Event Archive

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING/HEARING

A public meeting/hearing of the Budget Committee of the City of Lyons, Linn County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 will be held at Lyons City Hall, 449 5th Street, Lyons. The meeting will take place on the 13th day of May, 2014 at 6:30pm. The purpose is to receive the budget message and budget document for the City.

A copy of this budget document will be available after May 30th, 2014 at Lyons City Hall, 449 5th Street, Lyons, between the hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm.

This is a public meeting/hearing where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

May 1, 2014

**Revised**

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING/HEARING

A public meeting/hearing of the Budget Committee of the City of Lyons, Linn County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 will be held at Lyons City Hall, 449 5th Street, Lyons. The meeting will take place on the 4th day of June, 2013 at 6:30pm. The purpose is to receive the budget message and budget document for the City.

A copy of this budget document will be available after May 23, 2013 at Lyons City Hall, 449 5th Street, Lyons, between the hours of 9:00am and noon and 1:00pm and 4:00pm.

This is a public meeting/hearing where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

**Help Wanted**

Volunteers Needed for City Council, Budget Committee & Planning Commission

The following committees, councillorships and commissions and are looking for members: City Council, Budget Committee and Planning Commission. All members are appointed by the Lyons City Council and would serve a term of at least one year. Check out information on our City website: www.cityoflyons.org for more details and to print an application.

Applications can also be picked up at Lyons City Hall – at 449 5th Street. Questions can be directed to: cityoflyons@wavecable.com.

CURRENT VACANCIES for the City of Lyons:

• Budget Committee: 2 positions as of 2013; one 3-year term and one partial 3-year term.
• Planning Commission: 2 positions as of 2013; two existing 3-year terms: one expires in December of 2013 and one expires in December of 2014.
• City Council: 1 position – expires December 31, 2014.

Volunteers for the above named groups are appointed by City Council and interested persons must complete an application and return it to the City Manager.

This application must be signed prior to submittal. Print, fill out the information, sign and submit to City Hall – 449 5th Street.

Mary Mitchell, City Manager
City of Lyons

State of the City Address

Feb 8th, 2012

To Lyons City Council, City Manager Mary M., City Staff, and residents,

I address you tonight to talk about the state of our wonderful city over the last year and to take a look at where we are going in the future. I appreciate this opportunity to discuss this with you and do not take for granted the time and effort all of you give to this great place in which we live.

I would like to start out this evening by looking back at the past year. It has been an interesting year, full of highs and lows. From a city government stand point, we have seen some wonderful things happen that will have an impact on this community for years to come. We were able to team up with private companies and individuals to complete an extensive city beautification project. This project was responsible for planting hundreds of trees and bushes around the city that will grow and become established fixtures in our area. This is the type of thing that some may not appreciate or even notice now, but will be something that will be looked upon years and even decades from now with gratitude. As a city it has been a goal to continue to make our facilities more enjoyable for all. We have seen upgrades at our library and city hall buildings as well as to our parks. We have hired on more staff to take care of what we have and to ensure that all we do is done at the highest level. We have also seen the churches and the faith-based community of our area become more active. Josephs Storehouse, the local food bank, is serving over 150 different needy families. The growth of this project is just one sign of how these tough times can be counteracted with good people. These are visible things that you can look at and see improving within our community.

There are other things that we have done within city hall that are not so easily noticed. This year has been a year of continued organization. We have made good changes to make what we do a more efficient process. Even how we conduct our monthly council meetings has changed for the better. This has helped improve on our lines of communication with the public. As a community grows, it is imperative that we not take our eyes off this goal. In another area, we had an engineering firm conduct a drainage study of our city and now have something we can use to improve how water flows though our community. These types of things are keys to working with other agencies to improve our infrastructure. These are not necessarily things that are highly visible but none the less very important.

