HONORING DEPUTY PAUL LANCASTER
Friends - please keep Deputy Lancaster's family in your prayers. Note the procession route Saturday morning; stop and pay your respects if you can, and note to use alternate routes if needed.
Press Release from Benton County Sheriff's Office
FROM CITY OF ALBANY:
TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 8:30–10:30AM:
If you are traveling between Albany and Corvallis tomorrow morning, please use alternate routes, including Highway 34.
There will be extensive traffic delays on Highway 20 and throughout town due to a large first responder-only procession for Deputy Lancaster travels from Reser Stadium, through Corvallis, on Highway 20, through downtown Albany, and across town on Highway 99E to the Linn County Fair & Expo.
FROM BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Benton County Deputy Paul Lancaster’s procession will occur on Saturday, June 26, 2021, starting at approximately 8:30 am. The procession – limited to first responders – will be extensive and traffic delays are expected between 8:30 – 10:30 am.
Many agencies are expected to join the procession, which will begin at Oregon State University’s Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and end at the Linn County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Albany for a celebration of Deputy Lancaster’s life. The procession will travel:
- East on Western Ave
- North on 5th St
- East on Van Buren St
- North on 2nd St
- East on Highway 20 thru downtown Albany
- North on Highway 99E to the fairgrounds
The service will be held in the B Hall of the Expo Center and begins at 11:30 am. Immediately following, there will be a reception in Hall A.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office encourages you to line the funeral procession route to pay respects to Deputy Lancaster. Please be sure to remain out of the roadway and use alternate routes for any regular travel.
Thank you for your patience.
OREGON TO OPEN
Governor Kate Brown announces Oregon to reopen no later than Wednesday, June 30 - signs order to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions issued under emergency statutes lifting the county risk level framework and COVID restrictions. All COVID restrictions will be lifted at the 70% vaccination target, or on 6/30 - whichever comes first.
Click here to read article from KPTV
Click here to read the Governor's Press Release
HB 2247:
Signed by House Speaker
and Senate President
HB 2247 - Allows the County Commission to adopt an ordinance to waive interest on delinquent property taxes if it can be shown that delinquent property taxes are substantially due to the impacts of the pandemic or 2020 wildfires.
Important points about this bill:
- It’s permissive. County commissions can either adopt this ordinance or they can choose not to.
- It’s temporary. It applies only to one property tax year, the 20-21 tax year.
- It’s needed. Many of our constituents lost residences, rents, or business income due to either wildfires or the pandemic.
Some of the other technical aspects of this bill include:
- The bill is narrowed down to apply to only property owners who were current through Feb 2020 (eliminates chronic late payers).
- We are late enough now in the tax year that the only people for whom this bill would apply are those who are truly the intended recipients.
- This bill does not absolve the property owner from paying the back tax, just the interest penalty.
- The bill requires a report to Legislative Revenue on revenue impacts to the counties so that they can be tracked.
The House Speaker signed it June 22 and The Senate President signed it today - June 25 - enrolled.
Almost to the finish line. Stay tuned by checking for update here.
HB 3411: It Is YOUR Money
HB 3411 - A Republican bill would return $300 million that belongs to taxpayers.
More information
Watch video from KATU
HB 2021: More Burden on
Struggling Oregonians
June 25 - The Oregon House Dems pass HB 2021 through.
This session House Republicans have pushed for only focusing on bills that address immediate concerns related to the pandemic, natural disasters, education and restoring jobs. Raising the cost of living for people still struggling to recover is the wrong direction.
Hiking electricity costs and exposing Oregon families and businesses to rolling blackouts will change the landscape of our state to something more like California.
This bill is likely to make the state’s energy grid unreliable. We must ask ourselves if we are prepared to take on the infrastructural consequences of such a policy. Texas continues to struggle with power grid infrastructure.
“We should not be raising electricity costs for Oregonians while making our energy grid less reliable,” said House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby). “HB 2021 will hike electricity costs and expose Oregon families and businesses to rolling blackouts like we see in California. We shouldn’t be pushing this through a closed-door legislative session and ignore serious concerns from the public and key stakeholders. Oregonians cannot afford to pay more for less reliable electricity.”
HEAT WAVE: Be Prepared!
FROM CITY OF ALBANY:
Hot town, summer in the city... follow these tips as we try to be witty...
Take care this weekend in the hot weather. If you don't have access to cooling during the hottest part of the day, it might be a good time to take that trip to the grocery store, mall, or movie theater.
Click here for Benton County Cooling Center Locations
DIAPER GIVE-AWAY - JUNE 29
FROM OPTIONS PRC:
DIAPER GIVEAWAY THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK!
If you're struggling to purchase diapers, come see us at the end of the month for a week's worth of FREE diapers. We will also have an opportunity to win a grocery gift card.
June 29th @ Options Pregnancy Resource Center in Albany 10am-3pm (Spanish translator available)
June 30th @ Kings Circle Assembly of God in Corvallis 10am-3pm
We will be wearing masks and requesting others to wear a face covering as well.
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Thank you - Options Pregnancy Resource Centers!
As always, my office is here for you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office if you have any community event announcements, legislative questions, or concerns.
Stay tuned and stay involved!
 Capitol Phone: 503-986-1415
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, H-389, Salem, OR 97301
Email: Rep.ShellyBoshartDavis@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/boshartdavis
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