This November, Cottage Grove will remake its city government. Thanks to a recent recall effort, six out of seven city council seats will be on the ballot. That recall removed Alex Dreher, Chalice Savage and Mike Fleck from office. Critics argued they should have done more to prevent sanitation issues, drug use and other problems occurring in two unmanaged homeless camps. Those council members said they were following Oregon law and were doing their best to address symptoms of a nationwide crisis.