One of the areas that we as a city are working on currently is the long term direction of city government. What is the identity of this community and what our role in that is. It should be a priority for any city government to provide for the safety and needs of its residents. To make sure that the long term health of the community is established. We are looking at several areas to make sure that this is a front burner priority. These include making sure that all new organizations that want to do business within our city are held to the same standard as everyone else and that goes for established companies and agencies as well. We are not to treat or give special favor to one over another. The city government is to work for all its residents. Another area that we are looking at is bringing into the city, areas within our urban growth boundaries that make sense long term. For instance, we spend city monies for a cemetery that is not within city limits. Another example is our connection with our local highway. The long term health of this city will most likely tied to whether or not we have a connection with Highway 22. History of other cities and communities has proven to show us this reality. These are things that logically should be addressed.

Many of these are long term vision goals that as a community we have a responsibility to look at. These are very difficult times financially as we all know. How we work together towards the same goals will determine the health of this community for years to come. We all love the community of Lyons and want it to stay a wonderful place to live. Together in unity and with direction, we can make sure that it stays that way.

Respectfully yours,

Doug Morgan
Mayor, City of Lyons

One World, Many Stories

41 “International” readers completed the “One World, Many Stories” Summer Reading Program at the Lyons Public Library. 1,348 hours were reported, but there were many, young and “old”, who participated in the weekly programs. The International Ball had children sampling many delicious pastries from all over the world, in addition to playing games that have crossed countries and timelines. Crafts were made and a drawing was held, and the following children were the lucky winners of the themed bags. Aubrie Cross won the Cooking bag; Alexis Stinnett won the Summer bag; Cassidy Rook won the Games bag; Samantha Norris won the Reading bag;Gavin Groah won the Kids bag; Bethany Voth won the Movies bag; and Kassidy Schumacher won the Crafts bag. We had one lucky winner of a bike, provided by the Friends of the Family and Friends of Lyons Library. Morgan Fredricks is the lucky winner.

Children also shopped at the “World Market” using “book bucks” (hours) they earned by reading. Many wonderful items were available, and many thanks go out to those who donated.

We’d like to thank the following businesses for their support and generosity: Corner Market in Lyons; Gingerbread House in Mehama; A & W, McDonald’s, Star Cinema, Dari-Queen and Papa Murphy’s in Stayton; Applebee’s, AC Gilberts’ Discovery Village, Electric Castle’s Wunderland, Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in Salem; Enchanted Forest in Turner; Family Fun Center in Wilsonville; Oregon Zoo and Portland Trailblazers in Portland; Oregon Coast Aquariumand Oregon Undersea Gardens in Newport; and the Oregon High Desert Museum in Bend. All of this would not be possible without the continuing support of the Friends of the Lyons Library, Friends of the Family (Stayton), Youth Benefit Golf Tournament, Oregon State Library Ready-to-Read and CCRLS Ready-to-Read, as well as the many volunteers and families that make this program such a success. I’d also like to extend thanks to the Canyon Weekly, Independent Press, Stayton Mail, Statesman Journal, Our Town and the Canyon Advertiser for all the publicity.

The North Santiam Canyon is a wonderful community to live in; we have our own unique corner of the world.

Santiam Canyon loses 96,000 lbs in garbage

Two cities and one garbage company had one thing in mind May 21 – help the Santiam Canyon become a cleaner place. Between Lyons and Mill City, Pacific Sanitation removed about 96,000 lbs in general garbage, 90 yards of metal, 90 yards of yard debris, 87 tires, 63 computers and other e-waste, 80 gallons of paint and 60 appliances.

Part of the removal was paid by the cities, part by the participating residents and part was donated by Pacific Sanitation, who had six employees at the two events. “We want to stay involved with the community,” said operations manager Curt Christiansen.

It was also an opportunity for local kids to earn the community service hours needed for graduation.

Matthew Edington of Mehama will apply his time toward the 40 hours required by Stayton High School. And it’s not his first year volunteering for the Lyons city wide clean-up. “It’s tradition,” said Edington.

Pictured: (top)Volunteer Stayton High helpers Matthew Edington, (junior), Jenny Mitchell (sophomore) and Joshua Wiley (junior). (Bottom) Monte Kuenzi, Norm Foelkl, and Curt Christiansen of Pacific Sanitation help Ron Richter of Lyons unload his unwanted windows.

Source: The Canyon Weekly, May 25, 2011