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- WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COQUILLE
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COQUILLE
- By Operation Coquille
- Published 06/23/2009
- Community News , What's Happening , June 24
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by Lowell Thomas
The pool project committee is in the final stage of gathering signatures on petitions supporting their request for an Urban Renewal Agency commitment of $250,000. For individuals who haven’t yet signed a petition, they are available at both Judy’s New Image on Central and at the Sentinel office on First. Another grant request for $500,000 is in the process of being prepared and expected to be submitted next month. The project is also waiting to hear back on the grant application for $10,000 that was submitted last month. Meanwhile the new swimming season has gotten underway.
Because of the slowing of grant funding due to the nationwide economic recession this will not be the last season for the existing pool. There will be at least one more season for the existing pool before new pool construction could possibly get under way. Depending on how soon economic recovery occurs it may be even longer before enough funding commitments can secured so that actual construction scheduling can be accomplished.
Last week t Terrance O’Connor and Dennis Graham were in Sun River to present Coquille’s River Walk trail project proposal to the state committee which is deciding which of 68 projects applying for funds will actually get funded this year. The project committee had hoped to be able to pave as much of the multi use pathway as the grant and locally raised funds would allow this summer. Dennis reports that he doesn’t feel very optimistic after giving the presentation. The project continues selling honor bricks to raise funds for the project. Purchase forms are available at the community center, city hall and the Sentinel office.
These bricks will ultimately become a part of the trail surface between the parking area near Fat Tuesdays and the old railroad trestle.
Two sizes are available (4"x8" and 8"x8") at $50.00 and $75.00 respectively. Sample bricks can be seen at the Sentinel office and in the community center near the entry to the large auditorium. The project committee is exploring several additional fund raising activities.
The hanging flower basket project committee says that they can still use a few more volunteers for manning the watering truck this summer. Watering is done on Tuesday and Thursday each week and takes about 1 ½ hours to make the rounds. The committee says that the more 3-person crews that are signed up, the less frequently each crew has to be on duty. Interested persons can sign up at the Coquille Garden Shop on Central between Curves and the Motel. The Coquille Valley Historical Society reports that interest remains high for area history books. It expects to have sold all copies currently available before the end of summer. Since sales are on a “first come, first serve” basis, the Society suggests local residents come in early before the normal out of town tourists buy up the remaining copies of the several local history books they have available for sale.
They are at the Coquille Valley Museum on Central next to Truffles. The museum is now open weekdays during the summer. Operation Welcome provides newcomers special bags containing information about services and merchants in Coquille. Earlier this year bags were going out at the rate of about one per week. Newcomers, or those knowing of newcomers, are invited to call the Sentinel phone number (396-3191) and ask for Dian with their requests for these welcoming bags. Operation Coquille Inc. needs more volunteer members willing to help carry out community benefit projects for improving our quality of life. Individuals can become members by coming into the Sentinel office on First St., completing a membership form, and leaving the form with a dues payment on our desk. (Dues are only $20 per year.)
The pool project committee is in the final stage of gathering signatures on petitions supporting their request for an Urban Renewal Agency commitment of $250,000. For individuals who haven’t yet signed a petition, they are available at both Judy’s New Image on Central and at the Sentinel office on First. Another grant request for $500,000 is in the process of being prepared and expected to be submitted next month. The project is also waiting to hear back on the grant application for $10,000 that was submitted last month. Meanwhile the new swimming season has gotten underway.
Because of the slowing of grant funding due to the nationwide economic recession this will not be the last season for the existing pool. There will be at least one more season for the existing pool before new pool construction could possibly get under way. Depending on how soon economic recovery occurs it may be even longer before enough funding commitments can secured so that actual construction scheduling can be accomplished.
Last week t Terrance O’Connor and Dennis Graham were in Sun River to present Coquille’s River Walk trail project proposal to the state committee which is deciding which of 68 projects applying for funds will actually get funded this year. The project committee had hoped to be able to pave as much of the multi use pathway as the grant and locally raised funds would allow this summer. Dennis reports that he doesn’t feel very optimistic after giving the presentation. The project continues selling honor bricks to raise funds for the project. Purchase forms are available at the community center, city hall and the Sentinel office.
These bricks will ultimately become a part of the trail surface between the parking area near Fat Tuesdays and the old railroad trestle.
The hanging flower basket project committee says that they can still use a few more volunteers for manning the watering truck this summer. Watering is done on Tuesday and Thursday each week and takes about 1 ½ hours to make the rounds. The committee says that the more 3-person crews that are signed up, the less frequently each crew has to be on duty. Interested persons can sign up at the Coquille Garden Shop on Central between Curves and the Motel. The Coquille Valley Historical Society reports that interest remains high for area history books. It expects to have sold all copies currently available before the end of summer. Since sales are on a “first come, first serve” basis, the Society suggests local residents come in early before the normal out of town tourists buy up the remaining copies of the several local history books they have available for sale.
They are at the Coquille Valley Museum on Central next to Truffles. The museum is now open weekdays during the summer. Operation Welcome provides newcomers special bags containing information about services and merchants in Coquille. Earlier this year bags were going out at the rate of about one per week. Newcomers, or those knowing of newcomers, are invited to call the Sentinel phone number (396-3191) and ask for Dian with their requests for these welcoming bags. Operation Coquille Inc. needs more volunteer members willing to help carry out community benefit projects for improving our quality of life. Individuals can become members by coming into the Sentinel office on First St., completing a membership form, and leaving the form with a dues payment on our desk. (Dues are only $20 per year.)