COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | JUNE 18, 2020
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Energy assistance available for Lane County residents impacted by COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19
pandemic, the federal office of
Health and Human Services
(HHS) has released energy
assistance funding for in-
come-qualified households.
A total of $575,000 has been
made available for Lane Coun-
ty residents.
This funding, known as
LP20 CARES, is intended to
assist households that have
been impacted by COVID19,
either financially or due to
Business
After Hours
returns today
The Cottage Grove
Chamber of Com-
merce Business After
Hours will resume to-
day (June 18) after a
brief hiatus.
It will be hosted by
the City of Cottage
Grove at Middlefield
Golf Course from 5:30
to 7 p.m.
The event will be
outdoors and social
distancing will be prac-
ticed and enforced.
Cottage Grove and
Creswell members are
invited to enjoy an eve-
ning of networking via
social distancing and
win some great prizes.
Attendees can see
what is new at Mid-
dlefield, including the
new all electric golf
cart fleet, a golf sim-
ulator and a new golf
cart storage facility for
privately owned carts.
health. This funding is sep-
arate from the pre-existing
Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
and households that have al-
ready received LIHEAP fund-
ing between Oct. 1, 2019 and
the present are encouraged to
apply for LP20 CARES.
The program provides qual-
ifying households with a one-
time payment toward their en-
ergy bill. It may be applied to
electricity, natural gas, home
heating oil, propane, wood pel-
lets and wood.
The LP20 CARES program
opened in Lane County on
June 8.
To qualify for LP20 CARES,
a household’s current gross
monthly income must be at or
below 60 percent of Oregon’s
median income.
A household of one per-
son can have a gross month-
ly income as high as $2,160;
a household of four can have
a gross monthly income of
$4,163.
The amount of assistance a
household receives depends on
a number of factors. The pro-
gram pays the assistance di-
rectly into a household’s utility
account as a one-time payment
that ranges from $250-$550.
Interested households may
call one of the agencies listed
below to be placed on a LP20
CARES waiting list.
Households may place
themselves on the waiting list
for funding by contacting a
partner agency below, or vis-
it-ing www.lanecounty.org/LI-
HEAPCares.
Households that do have a
senior citizen (60 and over)
can contact Cottage Grove Se-
nior Connections at 541-682-
7810.
Households that don’t have
a senior citizen can contact:
Community Sharing in Cot-
tage Grove at 541-942-6492.
City to host ‘virtual open house’ on flood damage prevention code
The City of Cottage Grove is
planning on replacing its cur-
rent Chapter 14.37.200 Flood
Damage Prevention with new
code language that includes the
same content in a new format
to comply with FEMA (Fed-
eral Emergency Management
Agency) requirements and the
State of Oregon’s 2019 Mod-
el Flood Hazard Management
Ordinance.
The city is hosting a ‘virtual
open house’ on this new pro-
posed code Tuesday, June 23,
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend
to find out more about the pro-
posed code and how it works to
protect development within the
floodplain.
The meeting can be at-
tended by computer, tablet or
smartphone by visiting: www.
goto meet.me/RichardMeyers/
flood-damage-prevention-
open-house.
Interested parties can also
dial in using their phone:
• United States (Toll Free):
1-877-309-2073
• United States: +1 312-757-
3129
The virtual meeting will use
GoToMeeting and those new
to the application may install
it prior to the event by visiting
global.gotomeeting.com/in-
stall/523089557.
The access code for the event
is 523-089-557.
Chapter 14.37.200 applies
to those areas within the FE-
MA-designated Special Flood
Hazard Areas (Zone AE or the
100-year floodplain), or within
the regulatory floodway, of the
Coast Fork Willamette River,
Silk Creek, Bennet Creek or the
Row River.
It does not apply to Zone X or
500-year floodplain areas.
The proposed code includes
changes that reflect the updates
made by the State of Oregon to
the model code under the guid-
ance of FEMA, including:
• Refined definition section.
• Compliance with Oregon
Specialty Codes.
• Clarifications to floodway
development standards.
• Clarifications to Substantial
Damage/Substantial Improve-
ment require-ments.
• Requirements for flood
development permits for all
buildings, including accessory
buildings that would be exempt
from Oregon building code
permit requirements, which are
located within the SFHA.
For more information, con-
tact the Community Develop-
ment Department at 541-942-
3340.
LRAPA announces outdoor burning season now over until October
This past Monday, June 15,
was the final day for outdoor
burning for most Lane Coun-
ty residents until October. The
season, which runs from Oct. 1
to June 15, will close as sched-
uled.
Yard debris may not be
burned during the closed sea-
son. Lane Forest Products, Rex-
ius, or Lane County’s transfer
stations and dumpsites are re-
sources available to the commu-
nity to dispose of debris. Com-
posting and chipping are also
encouraged.
Violations for burning during
the closed season can range
from $50 to $2,500 or more.
The reopening of outdoor
burning season is decided by
the Lane County Fire Defense
Board. Usually the season re-
sumes on Oct. 1 but can be de-
layed in response to high fire
risks in the county.
The season’s status is listed
online at www.LRAPA.org as
well as on our daily outdoor
open burning advisory hotline:
541-726-3976.
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