Code Update Reveal Next Wednesday the Florence Planning commission will offer an informational meeting on the new codes and guidelines for building in the city limits. For almost the past year the commission at the directive of the city council have been working on updating the 39 year old city […]
Florence Oregon News
Community Input Sought; Activity Bus Incident; Veteran’s Day Parade; Fall Cleanup
Community Input Sought The Lane County Board of Health is considering a county-wide indoor clean-air policy to address some current concerns with smoking and vaping in public indoor spaces. The State of Oregon is looking at the potential of allowing cannabis smoking lounges and Lane County is looking at ways […]
Non-Emergency at Water Station; Scam Alert; Trick or Treat Opportunities; Transportation Committee
Non-Emergency at Water Station A computer glitch is responsible for a brief failure of systems that monitor the chlorine levels in drinking water at the water treatment plant in Florence. Overnight on September 12th an error occurred in the computer software that caused a brief shutdown of the plant. The […]
Flu Clinic; Cold Weather Shelter; 2nd Street Closed at 101; Time Change
Flu Clinic Weekly flu reports from Oregon Health Authority show little activity in flu like symptoms across Oregon. In the region that includes Lane County there were 157 tests t his past week for Influenza with 4 positives for Flu Type B. none of these were in the Florence area […]
Paris Hero Makes Stop in Florence; ReVision Update; Fall Community Clean-Up
Paris Hero Makes Stop in Florence Roseburg resident and national hero, Alek Skarlatos was in town last week to garner support for his run for congress. Skarlatos will be up against long-time democratic congressman Peter DeFazio in 2020. Skarlatos says his platform is based on three basic tenets. Oregon’s logging […]
Article Unclear About PeaceHealth Medicare Coverage; OCHS Christmas Store; Pumpkin Giveaway; Community Foundation Grant Cycle
Article Unclear About PeaceHealth Medicare Coverage An article in Wednesday’s Register Guard had people concerned that there would be no in-network coverage for Peace Harbor hospital in Florence for Medicare patients. The Register Guard reported that PeaceHealth in Oregon had discontinued its relationship with Trillium Community Health Plan and its […]
Housing Code Update Informational Session; Collision Sends Three to Hospital; No Relief at the Pumps
Housing Code Update Informational Session The City of Florence has announced that they will be having a Housing Code Update Informational Session on November 6th. The current housing codes are 39 years old and the changing landscape and the need for additional housing have been a catalyst for the change. […]
Cycling For First Responders; Great Pumpkin Giveaway; Haunted Maze
Cycling For First Responders Mark Gutierrez is a Naval Vet that is riding his bicycle across the country to bring awareness to Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Vets and First Responders. He spent several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bomb disposal expert. Gutierrez is […]