By Anne Scheck
PHASE 1 REOPENING Now OK’d for COUNTY
Polk County got the green light today for a phase-one reopening, joining other Oregon counties that received the go-ahead last week. “Main street is alive,” said Lyle Mordhorst of the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Texts and emails began arriving within minutes of the approval for the county plan, he said.
Now, many businesses across the county can resume – by implementing social-distancing and sanitation measures. Commissioner Craig Pope, who was at the helm of the Polk County plan, “deserves an awful lot of the credit,” said Mr. Mordhorst, who predicted there will be “high-fives” all over county offices Thursday.
The reopening, which was approved by Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority, is scheduled to last 21 days and will require counties to meet certain standards, including certain testing levels and hospitalization rates, in order to move into phase two.
Friday, when the re-opening takes effect, “I’m going to have pancakes, bacon and eggs during a breakfast (in a restaurant) somewhere,” Commissioner Mordhorst said.
INDEPENDENCE COUNCILORS PASS TAX, NEW CITY BUDGET
Independence city councilors voted for the maximum ad valorem tax allowed for the city tonight, a rate just under 4.6% per thousand dollars of assessed value on property – the same one they passed last year.
The councilors also adopted the new city budget; It ranged from detailing the finances for every city department to the funding for auditory broadcasts of the osprey nest, allowing the parent birds and chicks to be heard as well as seen. The budget committee and the council met jointly this evening.
UPDATE
Savings to the city on the refinancing of two MINET bonds, recently reported in the Linking Letter, is $30,000 more than the original estimate; The amount has been revised to $377,000. These savings were calculated after accounting for the cost of the “refunding” ($122,000).
PHASE 1 REOPENING Now OK’d for COUNTY
Polk County got the green light today for a phase-one reopening, joining other Oregon counties that received the go-ahead last week. “Main street is alive,” said Lyle Mordhorst of the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Texts and emails began arriving within minutes of the approval for the county plan, he said.
Now, many businesses across the county can resume – by implementing social-distancing and sanitation measures. Commissioner Craig Pope, who was at the helm of the Polk County plan, “deserves an awful lot of the credit,” said Mr. Mordhorst, who predicted there will be “high-fives” all over county offices Thursday.
The reopening, which was approved by Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority, is scheduled to last 21 days and will require counties to meet certain standards, including certain testing levels and hospitalization rates, in order to move into phase two.
Friday, when the re-opening takes effect, “I’m going to have pancakes, bacon and eggs during a breakfast (in a restaurant) somewhere,” Commissioner Mordhorst said.
INDEPENDENCE COUNCILORS PASS TAX, NEW CITY BUDGET
Independence city councilors voted for the maximum ad valorem tax allowed for the city tonight, a rate just under 4.6% per thousand dollars of assessed value on property – the same one they passed last year.
The councilors also adopted the new city budget; It ranged from detailing the finances for every city department to the funding for auditory broadcasts of the osprey nest, allowing the parent birds and chicks to be heard as well as seen. The budget committee and the council met jointly this evening.
UPDATE
Savings to the city on the refinancing of two MINET bonds, recently reported in the Linking Letter, is $30,000 more than the original estimate; The amount has been revised to $377,000. These savings were calculated after accounting for the cost of the “refunding” ($122,000).
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