The McKenzie Valley is Building Back Better and Stronger

Source: EugeneCascadesCoast.org Travel Oregon believes improved infrastructure is needed to enhance and expand visitor experience over both the short and long-term and that these enhancements can help in economic recovery efforts. To support this, Travel Oregon unveiled a Competitive & Recovery Grants Program. Applications open on March 15 and close on March 31. View the…
Daniel Hurley, Director, Lane County Public Works met the McKenzie CDC and spoke with evacuees from the Holiday Farm Fire last Saturday at the MERC in Lane Events Center and stressed that residents of the McKenzie valley who lost property in the fire should not get started cleaning up, moving or dumping the debris for…
The table below shows how many building permits are in review and have been issued for properties located within the Holiday Farm Fire area. So far, Lane County Land Management Division has waived $1,073,300 in fees for fire survivors and has issued all requested refunds. This data is updated once per month. View this information,…
Onward Eugene and the City of Eugene announced they are working together to help build local awareness about the new Emergency Broadband Benefit program. The new program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households. The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward…
Source: DebrisCleanupNews.com With debris removal work completed on more properties every day, the next question for many property owners is: do I need to pay for this, either directly or through my insurance? The short answer is no, not up front. The State of Oregon is covering all up-front costs of debris removal cleanup. In…