Local Government

After two summers of paid parking meters at Newport’s Bayfront, the city is expanding the program to Nye Beach starting May 1.

The Springfield School Board has appointed a new member. Bob Brew previously served on the Springfield City Council and has worked in finance and administration at local and state government agencies.

The small city is among 114 governments across Oregon that is behind on audits, according to a Secretary of State report.

Long-time Eugene City Council member Alan Zelenka says he will not run for reelection.

Voters will have a chance to weigh in this May on increasing their support for the Eugene Public Library.

This May, voters will be asked to increase the levy that supports Oregon State University’s Lane County Extension services.

The Eugene Water & Electric Board has hired the current leader of the Bonneville Power Administration as its new general manager.

The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety.

Willamalane Parks and Recreation District in Springfield may ask voters for a tax rate increase for the first time since it was founded in the 1940s.

In her second annual State of the City Address Monday evening, Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson highlighted the city’s successes, including improving public safety downtown and building more housing.

The proposal includes scaling back summer school, college readiness and some online programs as well as cuts to classified, licensed and administrative jobs to help close a $30 million gap.

Florence City Council will consider later this month whether to continue using automatic license plate cameras from private company Flock Safety.