Commissioner Rebecca McCall spearheaded the effort starting in February after she noticed a substantial increase in the amount of roadside trash and larger household discards. There was a box spring and a mattress across from Blue Ridge Community College there was a recliner, she told the Local Government Committee for Cooperative Action last week. So if you needed furniture for your house you were all set. Since then, she said, she s noticed a great improvement.
McCall got a lot of reaction from people who said they, too, had noticed the proliferation of roadside litter. One man called her about a bag of trash someone had collected and left on the roadside near Glenn Marlow Elementary School in Mills River. He said he kept wondering when someone would come pick it up. Then with these words in my head from McCall and her Keep Henderson County Beautiful campaign, I went and picked up the big bag of trash.
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The Malheur County Budget Committee met virtually on Tuesday to begin two days of deliberations over the proposed 2021-22 fiscal year budget to carry the county through financially in 2022.
As proposed, the budget shows a increase of about $2 million in revenue over the current fiscal year.
The session was held by video, with each department head, and sometimes staff, visiting with the budget committee to explain their requests. For the departments, there was little change in their requests and what was budgeted for the current fiscal year.
Leading off was Sarah Poe, Health Department director, who said the services provided by the department are covered by support from the state including grants, fees to clients and contracted services.
ONTARIO
Ontario High School students who will be able to get to campus for in-person classes during the mornings of four school days for the final five weeks of the year will be able to do so starting on April 19. After listening to a presentation by OHS staff, hearing public comment which included student feedback, and discussing it amongst themselves, the Ontario School Board of Directors unanimously decided to go with a revised hybrid learning model, which will still offer comprehensive distance learning for those not ready or unable to get back to class.
At the top of the presentation, Melissa Williams, director of student services provided an overview of the new guidance from Oregon Department of Education, which is an 88-page document âmost of us have read many, many times.â She pointed out critical changes that were impacting them, including physical distancing requirements between cohorts and staff and students, transportation and meal services.
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The Malheur County Juvenile Crime Prevention Plan for 2021-2023 has been completed and was presented to the County Court Wednesday, by Susan Gregory county juvenile director.
The plan was created working with a number of community partners and local school officials.Â
The report showed that in 2019 there were 114 youth involved with criminal referrals and 136 with non-criminal referrals. In 2020 there was a considerable drop in those numbers as there were 92 youth with criminal referrals and 94 non-criminal referrals.
The decline is partially attributed to COVID because of the number of youth not in school, but at home.
However, the report said that brought out other problems such as a disconnect from school, mental health issues and possibly increased substance abuse. That also led to poorer grades and poorer attendance.âThrough education and skill building in the moral recognition therapy program we hope to guide youth on decision making that is based
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Merced El Capitan Hotel’s massive renovation is nearly complete. Here’s a sneak peek [Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)]
Jan. 31 The multi-million dollar renovation that has stretched over two years of Merced’s historic El Capitan Hotel is approaching the finish line.
The 114-room, four-floor hotel located at 1715 M Street is set to open on March 31.
The renovation of the El Capitan, part of Hyatt’s boutique lifestyle brand Joie de Vivre, began in late 2018. Hyatt also manages The Mainzer theater and restaurant, which recently reopened downtown after renovations.
“”(The El Capitan Hotel) has been a long project,” Robin Donovan, managing director of El Capitan Hotel and The Mainzer. “I’ve personally been on this project for over two years by the time we open.