8A | OCTOBER 14, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL CITY FILE IMAGE The plans include a full-scale replica water tower with interactive water features, a rail track and an “art walk” through a local sculpture garden. The design was supplied to the City of Cottage Grove by Dougherty Landscape Architects out of Eugene. GRANT from A1 communities which have been hardest hit by chal- lenges facing the travel, tourism and outdoor recre- ation sectors. The funds are meant for the investing in “infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the fu- ture.” The main thrust of the Bohemia Park project is improving Cottage Grove’s “premiere community park” entrance and so en- hancing its connection to the community through better accessibility, cultural and historic awareness and active and passive activity centers for youth. The project also aims to attract tourists and pro- mote economic develop- ment in the center of the city. The improvements will focus on the northern tri- angle of the park at the in- tersection of 10th and Main streets, taking advantage of the grassy, unused space on that side of the park, which has in the past been used to host carnivals. The plans include a full- scale replica water tow- er with interactive water features, six stone pillars reflecting the five founda- tional topics of Bohemia Park and the area’s native American history, and an “art walk” through a local sculpture garden. Bohemia Foundation’s EDA tourism grant request will be for $1 million to- wards a total project cost of $1.2 million. The city’s match of engineering and planning staff support, util- ity fees, and permit fees is estimated at $50,000. During Monday’s meet- ing, Councilor Greg Ervin asked about the compet- itiveness of the grant and whether the project had legs absent grant funding. Public Works and De- velopment Director Faye Stewart said it was his un- derstanding that around $52 million is available in the State of Oregon for this grant pool. “Because the Bohemia Foundation is quite a ways down the road in the plan- ning for this and also has the committed funds for this project, it’s going to make it very competitive,” he said, adding that the city Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th Tim Baker, Senior Minister www.6thandgibbs.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday www.hopefellowshipupc.com “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Scripture, Tradition, Reason” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: James D. Boram Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Sunday School & Adult Education Living Faith Assembly 9:15am 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Sunday Worship 10:30 am Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all 5:00pm TLC Groups ages welcome) Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) tlccg.com United Methodist Church Non-Denominational 334 Washington 541-942-3033 Church of Christ Worship 10am 1041 Pennoyer Ave umcgrove.org 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin “VICTORY” Country Church Cottage Grove Faith Center Sunday Bible Study:10:00am 33761 Row River Rd. Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery 541-942-4851 www.pennoyeravecoc.com Worship Service: 10:00am Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Message: “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” Full Childrenʼs Ministry available St. Philip Benizi Services: 9:00am & 10:45am Catholic Churches CRESWELL: 1025. N. 19th St. Creswell Presbyterian Church Delight Valley 541-942-3420 75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419 Church of Christ Father John J. Boyle Rev. Seth Wheeler 33087 Saginaw Rd. East Holy Mass: Adult Sunday School 9:15am 541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend Saturday Vigil – 5:30 pm Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Two Services: Sunday – 10:30 am 9am - Classic in the Chapel For weekday and Holy Day of website www.creswellpres.org 10:30am - Contemporary in the Obligation schedule see website Auditorium OLPHCG.net First Baptist Church 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Pastor: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 10:30am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8 am was “feeling very optimis- tic” about getting the grant. Bohemia Foundation has already been pledged $300,000 for the project. Stewart assessed it was likely that a considerable amount of the project will be under construction by next spring, regardless of whether or not the grant is awarded. “So, we’ll see the project moving forward,” he said. “It may just take a little bit longer to get the total funding and get the project completed in its entirety.” Councilor Chalice Savage asked whether the rounds of a redwood cut down this summer could be used in the park project. In August this year, two redwood trees which were causing a nuisance to city infrastructure and the ad- jacent residence were re- moved from the corner of Chestnut Avenue and North G Street. Among conditions for the trees’ removal, the logs are to be milled into lumber and used throughout the city for benches and other projects while the rounds of the stump of the larger red- wood would be cut for use to memorialize the tree and its 100-plus-year history. Stewart said that while it hasn’t been declared as part of the project, it’s “very possible” as the project con- tains plans for a walkway which could be used to display historical items and art. Councilor Kenneth Rob- erts voiced his support for the project. “I applaud it,” he said. “I think it makes our commu- nity more of a destination. I think it will help economic development and I really hope to get this grant so you can move forward.” The enhancement of Bo- hemia Park is in accordance with several city plans in- cluding a long-range Mas- ter Plan approved 2008, which centered around the development of the park as an economic development and community asset. It is also in alignment with the city’s 2003 Water to Woods: Master Parks Plan, as it adds “elements of cultural and historic awareness, local art, active and passive play to the park while enhancing tourist ap- peal, accessibility and eco- nomic potential.” In other council news: City Manager Performance Review Following an annual per- formance review of City Manager Richard Meyers in executive session, the city council voted in reg- ular session unanimously to amend the city manag- er’s agreement to include an additional four percent compensation adjustment, effective for the 2021-22 fiscal year (beginning July 1, 2021). Department heads, non-represented employees and police unit employ- ees received four precent COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) salary adjust- ments this year. Municipal Judge Performance Evaluation Cottage Grove City Council will perform an annual evaluation for Mu- nicipal Judge Martin Fish- er prior to renewal of the judge’s contract, which ex- pires Dec. 31, 2021. Councilors considered whether to remove the “Not Applicable” option from the evaluation form as pre- vious evaluations included a high number of such rat- ings. Ultimately, councilors decided to keep the rating option. The evaluation will be held in executive session on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. before the council’s regular session. 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. 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