SALEM — The Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA) is a new component to Oregon’s statewide land use planning system intended to facilitate housing production, affordability and choice to meet housing needs for Oregonians statewide. Three state agencies have vital roles in implementing the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA). Oregon Department of[Read More…]
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Lane County commissioners to continue public hearing on Old Hazeldell January 28
The Lane County board of commissioners will reopen the continued public hearing on the Old Hazeldell Quarry, LLC application during their January 28 session. The hearing will be in Harris Hall at 125 E. 8th Ave., in Eugene, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format,[Read More…]
City of Westfir Council Meeting January 6, 2025: Mayor gives farewell address and recent rains cause flooding issues
By JOY KINGSBURY/for The Herald — The tiny City of Westfir is without a mayor. Also, they are without one sitting council member. This means the city will limp along without the direction of a strong administration until those posts are filled. There is a job opening for a relief[Read More…]
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Community
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our generous community for helping make the Tree of Joy a resounding success! Thanks to your kind donations and thoughtful shopping, we were able to spread Christmas magic to 171 children this year. A special thank you to our incredible volunteers[Read More…]
US Forest Service Hiring Freeze Could Have Long-Term Impacts
Conservationists worry that the USFS’s inability to bring on more seasonal workers will hurt wildfire mitigation, watersheds, woodland species and climate resilience. By Zoë Rom December 20, 2024 || INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS On Sept. 16, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced a hiring freeze for the next fiscal year,[Read More…]