COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | JULY 29, 2021 | 3A CG Community City conducts mobility hub survey Th e City of Cottage transit even more conve- Park and identify its cur- ditional transportation Center and Library Grove rent, proposed, and long modes the public would is looking to de- nient. Th e study that is being range uses and how the like to have access to in sign a mobility hub that set to re-open meets the transit needs created will be separated mobility hub could work the community. With the statewide re- moval of the mask and distancing requirement, the city has set a date for the re-opening of the Cot- tage Grove Community Center and Library. The Community Center and Library will re-open on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.  The Community Center remodeling and repairs are not complete and will still be underway when it re-opens. Staff met and coordi- nated ways to accommo- date re-opening and the ongoing remodeling. Until the new space for Senior and Disability Services is complete, they will be working from the Reception Hall. The Se- nior Center will not be ready for operations yet, either. South Valley Athletics and the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society Li- brary will be able to open on their schedules. The Shepherd Room and limited other spaces in the Community Center will be available for com- munity use as well. Anyone wishing to use the meeting room should contact Teresa or Jessica at 541-942-1185.  The library will open Aug. 2 with the temporary hours of 1 to 5 p.m. Mon- day through Friday.  Ex- panded hours will begin in September. During July, the library will continue to hold Library in the Park on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the curbside pickup from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff looks forward to seeing people in the Com- munity Center and Li- brary again. Genealogical Society re-opens library Th e Cottage Grove Genealogical Society Library, located in the Community Center, will be re-opening Wednes- day through Friday start- ing Aug. 4, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “We are excited to re- open and show the pub- lic our new space,” said Debbie Monsive, assistant librarian for the Cottage Grove Gene- alogical Society. Th e library can be found in the Community Center at 700 Gibbs Av- enue. Volunteer opportuni- ties are available and the society encourages those interested to call 541- 942-9570 for more infor- mation. of its community. As part of our research, the city is reaching out for feedback about mobility hub needs. A mobility hub is a centralized location where many diff erent forms of transportation meet up to make using into three parts. Th e fi rst part is to identify what a transit hub generally would need – as well as identify what the Cot- tage Grove community would want in a central- ized transit area. Th e city will then ana- lyze Row River Trailhead Th e survey will be available until the end of August. For more information, contact Abby Gisler at agisler@southlantransit. com. Th e online survey can be found at: forms.gle/ XQwuBxEbVa4zwEyw7. within these plans. Lastly, it will examine how these two overlap and decide how to prop- erly build this for the community. Th e public is asked to participate in a survey to gain the community’s in- put on what kind of ad- Gov. Brown directs state agencies to conserve water Direction comes as a response to drought conditions Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 21-20 on July 7, directing state agencies to curtail nonessential water use, implement water con- servation measures, and encourage drought resil- iency. The directive comes as a result of 19 Oregon counties already in de- clared drought emer- gencies, and the rest of Oregon facing threats of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “Oregon has a strong history of managing and caring for water, but cli- mate change and chron- ic drought require wa- ter conservation and a commitment to working together,” said Gover- SWITCH TO THE Aut o CONVENIENCE OF AUTO PAY! Pay SAVE TIME & SAVE MONEY nor Brown. “Many state agencies already have taken steps to improve the sustainability of their operations, including actions to reduce water usage. Through this Ex- ecutive Order, state gov- ernment can respond to this growing crisis, lead by example, and show Oregonians that drought is a serious issue — but one that can be managed if we all work together. At the same time, it is criti- cally important that we keep in mind how curb- ing water in public plac- es may affect vulnerable Oregonians who may turn to public sources of water for relief from hot weather and adjust as ap- propriate. • Implement actions that curtail or end the non-essential use of wa- ter for landscaping and other exterior features of buildings and grounds, including lawn water- ing, fountains that do not re-circulate water, and window washin; • Institute a moratori- um (where allowed) on the installation of new non-essential landscap- ing projects that require irrigation at state-owned buildings; and • Develop and place signs and other messag- ing within state-owned buildings to encourage state employees to re- duce their non-essential uses of water inside state- owned buildings. “Many local govern- ments have also cur- tailed water use on city and county facilities. I appreciate their leader- ship and encourage all local governments in drought-stricken coun- ties to conserve water and begin implementing drought resiliency strate- gies as we face a worsen- ing drought together. “Oregonians can do their part as well. I en- courage everyone to be conscious of water usage and to take steps to re- duce water use whenever possible.” The Executive Order, effective July 7, directs state agencies that own or manage land or facil- ities to: Enjoy the ease of Showering Safely So you can stay in the home you love! Use your Credit or Debit Card account to renew your subscription to the Cottage Grove Sentinel (includes online edition) by using AUTO PAY. Complete the credit card information on the enclosed billing notice and make your payment the easy way with Auto Pay. 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