Florence Oregon News

Airport Advisory Committee; Don’t Flush It; Oregon Veterans Converge on DC

Airport Advisory Committee The City of Florence Airport Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday where there will be a transition into the Transportation Advisory Committee.  The change is one of the city’s attempts to streamline committees while also extending the outreach of the committee.  The airport is in the process of […]

Election Results:; Bond for Schools Fails; Oregon to Stay Sanctuary State; STAR Proposal fails; Measure 106:; Siuslaw Celebrates American Education Week

Election Results: Governor Kate Brown will be returning to Salem for another term as last night’s results have revealed that Knute Buehler did not have enough support to bring about a change in the state.  Additionally Peter DeFazio and Caddy McKeown will also continue to serve.  Locally in Florence the […]

Gazebo on the Siuslaw River

Plenty of Land for Use; Officer Receives Lifesaving Award; Final Moments for Election Day

Plenty of Land for Use The Florence City Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to adopt the buildable lands inventory and housing needs and Economic opportunities analysis.  Planning director Wendy Farley Campbell laid out the analysis showing that within the city and the Urban Growth […]