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S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA C ottage G rove THURSDAY EDITION | JULY 1, 2021 | $1.00 S entinel VOL. 132, NO. 26 • Est. 1889 Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! Get an insurance plan —not just a policy. Cottage Village celebrates tiny homes completion By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 WEATHER AM clouds and PM sun with a high of 87 and a low tonight of 55. Full forecast on A5 A n energetic community turned out to cele- brate the completion of the last four houses of Cottage Village’s 13-home project on Tuesday. The open house event allowed attendees to wander through tiny homes as the crowd was treated to barbe- que and speeches of gratitude. “It’s just been incredible work as we seek to help house- holds and families secure, permanent, safe, affordable, wonderful, decent, lovely housing,” said SquareOne Ex- ecutive Director Dan Bryant, praising the work done by staff and volunteers. “Because every person deserves a home.” SquareOne’s stated goal is to create self-managed communities of cost-effective tiny homes for people with low incomes in need of housing. DAMIEN SHERWOOD/CG SENTINEL see HOME on A9 Staff, residents and stakeholders turned out for the open house event at Cottage Village, celebrating the completion of the tiny homes with a ribbon cutting. ARTS & CULTURE Cooling off the community City adopts 2021-22 budget By Damien Sherwood dsherwood @cgsentinel.com The Cottage Grove City Council unanimously ap- proved the city’s 2021-22 budget on June 28, just in time for its June 30 dead- line. Only Councilor Jon Stin- nett was absent from the meeting. Monday’s resolution to adopt the budget contained changes that had been pro- posed by staff and request- ed by the public since the proposed budget was ap- proved with changes by the Budget Committee in May. The changes increased the budget from the approved amount by $335,470, bring- ing the total to $40,320,743 for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The adopted budget re- stores nearly all city po- sitions which were laid off during the COVID-19 lockdown last year and adds some positions, such as an assistant superinten- Music and dance beat the heat A6-A7 SPORTS DAMIEN SHERWOOD/CG SENTINEL Boys’ and girls’ BB season wraps up B1 • RECORDS Obituaries Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS Though still under construc- tion, the Cottage Grove Community Center opened over the weekend as a cooling center, providing the public with respite from the heat. A total of 32 people took advan- tage of the air conditioning and refreshments over two days which saw temperatures soar above 100 degrees. The majority of drop-ins were peo- ple without shelter, said Community Coordinator Teresa Cowan, but those without air conditioning in their homes made use of the center as well. dent at the Middlefield Golf Course. Changes to the general fund included an increase of franchise fees in the amount of $45,500 while grant revenues increased by $162,210. The general fund in- creased a total of $207,710 overall since its approval by the Budget Committee. In the Development Department, personnel changes were proposed in the amount of $12,505 with the elimination of the assis- tant city planner position and the addition of a city planner position. Also within the Devel- opment Department, a line item was added which will see the city partner with Oregon RAIN in at least a two-year entrepreneurial development program in the amount of $21,000 for initial-year funding. Oregon RAIN is a non- profit which partners with see BUDGET on A10 A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B5-B6 Oregon ‘100 percent open for business’ Governor signs order to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions issued under emergency statutes follow us for the latest news: By Chantelle Meyer for The Sentinel /CGSentinel @CGSentinel 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 On Friday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order that lifts Oregon’s risk level frame- work and all remaining COVID-19 health and safety restrictions that have been issued under Oregon’s emergency statutes. The order went into effect yesterday, June 30. “We will lift the safety protocols we have relied on and reopen our economy,” Brown said. “That means no more statewide mask mandates in most settings, no required capac- ity limits, and no required physical distancing. It means, effectively, Oregon is 100 percent open for business.” The governor signed the recov- ery-focused executive order as the state neared its a 70 percent first dose adult vaccination rate. More than 2.3 million Oregonians have been vaccinated, and Brown said she was proud of the effort. “It is because of this success that we can move Oregon forward, and into the next chapter of this pan- demic. We are ready,” Brown said. As of Monday, the number of Free Appraisals I’ll Come to You! 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Everyone who received at least one vaccination shot in Oregon was automatically entered, with the ex- ception of some state government employees and their families. One Oregonian 18 and older will win the $1 million prize, while 36 see OPEN on A8 Emerald Valley Armory, LLC Handguns • Long Rifles Concealed Carry Classes Tues. - Sat. 10-6 147 E. Oregon Ave. Creswell, OR 97426 541-895-2666
