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New City Policy for Public Comments The City of Florence is adopting new procedures for speaking at public meetings. Beginning April 16th people that wish to make public comment on items that are not currently on the city’s meeting agenda are going to be asked to fill out a speakers […]
New EV Stations in Florence Yesterday was the unveiling of a new Electric Vehicle Charging station in Florence. Just before the noon hour Craig Sanders with the River House Inn and Old Towne Inn was joined by Rick and Julie Durst of Durst Energy and members of Central Lincoln PUD […]
Death With Dignity Improvement Proposed Changes could be coming to Oregons Death With Dignity law. That is the hope of one opponent of the current verbiage contained in it. Bruce Yelle is the head of End Choices a non-profit that is spearheading changes in the current law. He says that […]
City of Florence should ease into State guideline Senate Bill 1051 that requires smaller cities to comply with expanded uses of residential properties goes into effect on July 1st. The new law requires the allowance of single resident zoning to allow for accessory dwelling units, or ADU’s. Due to the […]
Religious Groups to Back Gun Legislation A group of religious leaders has introduced an initiative that would ban semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines in Oregon. Initiative Petition 43 seeks to outlaw the sale of these weapons and require current owners to undergo background checkouts and register their guns. Rabbi Michael […]
Work Session Continues to Sort Out City Codes A special work session for the City of Florence Council and Planning Commission will take place Monday evening at the Florence Event Center. They will be continuing their discussions from February on the changes that will need to happen with the city […]
Sibling March Set For Saturday There will be a Sibling march against gun violence in Florence this Saturday. According to organizer Nancy Rickart the event will be held on the streets of Florence beginning at 1 pm. “We’re gathering at the Methodist Church at 12:30 and we’ll march up 101 […]
Building Stands – For Now There has been no official release on the cause of the fire at the La Bula restaurant nor has there been any determination on what will happen with the building as we get closer to Rhody Days. Chief Jim Langborg with Siuslaw Valley Fire and […]
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