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Citizens Against Annexation
11/17/08 - Link to: CAA Newsletter 7/7/08 - CAA Files Objection to extension of city services and annexation of Rhododendron Drive and Driftwood Shores. Link to: Objection Exhibits 5/9/08 - CAA Files Opening Brief before Oregon Court of Appeals re: Fawn Ridge / Rhododendron Drive Annexation. On June 18, 2007, the City Council of the City of Florence approved Resolution No. 8, Series 2007, for an annexation of Fawn Ridge and about 1.3 miles of Rhododendron Drive, including Sebastian Drive. CAA appealed the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). LUBA ruled that because the Lane County Boundary Commission gave the “final” approval of the annexation, CAA would have to appeal the Boundary Commission’s decision instead. That level of appeal was directly to the Oregon Court of Appeals, and CAA filed our Opening Brief on May 1, 2008. See excerpts from our Brief, and others, at: http://www.citizensforflorence.com/BBoard/CAA-080509-FawnRidge.pdf 3/24/08 - City of Florence Discusses process for cherry-stem annexation of Driftwood Shores and Rhododendron Drive - Annexation of Driftwood Shores motel and condo complex, is a pre-requisite for county approval for the city to extend sewers further out Rhododendron Drive. According to the City, the loan for the sewer extension will be paid over a 20-year period by city residents. March 24, 2008 Community Development Agenda Item 12/14/07 - LCOG postpones population projections for further study - By Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The board of the Lane Council of Governments voted unanimously Thursday to postpone approval of new population projections for Lane County, siding with concerns that the numbers could be flawed and vulnerable to legal challenges. LCOG staff members and local governments will spend the next two months reviewing questions about the projections, and the board is slated to reconsider adoption of the numbers on Feb. 28. The council, an association that does contract work for local governments, must approve the projections for the year 2030 before local cities can incorporate them in plans that guide growth and infrastructure improvements. Critics say some cities’ projections are too high, which could prompt premature and expensive infrastructure upgrades. Opponents also said the numbers were established without adequate public review and that the council’s authority to oversee approval of the projections is suspect. “I’d feel better if we made sure all our procedures were in order (before adopting the projections),” board member Al King said before the vote. Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy told the board that the Eugene City Council should have a chance to review the projections and the concerns about them. Opponents of the projections say they’ve been unable to find documentation that shows that the governor’s office has given the council the authority to oversee the population projections. Faye Stewart, an LCOG board member and chairman of the Lane County commissioners, said the commissioners or their legal counsel could review the question, and the commissioners could move to adopt the numbers rather than LCOG. Officials of smaller cities in Lane County say they should have the ability to plan their own futures, including how fast they grow and how many people they accommodate. Veneta and Lowell are at the heart of the issue, because both are planning for populations in 2030 that are well above recent estimates for that year. Veneta officials predict that their city of 4,600 will grow to 9,960 people by 2030; Lowell officials say the town of 1,000 will reach 2,800. Veneta Administrator Ric Ingham told the LCOG board that the projection must be high enough to account for the city’s growth or Veneta could again face the kind of development restrictions that have left it with fewer businesses today than 20 years ago. Ingham and Lowell Administrator Chuck Spies told the board that it will be difficult for them to plan necessary infrastructure upgrades unless the projections are high enough to meet plans for growth. Lowell Mayor Warren Weathers, a member of the LCOG board, said his town’s economy has been “hammered” by logging cutbacks. Officials see population growth as the best way to keep service costs down. “This is a very important issue,” Weathers said. “We want to grow.” http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=36010&sid=4&fid=1 Link to: Lane County Commission Hearing Notice 12/12/07 - Adoption of Lane Code provisions and fees to assume authority for special district boundary changes. "Senate Bill 417 abolishes the Lane County Boundary Commission and requires Lane County to assume the duties, functions and powers of the Commission and assume authority for new boundary changes of special districts in Lane County as appropriate and coordinate with the cities in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan area under local government coordination policies. This public hearing will provide an opportunity to gather testimony and comments on creating a process and new provisions for Lane County to implement SB 417, primarily as it relates to Special Districts, that are required to be in place under the legislation enacted in 2007. Link to: Appeal Brief - Citizens Against Annexation v. City of Florence, LUBA No. 2007-129, filed 10/15/07 Link to: Letter to Lane County Commissioners re: Petition (10/05/07) |
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