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12/8/2007      LTD Bus 'Not Dead Issue"

Siuslaw News Tuesday, Nov 27th, 2007 By: Katy Fulton The city’s Transit Advisory Committee wants to pursue funding for a pilot project.Instead of waiting for someone somewhere to come up with grant money to fund a public bus service between Eugene and Florence, the city Transit Advisory Committee is building read more »

1/1/2008      KVAL TV News video feature on Commissioner Fleenor's effort to extend LTD service to Florence

Original airdate July 5, 2007. Video link courtesy You could eventually be able to hop a bus to Florence for only a $1.25 one way. Lane Transit District is in the early stages of considering service from Eugene to the small coastal town. Old Town, Florence was full of life read more »

1/4/2008      2008 State of the County Address Now Available ON DEMAND

The 2008 "State of the County Address" is now available for viewing ON DEMAND from your home computer by clicking simply clicking the "Links" button above (just below Bill's photo) and clicking "Board Meetings LIVE and ON DEMAND". The broadcast is made available by Lane County and Metro TV read more »

1/12/2008      Commissioner Fleenor Opposes BLM WOPR, Encourages Non-Partisan Approach

January 11th, 2008 Mr. Ed Shepard,State Director BLM, Oregon - Washington P0 Box 2965,Portland, OR RE: OPPOSITION TO WOPR — (Alternative 2) Dear Mr. Shepard, The purpose of this correspondence is to express my strong opposition to the BLM’s proposed WOPR (Alternative 2) due to the lack of compelling evidence read more »

1/15/2008      County Commissioner Fleenor Discusses Forest Funds and LTD

The Siuslaw News - January 9, 2008 At a recent Florence City Club meeting, County Commissioner Bill Fleenor told members that he sees four diminishing possibilities that Lane County will continue to receive the $40 million in federal forest funds, on which the county in the past has based its read more »

2/5/2008      Plugging into alternative power

By DENISE RUTTAN, Siuslaw News Jan 23, 2008 Reprinted with kind permission courtesy Siuslaw News (www.Siuslawnews.com) Before he got into politics, Bill Fleenor was into alternative energy. In the 1990s, the West Lane County Commissioner started developing a self-sufficient system for his home just outside Mapleton. Today, much of the read more »

2/7/2008      County cuts could hit health and safety services

Published: February 6, 2008 By Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The Lane County commissioners on Tuesday developed a worst-case budget scenario that could reduce crime and punishment services; eliminate popular health, animal and agricultural programs; and cut the equivalent of 230 county jobs by July 1. The cuts would hinge on read more »

2/7/2008      Local resident raises real concerns and questinos about BLM WOPR Proposal

Local resident Bill Hansen has given us kind permission to reprint the following letter sent to Commissioner Fleenor. Feb 6, 2008 Hi Bill, First, I'd like to express how much I've enjoyed the give-and-take of our gatherings at "Joe's." I always come away from them having learned more on the read more »

2/10/2008      COUNTY CUTS COULD HIT HEALTH and SAFETY SERVICES

By Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Published: February 6, 2008 The Lane County commissioners on Tuesday developed a worst-case budget scenario that could reduce crime and punishment services; eliminate popular health, animal and agricultural programs; and cut the equivalent of 230 county jobs by July 1. The cuts would hinge on read more »

2/10/2008      LOSS OF FEDERAL MONEY COULD COST 100 COUNTY JOBS

The Register-Guard - Eugene, Oregon Original Publication Date: January 17, 2008 By Matt Cooper The Lane County commissioners could cut 100 jobs in the coming few years — or as quickly as July 1 — given the comments from federal lawmakers who said this week that they have given up read more »