Local Races
Local Races for Florence City Council and Mayor have been set. Two candidates have applied for the position of Mayor. Former councilor Joshua Greene and current city councilor Rob Ward. For the 2 positions that will be available for the Florence City Council there are 4 candidates. Local business owner Jo Beaudreau who previously ran against Mayor Joe Henry for the Mayoral seat, Maggie Bagon, Donna Cherryholmes and Robert Carp all hope to fill the two seats. Mayor Joe Henry and City councilor Woody Woodbury have decided not to run again. in conjunction with the upcoming November election Coast Radio will be hosting a candidate forum at the Florence Events Center on October 5th. the Forum will act as both a public forum and as the station’s October our Town. Invitations have been sent out to all of the candidates and will include the two candidates that are competing for the seat on the county commission that will be vacated by Jay Bozevich. Dawn Lesley and Ryan Ceniga. The Format for the forum is still being developed.
Gas Prices
The latest gas price figures complied by AAA Oregon have been released. Marie Dodds with AAA says that gas prices are continuing their downward trend with Oregon slipping another 4 cents per gallon from the previous week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Oregon is now at $4.82. the price for a gallon of regular gas in Florence is at $4.55. Dodds says the price drops are due to two major factors, falling crude prices and unseasonable low demand. She also says that almost two-thirds of Americans have changed their driving habits which included putting off vacations and staying closer to home. Dodds expects the prices to continue a downward trajectory, but for how long it is not known.
Radio Auction
This Friday will be the next Radio Auction for Coast Radio. The Public auction is held in conjunction with Coast Radio and its advertisers. It is not a charity auction and items are traded for advertising and then the public is welcome to bid on items. In total there will be 121 items total to be auctioned off which includes 8 warm up items, four of which will be auctioned off today and four on Thursday. Bid numbers for the auction are free and can be ascertained by calling 541-997-9136. The Auction will begin at approximately 9:15 on Friday and will be broadcast on both KCST and KCFM.
