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Sign Up Before Oct. 16th for Hazardous Debris Removal
You can donate directly to the McKenzie CDC above who will direct funds to recovery efforts in the McKenzie River valley. Use the Paypal Donate button above to help support the residents of the valley so badly scarred by the Holiday Farm Fire. Today Lane County have opened up a scheme allowing fire damaged…

New Fire Recovery Map Available
Lane County has created a “recovery map” to help track and share rebuilding progress following the Holiday Farm Fire. The interactive map allows viewers to see how many properties have started to rebuild, replaced some structures or replaced all structures. The map also allows viewers to sort by residential or commercial properties, view property sales…

ReOregon Public Meeting May 18 McKenzie School New Gym
Oregon Housing and Community Services released a draft plan for $422 million in disaster recovery grant funds intended to help communities and residents recover from the 2020 Labor Day fires. This effort, which is called “ReOregon,” will provide new permanent housing in the areas most impacted by the fires. A public hearing is set for 6:00 p.m….

Communication Towers Update
Residents along the McKenzie Corridor will notice some changes to emergency communications equipment. AT&T will be removing its SatCOLT (Satellite Cell Site on Light Truck) from the Vida area because the AT&T network supporting that area has been restored. AT&T is also working to upgrade its permanent tower to LTE service, which will further improve voice and data…

McKenzie Electric Bills Notice
Lane Electric statement 9/15/20 Good afternoon Last week, we decided to have all bills for the McKenzie River area sent to our office rather than mailed out to members as per usual. Unfortunately, we did not remember there would be SmartHub alerts that are emailed automatically as part of the billing process. We sincerely apologize…

Homes for Good Accepting Applications
Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org We have an important housing announcement for fire survivor families with limited or no income. Homes for Good will be accepting Project Based Voucher (PBV) waitlist applications for new housing complexes in Eugene and Springfield. Wildfire survivors will be getting preference on the waitlist. The waitlist time varies but those with preference are served first. The…