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Brookings, Oregon

Brookings City Council Approves Key Agreements,

Addresses Infrastructure Needs and Awards Yards of the Month BY LINDA LEE

Curry Coastal Pilot

Discussion was alive at a recent city council meeting where the topics covered approval for a land purchase that will house two new water reservoirs, the hiring of an engineering firm to manage the wastewater plant upgrades, a new bargaining agreement and Mayor Isaac Hodges had the opportunity to reflect on his first year in office. Two new seventy-four-thousand-gallon drinking water reservoirs are set to be built on a small parcel of land that will be purchased for $22,000 by the city. The approval stems from the city’s 2014 water master plan. The reservoirs are considered a high priority by council members as the current concrete vault-type structures are old and leaking. The reservoirs supply drinking water and much-needed fire protection for the surrounding area. "I definitely don't want to have to worry about coming up with an agreement again in fifteen years," said Mayor Hodges, “or rely on this outdated system any longer.” In other news, the city council authorized an agreement with The Automation Group (TAG) to serve as the integrator of record for the wastewater treatment plant project. TAG will handle specialized electrical engineering, hardware, and software installations for the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system upgrades. This is an overall effort to reduce costs on the wastewaPlease see CITY COUNCIL Page 3

CHN Opens Accredited Sleep Center in Gold Beach

Better Sleep, Better Health—Now Available in Curry County

Curry Health Network is proud to announce the successful launch of the Curry Sleep Center at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, now open and already serving patients. After more than a year of preparation and collaboration, the Sleep Center welcomed its ﬁrst patient on June 30th, bringing accredited, hospital-based sleep services to the community for the

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very first time. The Curry Sleep Center (CSC) is fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the national leader in setting standards for sleep care. This accreditation confirms that CSC meets rigorous national criteria for clinical quality, patient safety, staff qualifications, and long-term outcomes.

The Sleep Center offers both overnight, in-lab sleep studies and Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT), enabling the diagnosis of common and serious conditions like obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnias, and restless legs syndrome. Left untreated, sleep disorders can lead to serious health risks including high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, diabetes,

and depression. Studies performed at the Curry Sleep Center are read and interpreted by Simranjit S. Galhotra, MD, a physician certiﬁed in Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Internal Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine by the American Board Please see SLEEP CENTER Page 3

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