Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,
Five years after the Holiday Farm Fire, McKenzie Valley residents still face bureaucratic roadblocks in their quest to rebuild, even after the government allocated millions for housing. Some residents, weary of the slow pace of recovery, launched a nonprofit organization of their own. Ben Botkin reports, and his is the first piece in a series of Lookout Eugene-Springfield stories examining the fire and its aftermath.
The Springfield city council needs to fill a vacancy, and Lillian Schrock-Clevenger explains the process. The council will appoint an interim councilor by the end of October, and then voters will cast their ballots for a permanent replacement in May…