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 […]

Levy on November Ballot Voters living in the Siuslaw School District will see one item on the ballot for the November 7th special election.  The school district is seeking re-approval of a “local option tax levy”.  If approved, it would continue a levy of 75-cents per one-thousand-dollars of assessed value […]

TSP Slated for Possible Approval The Florence City Council will deliberate during its Monday evening meeting on the updated Transportation System Plan.  At the city’s last meeting it was decided that the council needed a little more time to go through and digest the almost 800 pages of materials that […]

School Board Approves Academy Application Last night’s meeting of the Siuslaw School Board was a lengthy one as the board heard from community members and from the organizers of the proposed Whitmore Classical Academy.  Public comment was mixed with those in favor of moving forward with a charter school and […]

City Plans Accounting Changeover The City of Florence is upgrading its internal accounting and switching it to a new provider, because of this transfer the city will have a brief downtime this Thursday and Friday.  With the system in transition, they will not be able to access certain records on […]