IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.Byline: The Register-Guard Plan to close street raises objections City officials say that a block-long section of B Street must be permanently closed to make room for a new municipal public safety complex. But if Springfield resident Scott Olson Scott Olson is a guitarist, bassist, and recording engineer. He currently is working with Seattle's legendary London Bridge Studios, best known for their work on Pearl Jam's Ten and Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. has his way, state officials won't allow that to happen, and the city could be forced to draw up a new construction plan for the $29.6 million project. Olson, a civil engineer who serves on the city's Justice Center Community Advisory Committee, warned the Springfield Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle during a public hearing last week that a formal city decision to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. B Street would prompt him to file a complaint with the state Land Use Board of Appeals, asking that the ruling be overturned. Olson's primary contention is that closing B Street would violate city and metro-area policies that encourage keeping the road system interconnected, to allow easy access for all modes of travel, including walking and bicycling. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a set of findings pieced together by city planners, the street closure would not cause a major imposition to pedestrians, cyclists This is an incomplete list. Please add to this list if you are aware of an omission. This is a list of cyclists by decade. Cyclists by decade Cyclists before the 1880s
City officials want to close the street so that a secure parking lot for police vehicles and evidence storage can be built adjacent to the justice center. Springfield Police Chief Jerry Smith Jerry Smith may refer to the following people:
Donation to benefit public safety center You'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of the city police department than Millie Krey. The 82-year-old Thurston area resident likes Police Chief Jerry Smith's squad so much that she's basically giving away the old family business to help support the city's plan to build a downtown public safety center. The complex will include a new police department and municipal courtrooms, along with a 100-bed jail. A grateful City Council last week accepted Krey's donation of her interest in a .9-acre parcel near 49th and Main streets that for 30 years was home to Krey's Electronics. The city will now take the lead in negotiating the property's sale and will ultimately collect 50 percent of the proceeds. The other half of the profit will be paid to Krey's family members, according to the donation agreement. An appraiser A person selected or appointed by a competent authority or an interested party to evaluate the financial worth of property. Appraisers are frequently appointed in probate and condemnation proceedings and are also used by banks and real estate concerns to determine the market last year placed the land's real market value at $327,000 - meaning that if the parcel sells at that price, Krey's donation will total $163,500. Funds from the sale of the old Krey's Electronics property will go toward the purchase of a .7-acre lot just west of City Hall that includes a building that houses the Lane County Justice Court and an adjacent 62-space parking area. Springfield in running for "Simpsons" premiere Vote for Springfield. That's the pitch in 14 Springfields around the country that are vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for a chance to land the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of "The Simpsons Movie" on July 26. Twentieth Century Fox officials announced last week that an online vote will determine the winner of the friendly competition, in which cities will film a short video that highlights their hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" and ties it to the fictional Springfield where the animated television Simpsons family lives. Videos created by the real Springfields - which must be sent to Fox by June 28 - will be posted at www.usatoday.com. The online polls at the Web site will close July 9, with a winning city announced a day or two later. Lane County's Springfield is running, as are others in Massachusetts, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, New Jersey, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Colorado, Louisiana and Vermont. In Oregon, Springfield city officials are serious about winning. They have pieced together a life-size, plastic model of the Simpsons clan clan, social group based on actual or alleged unilineal descent from a common ancestor. Such groups have been known in all parts of the world and include some that claim the parentage or special protection of an animal, plant, or other object (see totem). in the City Hall lobby. The display was part of a contest packet Fox sent to cities participating in the promotion. Dozens of people have been photographed on the model's couch, seated next to the huge-headed Homer Homer, principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Works, Life, and Legends Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Simpson. Another angle of local Simpsons mania Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death unfolded last month, when more than 200 people packed the Richard E. Wildish Community Theater in downtown Springfield for a brainstorming session at which dozens of residents offered suggestions for the city's video. "I've been somewhat surprised by how much people are into it," Leiken said. "Whether I'm at the grocery store or the mall, people stop me and the first question is about the Simpsons. It's generated a huge amount of excitement in the community." ON THE WEB To read the full Springfield stories, visit www.registerguard.com and click on Springfield Extra |
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