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City Manager Report
CITY MANAGERS REPORT
Report Period March 3, 2021 - April 8, 2021
Ginger Allen, City Manager
City Hall Hours: City Hall Administration and Library Services has been officially open to the public since March
15, 2021. Senior Services remain closed at this time. Social distancing requirements and mask requirement
remain in effect.
Travel Oregon Grant Update: I completed the Travel Oregon Grant application and submitted it on March 30
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one day before the grant deadline. As you can see by the proposed budget the city was able to get community
support to complete the project. Please take time to review the attached Project Budget and write down any
questions you might have when we go over this talking point at the April 12, 2021 City Council Meeting.
Rapid Response Grant: The Rapid Response Grant, in the amount of $500,000.00 is expected to be submitted
by the end of April. I will continue with updates until this project is finalized.
Speed Indicator Sign: The City is working with the Linn County Sheriff Department on the purchase of one,
possibly two speed indicator signs. I should hear back from the Sheriff’s office by early next week as to the cost
and style of signs being used throughout Linn County.
Public Works Certification Celebration: Ben Jones has passed his Collections Certification Test. This means
that the City will no longer need to pay for oversight coverage. Staff will be celebrating Ben’s accomplishment on
Wednesday, April 14
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Library Services Grant: Scio Librarian LaVonne Murray is proud to announce that the Scio Public Library is a
recipient of the LSTA + ODNP Newspaper Digitization Grant. The grant is available through a partnership
between the University of Oregon Libraries’ Digital Newspaper Program and the State Library of Oregon’s Library
Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Program. The grant amount that the library received is $7,480. With these
funds, the University of Oregon will digitize historic Scio newspapers dating from 1870 to 1925. This group of
newspapers includes some early newspapers which are in a fragile condition and have not previously been
microfilmed. The project will take place between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Once the project is
completed, the images will be placed on the University of Oregon’s “Historic Oregon Newspapers” website and
will be accessible to everyone free of charge.