News and Press Releases

Portland, OR – Concerned about the impact of debris from the Japanese tsunami on Oregon’s fishing, crabbing, shipping and tourism industries, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden said today it i

Motorists may experience delays and congestion at Highway 101 and the Siuslaw River Bridge in Florence overnight beginning Thursday, December 1.

General contractors and others can now apply online for all types of City of Florence building permits thanks to a new ePermits system developed by the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD).

On August 15, 2011 the Florence City Council adopted a new Animal Code that has some significant changes. As part of our approach to code enforcement being one of education and voluntary compliance, it is important that outreach to the community be done before the ordinance becomes effective on September 15, 2011. Enforcement action of the animal code in its entirety will be done primarily by the Code Enforcement Officer and supplemented by the police officers as necessary. Enforcement action will be generally generated on a complaint driven basis.

Each month, the Community Development Department provides the City Council and Planning Commission with a report on the recent activities and applications received.  The excerpt from that r

Effective Tuesday, July 5th, Florence City Hall will be closed from noon to 1 pm.
Business hours for City Hall are 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm, Monday-Friday.
 

CROSSWALK PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ENFORCEMENT OPERATION

The Florence Police Department will conduct a Pedestrian Enforcement Operation on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at Highway 101 and 18th

Public Safety Agencies in Lane County are expanding the capabilities of their Community Emergency Notification System (CENS) so that public officials can reach more members of the community with

On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, shortly after 8:00 pm an officer from the Florence Police Department responded to a call of a suspicious person believed to be intoxicated harassing people on the Port of Siuslaw docks.

The Lane Community College Small Business Development Center is accepting applications for the fall 2011 program.

Local Photographer and Port of Siuslaw Commissioner Joshua Greene's photos of Florence from above.

With spring in full swing the City of Florence wants to insure local area business owners, property owners and residents are aware of the requirements to keep vegetation from causing visibility and passage problems in the right of way, including streets and sidewalks.

Recent changes have been made in regard to the parking restrictions and prohibitions in Old Town. The only area in Old Town with posted parking restrictions and prohibitions are on Bay Street from Nopal to the area just west of the Hwy 101 Bridge, on Laurel Street from 1st Street to Bay Street, Maple Street from 1st Street to Bay Street, and on Nopal Street from 1st Street to Bay Street.

The Community Emergency Notification System (CENS) is a phone system utilized to call people on their land line phone if there is an eminent threat to their well being.

If you live in Florence, Oregon you will see a line on your tax statement that refers to Florence Urban Renewal.

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