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Lane County leaders are reassessing their safety policies and how they should interact with the public after a threat earlier this month led the commissioners to hold a meeting online.
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Oregon local governments sustained millions of dollars in damage during the January ice storm. Over the weekend President Joe Biden approved federal funding to cover some of those costs.
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Now that the filing deadline has passed, races for local and statewide offices are coming into view.
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A newly formed group of local recycling and trash haulers are threatening to sue Lane County over a project to divert waste from the landfill.
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A new app called “Gov Hub Media” will allow the public to stream local government meetings on their phone, or smart TV.
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Lane County has hired a new emergency manager. Tiffany Brown previously served that role in Clatsop County.
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Normally, people have a 10-day window from when they had to throw out the contents of their fridge, freezer or pantry to request replacement food. SNAP beneficiaries in Lane, Benton, Linn, Lincoln, Multnomah and a few other counties have until Feb. 16.
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U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle said she is working with other members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to pursue federal assistance for ice storm recovery.
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Some Lane County residents are still without power after last week’s ice storm. Food For Lane County is among the local non-profits offering help.
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Egan warming centers were one of the few safe havens for people experiencing homelessness, and those whose homes were no longer safe because of power outages, or damage from the storm.
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The new facility will transform food, and other organic waste into natural gas and divert more recyclables from the landfill.
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Officials say the facility would transform food waste and other organic material into natural gas. It will also pull recyclable items out of the garbage stream.