The Rogue River City Council officially changed its direction regarding the construction of its planned 1.2-million-gallon water reservoir, voting to refuse the bids the city had received for a concrete reservoir tank and accepting the “Plan B” of a glass-fused-steel reservoir tank. All five bids for the city’s first choice[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
East Evans Fire 17% Contained, Evacuees Returning Home
Firefighters continue to gain ground on the East Evans Creek Fire, with containment increasing to 17 percent as evacuation levels are reduced and residents begin returning home. Kyle Gibbons, operations manager for the Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT), shared the encouraging update during the operational briefing Tuesday, July 21. “Currently,[Read More…]
PW Staff Survives Power Outage
Rogue River Public Works Assistant Director Debbie Bunker reported at the Thurs., July 16 City Council Workshop that a power outage on Sun., July 12, caused some stress on Public Works staff. The biggest issue, she said, is that the sewer lift station at Coyote Evans Wayside, which serves several[Read More…]
CBA Gives Police Personnel Significant Increases
In a special meeting held on Thurs., July 16, the Rogue River City Council voted to adopt the Collective Bargaining agreement between the city and Teamsters Local 223, a three-year agreement that delivered significant increases for Rogue River Police officers to make the department competitive within the Rogue Valley. “I[Read More…]
Board Talks About Communication, Better Image
The Rogue River School Board met in a classroom at Rogue River Junior Senior High School on Wednesday, July 15, after a power outage left the District Office without electricity. The venue change did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new Superintendent Dr. April Harrison, who delivered her first superintendent’s[Read More…]
Fire District 1 Had Two Big Incidents
Personnel at Jackson County Fire District No. 1 in Rogue River were busy with two large incidents last week: one in downtown Rogue River and another for assistance in Grants Pass. District 1 personnel, with help from Grants Pass Fire personnel, responded to a heavy truck trailer on fire at[Read More…]
City To Reject Bids, Transition To Steel Reservoir Tank
Loree Pryce, Engineer-of-Record for the City of Rogue River, explained why the five bids received to construct the city’s proposed 1.2-million-gallon water reservoir on Anna Classick Drive came in well above the city’s $4.3 million budget during the City Council’s Thursday, July 16 workshop. “The bids became well above what[Read More…]