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CITY MANAGER Erin Reynolds MAYOR Joe Henry CITY COUNCIL: Bill Meyer, Sally Wantz, Rob Ward & Woody Woodbury
CITY ADMINISTRATOR Jamie Mills MAYOR Sheldon Meyer CITY COUNCIL: Rory Hammond, Tom Mallen, Alan Montgomery, Sheldon Meyer, Bob Orr, Susan Snow & Duke Wells
U.S. PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 202-456-1111 www.whitehouse.gov
OREGON GOV. KATE BROWN 160 State Capitol 900 Court St., Salem 503378-4582 oregon.gov/gov
U.S. SEN. RON WYDEN
U.S. SEN. JEFF MERKLEY 313 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 541-465-6750 merkley.senate.gov
U.S. REP. PETER DEFAZIO (4TH DIST.) 2134 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 541-465-6732 defazio.house.gov
STATE REP. BOOMER WRIGHT (DIST. 9) 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 503-986-1409 Rep.BoomerWright@ @oregonlegislature.gov
WEST LANE COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAY BOZIEVICH 125 E. Eighth St. Eugene, OR 97401 541-682-4203 Jay.Bozievich@ co.lane.or.us
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Dunes City, Florence’s neighbor to the south, was formally organized in August 1963. It is governed by a mayor and six members of the city council. The council meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Dunes City Hall, 82877 Spruce St. in Westlake. All meetings are open to the public.
Dunes City Hall is home to the council chambers, community center and all city offices, including public works, building services and administration. It also serves as the City’s Visitor Center, where you can find brochures on local attractions and a 24hour outdoor kiosk with maps of the local area and directions to local attractions. For more information, call 541-997-3338 or visit www.dunescityhall.com.
FLORENCE JUSTICE CENTER
Florence Justice Center, 900 Greenwood St., includes the Florence Police Department, city jail, Municipal Court and the Lane County Justice Court, which is responsible for the adjudication of all criminal, misdemeanor, fish and game, marine, parks, traffic and civil complaints filed in the district.
For more information, call the Police Department, 541-9973515; Municipal Court, 541-997-3123; or the Justice Court, 541-997-2535.
PORT OF SIUSLAW
FLORENCE CITY HALL
Florence is governed by a mayor and four members of the city council, which meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 p.m. All meetings are open to the public.
Florence City Hall, 250 Highway 101, houses offices of the city manager, city recorder, community development (planning), building department and finance department. The city provides such services as police protection, road maintenance, water, planning and development.
The Port of Siuslaw district covers 700 square miles of the Siuslaw River watershed and serves western Lane County. Most of its operations are along the river banks in Florence and include a commercial wharf, sport and commercial marinas, boat launch and RV Campground.
Five elected commissioners meet monthly to oversee operational decisions that the port manager carries out.
For more information, stop by the port office at 100 Harbor St., call 541-997-3426 or visit www.portofsiuslaw.com.
