6 March 2013 Heceta PUD on the Ballot Voters in the Heceta Water District will be asked to decide whether or not to convert to a “People’s Utility District” in May. The move won’t impact the day to day operations of the agency, but, says chief petitioner Ron Gerber, it […]
Gas Prices
Interest in tsunami maps; Post Office burglary; Hospice volunteers; and gas prices
Increased interest in tsunami maps… New tsunami inundation maps for the central Oregon Coast have been released and emergency managers are doubling up on their efforts to spread the word. The West Lane Emergency Operations Group offers regular classes on emergency preparation the second Saturday of each month. Because of […]
Board of Commissioners approves levy request; Gas prices at record highs for time of year; Confluence heads downtown; Rhody logo contest announced
13 February 2013 Voters will decide fate of jail levy That unity shared by the five Lane County Commissioners in the run-up to a vote yesterday on a proposal to send a five-year, $80-million public safety levy to voters failed to appear when it came to make the final decision. […]
Local News – Home Sales – Gas Prices – Summer Reading – Dunes City
9 January 2013 Home Sales Market Showing Encouraging Signs Home sales in Florence showed a measure of improvement in 2012 and that should translate into a gradual strengthening of property values. But how long that takes is still anyone’s guess. Tawfik Ahdab is a certified residential real estate appraiser. His […]
Local News – New City Council – Tsunami Debris – Gas Prices Down
Ordinarily the Florence city council meets on the first and third Mondays of the month, meaning the incoming Mayor and Council members would expect to be sworn in this year on Monday, January 7th. But not this year says Florence City Manager Jacque Betz. 200 — “It’s different this time. […]
Local News – Siuslaw Interpretive Center; Fire Destroys Storage Building; Gas $3.91; Domestic Violence
October 24, 2012 Bridge Interpretive Site Closing In on Breaking Ground Planning for the Siuslaw River Interpretive Project goes back more than a decade, but it appears that by next spring the quarter-acre site overlooking the Siuslaw River and the Highway 101 Bridge will become a reality says Florence City […]
Local News – Shake out; Gas prices; Project Grad; State furlough day
October 17, 2012 Great Oregon Shakeout… Oregonians are being asked to participate in an earthquake preparedness exercise tomorrow morning… it’s 10/18 on the calendar… and at 10:18 in the morning is when the Great Oregon Shakeout is set to take place. Students and staff at the Florence campus of Lane […]
Local News – Real Estate Up – Gas Prices Up – Death Explained – COPD Screenings
Real Estate Sales Looking Optimistic The good news… Realtors in Florence sold more homes in the first nine months of this year than they did in all of 2011. The not so good news, the median price of those homes, at $153,500, is $100,000 less than it was seven years […]
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