Oregon Re-
vised Statutes.
Also included in the resolution,
the city manager is delegated with
authorities such as suspending en-
forcement of adopted policies, im-
plementing leave recommendations
and issuing orders to protect public
health and safety.
Other actions listed in the reso-
lution such as banning public gath-
erings, establishing curfews or im-
plementing measures beyond those
ordered by Lane County or the State
See COUNCIL 6A
If a tree falls in the forest...
A VIRTUAL EASTER
Candidates
announced for
May 19 primary
By Mark Brennan
for The Sentinel
Th e 2020 election cycle
began in earnest April
3, when Oregon Secre-
tary of State Bev Clarno
began mailing ballots to
voters for the May 19 Pri-
mary Election.
Oregon has voted by
mail since 2000, so un-
like other states which
have been forced to move
primaries due to the
COVID-19 pandemic,
voting will take place as
scheduled.
Th e fi rst to receive bal-
lots will be military per-
sonnel and other voters
that are currently out-
of-country. Out-of-state
ballots will be mailed
April 20, and all other
ballots will be mailed to
voters April 30 — which
is also the date offi cial
See PRIMARIES 7A
Local churches host
‘virtual’ Easter services.
West Coast
govs issue joint
statement
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SPORTS — B
Th ree West Coast
states will work
together to reopen
state economies
PHOTO BY DOUG KERR (“DOUGTONE”)/TRAVE OREGON
ocratic Representative John Lively,
who has held the seat solidly for
eight years.
Linoz has lived in Lane County
for more than 35, working much of
it in the transportation industry.
“I’ve been in the region long
enough to see both the rural and the
urban issues and I’m excited to rep-
resent,” she said.
Linoz started her transportation
career as a Lane Transit District
(LTD) bus driver and later went into
the service planning department,
putting a total of 16 years into the
organization.
In 2010, she was hired to be the
On April 13, Cali-
fornia Governor Gavin
Newsom, Oregon Gov-
ernor Kate Brown and
Washington Governor
Jay Inslee announced an
agreement on a shared
vision for reopening
state economies and con-
trolling COVID-19 into
the future.
Th e following is a joint
statement from the gov-
ernors:
COVID-19 has preyed
upon our interconnect-
edness. In the coming
weeks, the West Coast
will fl ip the script on
COVID-19 – with our
states acting in close co-
ordination and collabo-
ration to ensure the virus
can never spread wildly
in our communities.
We are announcing
See LINOZ 9A
See GOVS 7A
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the closure of all Oregon recreation sites, including local
favorites such as Cottage Grove Lake and multiple sites around Dorena Reservoir (above). Read more
about the closures and future plans on page B1.
Keeping an open mind
despite closures.
B1
SLW executive director Linoz runs for state rep
By Damien Sherwood
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Ruth Linoz has never been a pol-
itician, but she feels that might just
qualify her for the job.
As a resident of District 12, Linoz
is currently in the running for the
district’s seat in the Oregon House
of Representatives.
Though an active and visible
member of the Cottage Grove com-
munity for many years and exec-
utive director of local nonprofit
South Lane Wheels, Linoz muses
that some are surprised to learn she
is actually a Springfield resident.
“I’ve done so much over the last
10 years that most people are sur-
COURTESY PHOTO
Ruth Linoz is running for Oregon’s
District 12 representative.
prised I don’t live here,” she laughed.
Running unopposed on the Re-
publican ticket, Linoz will officially
become the party’s candidate after
the May 19 primary election and go
on to challenge incumbent Dem-
CARES package major focus of Oregon congressional delegation
By Mark Brennan
for The Sentinel
541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax
P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Oregon’s Congressional del-
egation has been busy since the
passage of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief and Economic Security Act
(CARES), SB 3548, determin-
ing which aspects of the stimulus
package apply to their constituents
and the best manner for those con-
stituents to access the support of-
fered by the bill.
The CARES stimulus package
allocates $2.2 trillion to various
financial mechanisms intended to
blunt the impact of the economic
shutdown forced by the COVID-19
Pandemic and mandated by state
and federal leaders.
CARES include provisions de-
signed to provide direct financial
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However, as is often the case with
many large-scale federal programs,
the speed with which the legisla-
tion was created, and the changing
circumstances on the frontlines of
the battle against the virus, reveal
gaps in the plan and new situations
which require adjustments and
modifications.
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators
Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along
with other senators, coauthored a
letter to Small Business Adminis-
tration Administrator, Jovita Car-
ranza, expressing concern over the
lack of support for agriculturally
See CARES 9A