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Stakeholder Exploratory Committee

October 9, 2024

The Board of Directors for South Lane County Fire and Rescue has authorized the creation of the Stakeholder Exploratory Committee. This committee members will be appointed by the Board of Directors at a future Board meeting. The committee will be comprised of a cross section of interested parties within the fire district boundaries. Interested people must be eligible to vote in fire district elections.

The committee will be evaluating facts and data with the purpose of recommending future potential ballot measures to the Board of Directors on the following questions.

1.       Should the fire district continue operating with one of the lowest permanent taxing rates in the state while continuing to rely on levies and bonds to supplement operations and fund capital improvements? The current permanent taxing rate is $1.0335/$1000 of assessed value and a five-year operations levy of $0.047/$1000 of assessed value.
2.       Should the fire district be dissolved and reformed at a permanent taxing rate sufficient to provide expanded staffing to meet ongoing and future demand with the ability to plan for and fund future capital projects? The projected need is for a permanent taxing rate closer to $2.25/$1000 of assessed value.

If you are interested in serving on the Stakeholder Exploratory Committee, please send a letter of interest to Fire Chief John Wooten. Letters may be delivered in person to the Cottage Grove station, sent by mail to 233 E Harrison Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Interest letters must be received by 5pm PST on Friday November 8, 2024. Letters post marked prior to the deadline will be accepted upon delivery. We look forward to engaging our stakeholders in this conversation.

Sincerely,

John R Wooten

John Wooten

Fire Chief

South Lane County Fire and Rescue will be having a Regular Board Meeting on September 19, 2024 at 7:00pm at Station 201 located at 233 E. Harrison Ave. Cottage Grove, OR. 

If you would like to attend this meeting virtually please call our office at 541-942-4493 no later than 3:00pm on September 18, 2024 to schedule. 

Movie Night is back on September 13 & 14th 2024

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE

ADDENDA – RFQ EXTENSIONS

Quotes are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024, and marked to the attention of John Wooten, Fire Chief, 233 E Harrison Ave, Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Submittals shall include a quote that identifies the cost breakdown for the various facets of the work requested. There will be no formal opening of the quotes received. Quotes will not be accepted after the stated submittal deadline date and time, and any late quotes will be rejected.

All questions related to this project should be directed to: Justin Baird, Deputy Chief, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..