David’s Chair Content Removed – Update Coming – Stay Tuned Trick or Treat Tips Siuslaw School Resource officer Hayley Coons checked in with some safety reminders for kids as they go out trick or treating.  First thing, be sure you are visible. “Reflective tape or a reflective vest.  Something super […]

Commission Approves Extension The Florence Planning commission on Tuesday evening heard an application for an extension of an administrative design review for a portion of the Cannery Station that plans for transitional cottage units on two of the lots included in the overall design of the project.  Economic issues have […]

Cannery Station Progress The Florence Planning Commission has conducted a series of hearings over the past few months, each on a different aspect of the Cannery Station Planned Unit Development.  The final one is this evening on a request for an extension of the Design Review approval for the “transitional […]

New Mayor – New to Area The new mayor of Dunes City may be relatively new to the community, but he has three decades of municipal experience.  Ed McGuire retired as the Public Works Director last year in the city of Henderson and made the Central Oregon Coast his home. […]

Dunes City Chooses Mayor The four remaining members of the Dunes City Council took action Wednesday night to appoint a new mayor.  The former mayor, Sheldon Meyer, had stepped down in August.  Initially two councilors had expressed interest in the appointment for the rest of his term that runs through […]

Hazardous Waste Roundup This Friday and Saturday the City of Florence will partner with Lane County to help residents dispose of hazardous items that may be in their household. Residents and businesses in the Florence area will have the opportunity to safely get rid of items that otherwise would not […]

Community Bank Week This is Community Bank Week in Oregon and the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is letting people know the importance of banks that have Oregon roots and serve communities like Florence.  TK Keen is the Division of Financial Regulation administrator in Oregon and says that […]

Lodging Taxes Andy Vobora heads Travel Lane County and last night at the Florence City Council meeting he gave their annual report.  Vobora says that while we had a robust summer of 2022, changes in the collection and reporting of Transient Lodging Taxes has slowed the way the county has […]