Ballot Measure Postponement Possible
The Oregon office of Attorney General released a statement yesterday that it will be seeking a postponement of some of the provisions in the Oregon Ballot Measure 114 that is scheduled to go into effect this Thursday. Attorney General Rosenblum says that local law enforcement agencies across the state have said that they will not have the infrastructure in place to handle all of the permit applications that are expected by the date. Rosenblum says it will be approximately 2 months before law enforcement would likely have everything in place. She says if a judge agrees with the postponement it will then take effect in February.
School Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Siuslaw School District Board of Directors is coming next week on December 14th. One item that will be on the agenda is expected to be the swearing in of two new members. Riley Olson and Tiffany Rasmussen are both 11th graders at Siuslaw High School. They will be fully vested board members with a couple of exceptions. They will sit at the table with the seven elected board members and be invited to participate in any discussions. But they won’t be able to vote on matters before the board, nor will they participate in “closed door” executive sessions. Board Chair Bob Sneddon said the addition of the students is expected to bring a different perspective to board discussions, adding that the board approved a resolution in October allowing the inclusions with the goal having two students each school year.
Full Weekend
It was a weekend full of holiday festivities including a sold out crowd for the Sunday matinee of the Holly Jolly Follies. The streets were also full on Saturday evening for the Lighted car parade and the lighting of the Christmas tree at the interpretive center in Old Town. This week there will be several more events including the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater on Wednesday evening at the Florence Event Center. On Saturday there will be a free kid’s Christmas party at the Florence Elks Lodge and the community Chorus of Florence will have two holiday concerts with one on the 10th and one on the 11th at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw. Grammy nominee Charles Suniga will also perform on Saturday evening at the FEC.
Planning Commission
The Florence City Council will meet with the Florence Planning Commission this evening at 5:30 at the Florence Events Center. The joint work session is expected to include information on the Housing Implementation Plan, city code amendments, short term rental policies and transitional housing policies. City Council will have a regular meeting on December the 12th preceeded by an Executive Session at 4 pm.
