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Bandon District Receives $1.5 Million Seismic Grant Oregon LNG Withdraws Warrenton Project Death and Congestion GENTRIFICATION SPOTLIGHT: How Portland is Pushing Out Its Black Residents What Are Trees Worth to Cities? Recorded Webinar: Asset Mapping & Data Collection Before a Crisis FREE Webinar: Housing Affordability: Crisis and Solutions - Wednesday, April 27 Webinar: The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments and Choices - Thursday, April 28 How L.A. Designed Simple Kits That Let You 'Make-Your-Own' Park NIFTI Guide to Metrics and Evaluation for Farm Incubator Projects Funding Opportunities
1. Bandon School District Receives $1.5 Million Seismic Grant BANDON — The Bandon School District has received an almost $1.5 million grant from Business Oregon to rehabilitate Ocean Crest Elementary School to better prepare it to withstand a major earthquake.
Quote of the Week: “If we are to succeed in saving the planet, the battle will be won or lost at the local level.” ~Governor Tom McCall Oregon Fast Fact: The Darlingtonia Wayside is Oregon's only rare plant sanctuary.
Business Oregon, the state's economic development agency awarded 41 grants totaling $50,360,396 to Oregon schools and colleges. Other South Coast schools included in this round of granting were the Brookings School District for Kalmiopsis Elementary School, $1,499,600; Central Curry School District for Gold Beach High School, $1,499,213; Port OrfordLanglois School District for Driftwood Elementary, $1,472,400, Southwestern Oregon Community College for Coaledo Hall, $597,818 and for Randolph Hall, $624,550. To access the full story, click here. 2. Oregon LNG Withdraws Warrenton Project WARRENTON — After a decade of fighting Oregon LNG’s push to build a $6 billion terminal and pipeline project on the Skipanon Peninsula, Cheryl Johnson had no idea if an end was in sight. “I hoped that I would see it in my lifetime, but I didn’t know,” said Johnson, the 65-year-old co-chairwoman of Columbia Pacific Common Sense. The fight came to an abrupt end Friday, when Oregon LNG informed city and state officials that the company will withdraw the proposed liquefied natural gas development. The move ended a long period of acrimony over a controversial project that galvanized residents to protect the Columbia River and caused political upheaval in Clatsop County. To access the full story, click here. Page 1 of 10