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This is a community calendar. To accommodate demand for the print edition, we ask that items be brief and include time, date, place, address, admission cost and a contact number for publication. Inclusion of items is at the discretion of the newspaper. Further information is available at 541-812-6078 or [email protected]. Assistance THURSDAY Food distribution, by appointment, food pantry, North Corvallis Ministry Center, 5050 NE Elliott Circle. Call 541-220-1040 to arrange a time to pick up a box of food. Philomath Community Services Food Bank and June s Kids Kloset, 9 a.m. to noon, 360 S. Ninth St., Philomath. Information: 541-929-2499. ....
Corvallisâ project to rework its advisory boards and commission proved to be not ready for prime time Monday. Councilors voted unanimously at its remote session to table the plan and reconsider it April 19. Some meeting participants viewed the April 19 as a bit aggressive, and the process might move into May or even June. An eight-person ad-hoc committee, chaired by Ward 9 Councilor Andrew Struthers, will be reformed to work on refining the proposal. On the panel with Struthers will be Councilors Charlyn Ellis (Ward 5), Hyatt Lytle (Ward 3) and Paul Shaffer (Ward 7) as well as Community Development Director Paul Bilotta, Library Director Ashlee Chavez, City Attorney Jim Brewer and Public Information Officer Patrick Rollens. ....
The Corvallis City Council and city staff participated Thursday in a remote two-hour work session on team building, roles and responsibilities. The session was facilitated by Larry Patterson and Andy Parks of GEL Oregon. Parks also served six months as the cityâs interim finance director. The discussion was a blend of principles and practical examples and came to life mainly when the latter were on the table. Issues covered ranged from parliamentary procedure to meeting protocols, with the key thread being âwhy does the council sometimes bog down?â Patterson noted an experience he had working with an unnamed city on its transportation system plan update. The process took 2½ years. ....
Get in your car and take a drive to the corner of Southwest 53rd Street and Philomath Boulevard in Corvallis. Almost any direction you head from there will lead you to new housing, housing under construction or bare land that is proposed for housing. Neighbors have consistently expressed concerns for years as projects such as Sylvia (37 homes) and Ridgecrest (46 homes) have come forward, while the 118-acre Marys Annexation could add up to 2,000 homes (see map at right/be for the full list of projects). Traffic is a major concern, particularly on narrow West Hills Road. Neighbors also are worried about loss of open space, wetlands issues and the fact that the region needs a âspecific area planâ to guide development. They also think the streetlights are too bright. ....