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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | AUGUST 6, 2020 | 3A Census takers to begin follow-up with non-responding Oregon households Census takers in 34 counties in Oregon will begin to follow up with households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Multnomah and Clackamas will start Aug. 11. The current self-re- sponse rate in Oregon is 65.0 percent, which is 1.3 million households. The Census Bureau will need to visit the remain- ing addresses to collect responses in person. Households can still respond now by complet- ing and mailing back the paper questionnaire they received, by responding online at 2020census.gov, or by phone for English at 844-330-2020, or for Spanish at 844-468-2020. Households can also respond online or by phone in one of 13 lan- guages and find assis- tance in many more. Those that respond will not need to be visit- ed to obtain their census response. What Households Can Expect Census takers will fol- low local public health guidelines when they visit and will be wearing masks. Census takers must complete a virtual COVID-19 training on social distancing proto- cols and other health and safety guidance before beginning their work in neighborhoods. Census takers are hired from local communities. All census takers speak English, and many are bilingual. If a census taker does not speak the house- holder’s language, the household may request a return visit from a census taker who does. Census takers will also have ma- terials on hand to help identify the household’s language. If no one is home when the census taker visits, the census taker will leave a notice of their vis- it with information about how to respond online, by phone or by mail. People are encouraged to cooperate with census takers and ensure that everyone who was living in their household as of April 1 is counted. id government ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date on the badge. To confirm a census taker’s identity, the pub- lic may contact their re- gional census center to speak with a Census Bu- reau representative. The U.S. Constitution mandates a census of the population every 10 years. The goal of the 2020 Census is to count How to Identify everyone who lives in the Census Takers United States on April 1, Census takers can be 2020 (Census Day). Census statistics are easily identified by a val- used to determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and informs how bil- lions of dollars in federal funds will be allocated by state, local and federal lawmakers annually for the next 10 years. For more information, visit 2020census.gov. Oregon’s top five coun- ties with the highest re- sponse rates: • Washington 73.1% • Clackamas 71.6% • Polk 70.1% • Benton 69.2% • Multnomah 69.2% Lane County Transit District customer service counters to reopen Aug. 10 Lane Transit District (LTD) passengers will be able to ask questions about routes when the Customer Service Center counters in the Eugene Station located at 1080 Willamette St., reopen on Monday, Aug. 10. Customer Service Center hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addi- tion, Customer Service Representatives are avail- able to provide assistance by telephone at 541-687- 5555 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals who have business with the Cus- tomer Service Repre- sentatives will enter the Customer Service Cen- ter from the west doors and after being assisted, exit through the lobby’s north doors. All visitors will be re- quired to wear hands- free coverings over their nose and mouth, use the hand sanitizing station, and observe social dis- tancing requirements to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 among customers and LTD staff. The sitting area in the Customer Service Cen- ter’s lobby and all re- strooms in the center will remain closed. “We are looking for- ward to providing more support to our passen- gers who need assistance in making their essential bus trips for doctor’s ap- pointments, groceries, and work,” said Cosette Rees, Director of Cus- tomer and Specialized Services. “LTD continues to take a health-first ap- proach with its bus ser- vice and customer ser- vice to reduce the spread of the virus while con- tinuing to move passen- gers for essential trips.” For more information about the Customer Ser- vice Center reopening or LTD’s Health First approach to reduce the spread of COVID-19, visit LTD.org. OSHA accepting grant applications for training, education addressing infectious disease Oregon OSHA is ac- cepting grant applica- tions for the creation of innovative safety and health training and ed- ucation projects specif- ically designed to help combat the risk of infec- tious disease in the work- place. The opportunity to pitch the division on funding for such projects comes amid the corona- virus pandemic and as the division pursues new rules to protect workers against infectious diseas- es. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Go online for more information about this year’s grant process and how to apply. You may also contact Teri Watson, 503-947- 7406 or teri.a.watson@ oregon.gov. The sole focus on grant funding for education and training related to infectious disease is not the only change to the process this year. For the 2020-2021 grant cycle, applications only from educational institutions that partner with employer or em- ployee associations will be considered. By way of context, em- ployers are not allowed to use grants to pay for training for their em- ployees. Materials pro- duced by grant recipients become the property of Oregon OSHA. Many of the materials are housed in the Oregon OSHA Resource Center and are available for use by the public. Some ma- terials are available elec- tronically. Links to past grant-funded training projects are available for viewing and use online. The Oregon Legisla- ture launched the Oc- cupational Safety and Health Education and Training Grant Program in 1990. Award recommenda- tions are made by Or- egon OSHA’s Safe Em- ployment Education and Training Advisory Committee, a group with members from business, labor, and government. All of our coronavirus coverage is accessible online free of charge. 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