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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | NOVEMBER 5, 2020 | 9A DC Commissioners approve fee increase for transfer stations JUST IN TIME…. A FULL STOCK OF DRESSERS AND CHEST OF DRAWERS 615 Main Street • Cottage Grove • 541-942-8711 homesteadcg.com Hickory Shirts Flannel Shirts and more DONATE NOW! Maximize your donation by donating to Cars for a Cause by Dec. 31st. We accept cars, trucks, RVs, boats & motorcycles CALL NOW! •Helps those in need in Lane County • Charitable donation •We do all the paperwork St. Vincent de Paul 1175 Hwy 99 North, Eugene • 541-607-4541 The Douglas County Board of Commissioners made the decision to keep all 11 of the county’s trans- fer stations operational, not change or eliminate the single-can rate struc- ture, reject the proposed three-can minimum and decline the recommended $5 per can rate increase. Instead, commissioners chose to approve a small increase in disposal fees for the Douglas County landfill and transfer sta- tions. The new rates, which went into effect yesterday, Nov. 4, equate to roughly a .30¢ per bag or a $ 1 per 35-gallon can increase. The decision to keep the single-can rate and not approve the $5 per can rate increase was based on the feedback provided by residents during and af- ter the open house events hosted last year. As a part of the DEQ’s mandatory and compli- cated financial assurance model, Solid Waste De- partments with active landfills are required to place funds in a ‘landfill closure account’ annually based on a formula used to calculate the anticipat- ed expenses associated with the future closure and post closure monitor- ing of the landfill. This is the first fee in- crease that has been as- sessed since the disposal fee program was imple- mented over five years ago on Sept. 1, 2015. The decision was made at the Board of Commis- sioners meeting this week. School from A5 Another consideration is the month of November, which would be a tough time to roll out a new in-person learning mod- el durimg the sporadic nature of the next several weeks due to holidays and end-of-quarter require- ments. On the upside, the ben- efit to the new state metric scheme is the “safe har- bor” rule. In the old sys- tem, schools had to shift quickly out of a phase or were prevented from start- ing a phase as the metrics shifted week by week. Under the new scheme, once a learning model has started, it becomes harder to be moved back phases as long as there is no spread within the schools itself. While school districts focus on returning stu- dents to some form of in-person learning model, there is one component to the challenge that remains out of the hands of admin- istrators and individual districts: Public adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and reducing viral spread. “These latest metrics depend on the public do- ing its part to reduce Or- egon’s case rates so that all of our children can return to in-person instruction,” Gill said. “Oregonians can reduce spread and send our kids back to school by wearing a face cover- ing, maintaining distance, washing hands frequently, and avoiding group gath- erings.” School safety and other COVID-19 school-related questions can be directed to ODECOV-ID19@ode. state.or.us. Members of the public who believe a school is not in compliance with the safety requirements can file a named or confiden- tial complaint with Ore- gon OSHA at 1-833-604- 0884 or online at https:// osha.oregon.gov/workers/ Pages/index.aspx. over the last 14 days), Lane County will remain in the Transition Phase and will not be among those counties immediately im- plementing in-person in- struction. The Transition Phase requires school districts in Lane County to continue Comprehensive Distance Learning with only limited in-person instruction. There are several logis- tical hurdles to clear in limited in-person instruc- tion. Among the challeng- es is creating cohorts of students in zones by trans- portation model. In addi- tion, not until the coun- ty case rate drops under 50 can middle and high school students be con- sidered for a small cohort, hybrid schedule. Public Notices The Lowest Rates in Lane County We’re here when you need us When uncertainty clouds your way, you can count on Banner Bank. Our superheroes have helped people dream big and reach their goals for more than 130 years. So call us when you need a Eugene-area banking hero. We’re here to help. Learn more at bannerbank.com, or call us at: (800) 272-9933 PUBLIC MEETINGS, TRUSTEE NOTICES, PROBATE, AUCTION & FORECLOSURE NOTICES, AND MORE. Published weekly in the Cottage Grove Sentinel and online at cgsentinel.com S entinel C ottage G rove Contact: Meg Fringer 541-942-3325 x1200 mfringer@cgsentinel.com
