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On this day, July 12, 2013, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife commission adopted provisions of a lawsuit settlement that will make the state the only one in the West where killing wolves that attack livestock must be a last resort.




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TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR - 100 YEARS OF PIG N'FORD
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00 am
The Tillamook County Fair received its recognition as one of the top ten Blue Ribbon Fairs in the nation due to its uniqueness; offering so much for fairgoers to enjoy free along with their paid admission. Fairgoers can enjoy all of the Open Class and 4-H/FFA exhibits that Tillamook County residents have prepared the year prior, free entertainment and concerts, live exotic animal displays, and a whole lot more! FOR MORE INFORMATION tillamookfairoffice@gmail.com (M-F, 8 AM-5 PM) at (503) 842-2272. Reminders: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK All bags are subject to search For the safety of all present, only trained service animals are permitted to enter Fairgrounds property. A trained service animal is any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
4603 East 3rd Street Tillamook, OR, 97141


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EV Charging and Parking Improvement Project
Very few public charging stations on capitol mall

Have you attempted to visit the Oregon capitol during this legislative session? After two years of being closed out of the building during legislative sessions, the public finally has access only to face so much parking construction there are no parking spots. That is because the Department of Administrative Services awarded a contract for the large task of installing electric vehicle charging stations in multiple state parking facilities as well as completing deferred maintenance and improvements to several locations. The project started in November 2022 and will continue to early 2024.

Completion of this large improvement effort has caused varying levels of disruption, temporary closures and movement of assigned parking in affected facilities. Of the 93 charging stations being installed around and under the capitol, 10 are for public use. When the project is completed, there will be 26 public charging stations at state office buildings out of 168 installed. If you are headed to a state office or the capitol, there are nine lots/parking areas that don't have any public access to charging ports.

Installing the 208 Volt, Level 2 EV charging stations is the first phase in building the infrastructure needed for supporting state-owned Zero Emission Vehicles and providing employee-only access charging along with limited public access. This project, and others like it across state government, are part of the long-range efforts needed to meet statewide transportation electrification goals set out in Executive Orders 17-21, 20-04, and the accompanying legislation in ORS 283.337.

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The disruption has been minimized, unless you want to visit a legislative hearing. The pandemic increased remote and hybrid workers resulting in canceled parking spaces, and DAS intentionally held open vacancies in preparation. However, several facilities are or will need to temporarily close completely, including the Green Lot and Commerce Lot. Employees are assured to have a space reserved when the lots reopen.

To help the EV folks out, ODOT is busy spending $100 million over five years for public electric vehicle charging along major roads and in Oregon's communities. About two-thirds of the funding — $52 million from the 2021 federal infrastructure bill plus a required 20% match — must be spent on EV charging infrastructure along Alternative Fuel Corridors. Oregon has 11 roads designated as electric corridors under the program: Interstates 5, 82, 84, 205 and 405; US Highways 20, 26, 95, 97 and 101; and OR Highway 42. ODOT may propose additional roads for designation over the next five years.

The remaining third of the money — $36 million — will be used to close EV infrastructure gaps and provide more charging sites in rural and urban areas, underserved communities, and at apartment complexes to allow more Oregonians to charge where they live, work, and play. Work will begin in fall of 2023.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2023-03-17 12:17:16Last Update: 2023-03-16 17:38:30



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