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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCTOBER 22, 2020 | 3A Lane County Commissioners adopts first Climate Action Plan for internal operations Earlier this week, the Lane County Board of Commissioners adopted the first Climate Action Plan for County opera- tions. “We know that the fu- ture of our community, our children and our wellbeing is dependent upon making meaningful changes to reduce green- house gas emissions,” said Chair Heather Buch. “The goals in this plan will help us safeguard that future at a local lev- el and I am so proud that Lane County is moving in this direction.” The plan describes six goals and targets that in- clude carbon-neutral op- erations by 2050. The plan also describes specific actions that Lane County can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with day-to-day opera- tions. “Lane County has sev- eral opportunities to take action to reduce carbon emissions while saving money in the long-term. Investments in energy efficiency, replacing se- dans with electric ve- hicles, and improving landfill gas collection are all low-hanging fruit in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emis- sions,” said Lane County Climate Strategist Mark Nystrom. Lane County began a three-phase approach to developing a Climate Action Plan in 2019 by conducting an internal Greenhouse Gas Emis- sions Inventory and de- veloping internal oper- ations Climate Action Plan. The County is also be- ginning the second phase of this work — conduct- ing a countywide green- house gas inventory and developing a countywide plan that will outline goals and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The third phase of the project will develop a resiliency plan that will identify strategies that can mitigate the impacts of climate change on Lane County. Learn more about this project at www.lane- county.org/climateplan. OHA urges Oregonians to get flu vaccination in wake of COVID-19 case increase Oregon Health Au- thority (OHA) is urg- ing everyone 6 months and older to get an an- nual flu shot, especially as COVID-19 cases in- crease in Oregon, and the pandemic persists. “Flu vaccines are safe and effective, and with ongoing COVID-19 out- breaks, it is more import- ant than ever to get a flu shot to keep the people around you healthy,” said Paul Cieslak, M.D., med- ical director for com- municable diseases and immunizations at the Or- egon Health Authority. While it is unclear how the pandemic will affect the flu season, OHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are preparing for COVID-19 and seasonal flu to spread at the same time. A “twindemic” of two potentially fatal viruses circulating at the same time could burden the state’s health care system and result in many ill- nesses, hospitalizations and deaths, Cieslak said. Getting a flu vaccine is something easy people can do to protect them- selves and their loved ones and help reduce the spread of flu this fall and winter. Flu vaccine will not protect against COVID-19. But vacci- nation has many other benefits and is part of a comprehensive public health strategy to reduce the burden of flu. Additional benefits: • The vaccine is prov- en to help protect preg- nant women and people with chronic health con- ditions while reducing the burden of flu on our communities and health care system. • This year, especially, it will be most important to protect those at higher risk for flu complications. Many of these people are also at high risk for COVID-19 illness or se- rious outcomes. • It is also important for caregivers and essen- tial workers to protect themselves and those around them from flu by getting a flu vaccine. • The flu vaccine may take up to two weeks to become effective, so get- ting it earlier in the sea- son — like now is ideal. That’s why OHA is promoting a “Don’t Wait to Vaccinate” campaign with social media cards and other messaging in multiple languages start- ing today. Flu vaccine is available from health care provid- ers, local health depart- ments and many phar- macies. The vaccine is free or low cost with most health insurance plans. To find flu vaccine clinic, visit http://www.flu.oregon. gov/ and use OHA’s flu vaccine locator tool. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent the flu. Additional ways Ore- gonians can help prevent the spread of flu include: • Staying home from work or school when you are sick and limit contact with others. • Covering your nose and mouth with a tis- sue when you cough or sneeze. • Washing hands fre- quently with soap and water. Use an alco- hol-based hand rub if soap and water are not available. • Avoiding touch- ing your eyes, nose and mouth. • Cleaning and disin- fecting surfaces and ob- jects that may have flu germs on them. Douglas County’s annual property tax assessments see average rise of 5 percent for 2020-21 The Douglas County Tax office will mail out the 2020-21 property tax statements this week and property owners on av- erage will pay 5 percent more than they did in 2019. The changes that prop- erty owners will note on their tax bills this year is Glendale School District passed a bond to replace a bond that expired this year. Winston-Dillard School District had a bond mature, but was re- placed by a bond passed in the previous year. Lane Community Col- lege also passed a new bond, which affects those properties in northern Douglas County. Tenmile Fire District passed a 5-year local option levy. Proper- ty owners will be billed $113 million, up from last year’s $108 million, which will be distributed to 117 taxing districts. The County’s share will be $11.46 million, up 5.2 percent from a year ago. The average tax rate is $10.06 per $1,000 of as- sessed value. That is a decrease of less than 1 percent from last year, when the aver- age was $10.11. The lowest tax rate in Douglas County is $6.24 per $1,000 of assessed value, which is in parts of rural Douglas County; the highest rate is $19.06 per $1,000, which is in the city of Reedsport. A review of 16 residen- tial homes throughout the county shows an av- erage increase of 4 per- cent in real market values while the assessed values also increased by 4 per- cent. This is greater than the allowed 3 percent due to the sample properties having new construction. Property owners who have questions or con- cerns about their assess- ment can contact the Assessor’s office at 541- 440-4222. Due to COVID-19, the Douglas County Assess- ment and Cartography offices will be open by appointment only from now through Tuesday, Nov. 17. Property Tax payment related questions can be addressed with the Tax Collector’s office. As a re- minder, in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Douglas County Tax Collector’s Office will be closed to the public through Nov. 27. Their office will con- tinue to provide service to our customers remote- ly via phone, email or on- line: Call 541-440-4253; email tax@co.douglas. or.us or visit www.co. douglas.or.us/finance/ tax_collection.asp. Staff will be available to assist customers via phone and email be- tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Dissatisfied taxpayers can appeal their assess- ment to the Board of Property Tax Appeals by Dec. 31. Appeals hear- ings are held in February. In Honor of All Veterans The Cottage Grove Sentinel is preparing to publish its “Honoring our Heroes” a special section devoted to all military veterans who are Cottage Grove-area residents or have a connection to this area. If you are interested in sharing your military story in the annual Veterans Day publication, or in updating information that we have published previously, please complete the form below and submit it to the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Service photographs are also welcome. Submit forms and photos (preferably) by e-mail to gmanly@ cgsentinel.com; or by mail to Cottage Grove Sentinel, Attn: Gary Manly, PO Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; or drop forms off at the Cottage Grove Sentinel, 116 N. 6th Street, Cottage Grove. Please be sure that all materials are carefully labeled with your name and phone number. ALL FORMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 30, 2020. Thank you for participating in this project to remember and honor our veterans. r-------------- .. 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