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Oregon Landowner Suit Seeks $103M from Public Utilities for Wildfire May 17, 2021 A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state. The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extre...

Lawsuit seeks $103M from public utilities over wildfire May 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state. The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extreme f...

Lawsuit seeks $103 million in damages from two public utilities stemming from Holiday Farm wildfire Updated 3:24 PM; Today 2:11 PM An aerial view of the town of Blue River, OR on Oct. 6, 2020 after the Holiday Farm Fire. Photo courtesy of @TripJenningsVideo@tripjenningsvideo Facebook Share A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in the McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from two public utilities, Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water & Electric Board, for damages arising from the Holiday Farm Fire, one of the Labor Day conflagrations that ravaged communities around the state....

Lawsuit seeking wildfire damages from PacifiCorp can move forward, judge rules Today 6:30 AM A swingset and the remains of burned homes and a vehicle in Gates, Oregon on Sept. 13, 2020. The town of Gates, along the Santiam River was all but destroyed by fires sparked in the Santiam Canyon on Labor Day. Brooke Herbert / Staff Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLiveBrooke Herbert/The Oregonian/OregonLive Facebook Share Plaintiffs in a lawsuit looking to hold PacifiCorp responsible for Labor Day wildfire damages scored a victory this week as a Multnomah County judge denied the utility’s mo...

Corvallis Housing First Receives Aid to Repurpose Motel March 1, 2021 The Oregon Community Foundation announced that Project Turnkey is providing grants for properties in Corvallis, Eugene, and Lincoln City.  Corvallis Housing First was selected and received $2.475 million in funds from Project Turnkey to buy and renovate a 24-room hotel in south Corvallis. Unhoused community members, including disabled people, veterans, people of color, and seniors, will be prioritized.  “We are so excited for this opportunity to provide more safe shelter options during the pandemic and permanent support...