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Siuslaw News Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Florence, Oregon

Number 25 • 134 years

Class of 2025 - Continue to climb

By TONY REED Siuslaw News

Siuslaw High School gym filled to the wings June 6 to watch 102 graduates accept their diplomas and bid goodbye to high school. Principal Mike Harklerode garnered an opening round of applause by noting that the graduating class was the first in the last five years whose high school career was uninterrupted See more photos at thesiuslawnews.com

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County eyes Florence building for opioid treatment facility SIUSLAW NEWS STAFF

Almost 100 people attended the Tsunami 101 Roadshow at FEC.

Tsunami 101 Roadshow informs, prepares By TONY REED Siuslaw News PART ONE OF TWO

Over 90 people came to the Florence Events Center June 9 to attend the Tsunami 101 Roadshow where they heard the science of quakes and tsunamis and tips for surviving everything from a small event to a major Cascadia Quake. The two-hour event featured information about how tsunamis are formed, the difference between a distant tsunami and a local tsunami, how much time coastal residents may have to respond. Before the evening presentation, tsunami and geological

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experts spent the day training local government personnel. Among them was City Councilor Jo Beaudreau, who attended the full day of training. Jonathan Allan Ph.D, a coastal geomorphologist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, spoke of the evidence geologists use to determine which areas are most tsunami-prone and how often they have happened. A resident of Newport, Allan said he has spent the last 25 years modeling tsunami inundation on the Oregon Coast and also runs the tsunami program for the State of Oregon. He said that among other research, Cascadia is in the

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forefront of research when it comes to understanding risks and planning for them. Allan went into great detail explaining how offshore quakes cause tsunamis by lifting the water up when plates shift. A tsunami can travel through the ocean at around 500 kilometers per hour or just over 300 miles per hour until they reach an upslope and generate high waves. He said subduction zones exist around the entire Pacific Rim, and about 29 tsunami events have occurred since the 1850s. He noted major quakes that have caused tsunamis, including See TSUNAMI, Page A5

One consent calendar item on the Lane County Board of Commissioner’s June agenda would allow the County Administrator to sign a purchase agreement for a property in north Florence. According to the consent memo, the building will be used as a satellite Lane County Treatment Center within the Medication Assisted Treatment program, if purchased. The program will be run by County Health and Human Services. Information in the memo packet states, “The need for a satellite treatment center in Florence was identified due to the lack of options for treatment of opioid use disorder in western Lane County. Proximate services are an essential component of addiction recovery, and there are currently no treatment options on the coast between Coos Bay and Seaside.” The information states that existing data suggests there are at least 30 Lane County residents in the Florence metropolitan area that would immediately benefit from a

Florence Treatment Center and that number is expected to grow to as many 100 individuals by the end of the first year of operation. “The proposed property was formerly a medical facility and appears to be ideally suited for use as a Florence Treatment Center,” the memo information said. “The Board was briefed in Executive Session on May April 30, 2025, about the suitability of this site and the advantages of purchasing the property as opposed to leasing space. The Board indicated unanimous support for issuing a Letter of Intent to purchase the property and begin negotiations for the purchase price and conditions of purchase, if any.” Purchase price for the real estate is $1,760,000 and anticipated costs associated with due diligence or not expected to exceed $50,000. According to the background report, the transaction meets the strategic goal of supporting a safe, healthy county. Listed as a procedural consent calendar item, it’s expected See FACILITY, Page A5

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