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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Showing love for the Siuslaw Public Library T he Siuslaw Public Library turned an act of vandalism into an opportunity for art and free speech this week, as community members of all ages helped create public art to place over the library’s recently broken windows. A total of eight pieces of “popup” art were hung over the library’s recently destroyed windows, with each panel representing differing questions such as “What do you love about the library?” and “What do you love about where you live?” “So many people stopped by with their sadness about the windows and asked what they could do,” Siuslaw Library Director Meg Spencer said. “When something like the breakage happens, it can be easy to forget how much the library is loved, and how much our patrons do really care about the library. It was great for people to get a chance to express that.” The windows were shattered two weeks ago when a disgruntled library patron, who had been banned for inappropriate behavior, hurled rocks through eight of the library’s windows. “Luckily staff did a great job and responded quickly,” Spencer said. “He was arrested within the hour. Also very fortunately, we had a number of staff members and a couple of board members present who were able to get the glass cleaned up.” As the support for the library began pouring in, so too did suggestions on what could be done in the interim. A few library patrons suggested installing some public art. Spencer took the idea to the library’s Art Display Committee, which facilitates the public display of rotating art at the library, along with supporting demARTS, the yearly art demonstration held in the library’s Bromley room. “We were thinking of having certain people do a mural or some acrylic painting and then having the public do some painting, but we thought that would be more intense,” said committee member Nicole Campanella. “I thought we needed more of a community collaboration.” Instead, she suggested that members of the public help create the art by creating different panels for each window. See LIBRARY page 8A TH SN Siuslaw News SATURDAY EDITION | MARCH 30, 2019 | $1.00 HearingAssociatesOfFlorence.com | Doctors of Audiology Call today to start your year off right! Getting your hearing tested by the ONLY doctors of audiology in Florence. 541.991.4475 1901 Hwy 101, Ste A | Florence The first step to better hearing? * With purchase of a set of level 5, 7, or 9 devices. Cannot be combined with other offers. Expires 2/14/19. FREE TV Adapter*

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COMMUNITY Let it snow with area ice makers. INSIDE — A3 SPORTS Crabbing season now open INSIDE — SPORTS Mayor, councilors agree to disagree on Florence Urban Renewal Agency appointment process The Florence Urban Renewal Agency (FURA) meeting for March was held last Wednesday at City Hall with an agenda that included updates on the ReVision Florence Project and a recap of the history of the agency. There was a light turnout of citizens at the meeting which City Manager Erin Reynolds opened by giving a comprehensive review of the steps involved in the process used to create FURA. City councilors Ron Preisler and Joshua Greene and Mayor Joe Henry were at the meeting in their capacity as FURA members, along with the full board. Two members of the board, Mike Webb and Dave Braley, were the subject of a clarification from Reynolds. That clarification stems from the adoption of City of Florence Ordinance 1, 2019 which codified the appointment process for FURA members. The change adopted at the March 18 City Council meeting states that the mayor approves all appointments to city committees, which includes FURA. The implementation of the new ordinance, the impetus of which was based on the opinion of City Attorney Ross Williamson, means that Webb and Braley were not properly seated and the positions held by the two will need to be filled using the approved process. “We have two positions that we know expired January 2019. And now that the appointment process has been clarified, and with the new knowledge gained, we understand the Urban Renewal Board didn’t have the authority to temporarily accept and appoint the two open positions that are currently held by Dave Braley and Mike Webb, to the positions that we did at the last Urban Renewal meeting,” Reynolds said. “The city council, at their next meeting, will begin the process to fill those positions following the appointment process that has been adopted and very thoroughly explained.” The realization by city staff that there were problems with the previous appointment process has also led to the recognition that the by-laws and policies under which FURA operates are in need of an update, according to Reynolds “Now that the city has clarified things that are in its power, the FURA by-laws will need to be revised. The areas in which the FURA by-laws differ from city code should be updated so that they are in sync with city code,” Reynolds said. “Now is the time for us as staff to work with the board to review and update the bylaws. We believe it should be minimal, but it will be an opportunity for the board to also look at best practices for Urban Renewal Agency operations.” See FURA page 8A

— Joshua Greene, Florence City Councilor and Chairman of FURA Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial replica arrives Tuesday On March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command Vietnam was deactivated, ending the U.S. military’s involvement in the Vietnam War. In 2012, former President Barack Obama set March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a date to recognize the service and sacrifice of those who served. President Donald Trump made the March 29th designation permanent in 2017. In his presidential proclamation, Trump said, “To ensure the sacrifices of the nine million heroes who served during this difficult chapter of our country’s history are remembered for generations to come, I signed into law the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, designating March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Throughout this Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, and every March 29 thereafter, we will honor all those who answered our Nation’s call to duty.” Florence has a strong contingent of Vietnam-era veterans and those former service men and women will soon get the opportunity to see a three-quarter size replica of one of the most iconic tributes to the Vietnam War ever created, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial. Beginning on April 3, and continuing through closing ceremonies at 2 p.m. on April 7, Spruce Point Assisted Living Facility is hosting the impressive recreation of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial. The location will be behind Siuslaw Middle School at 27th and Oak streets. See WALL page 9A “Wall the Heals” still seeking volunteers By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News COURTESY PHOTO Siuslaw Public Library Director Meg Spencer shows her love for the library and the community that supports it. Thanks to responses from dozens of area artists, “What do you love about the library?” now has a posted answer over a window at the Florence branch. Several creative “pop-up” art pieces now cover eight broken windows, set to be replaced on Tuesday, April 9. Community rallies around library with art after vandalism incident

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By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News “Some of us on this council have always wanted to change the current process of appointing people to committees. We feel that it should have been an interviewing process that included the full council. … But I am not here to continue fighting this fight.”

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