The Eagle Point City Council met July 28 and the issue of Flock cameras, which record the license plates, and other details, of passing cars, was front and center once again when local resident Chandler James spoke during public comment on non-agenda items. He used his three minutes to express his concerns regarding the Flock cameras around the community recording information of every passing vehicle.
The Eagle Point Planning Commission met July 21 to consider a request to approve a proposed addition to the 71Five facility on Main St. The organization purchased an open lot next to the existing property and are looking to build a basketball court and a pickleball court on the quarter-acre lot.
Regular readers of this space may remember the trials and tribulations I navigated in order to bring Da Beast back to life after a key part broke. Actually, I just had to remove the broken part from the handlebar and attach the new one the manufacturer had sent me at no charge.
The Eagle Point School District Board of Directors held a special study session July 23 to work with Mike Scott, a certified specialist who travels throughout the state working with various school districts to help them set goals and improve their performance.
On July 23, Eagle Point police responded to a business alarm at the Purple Parrot at 5:45 a.m. In a statement, Eagle Point Police Chief Jim Hammilton said, “Upon arrival of the first officer, two subjects were seen in the area.
This week’s tale of woe began as I started my day last Saturday. I crawled out of bed and made my way to the kitchen for a bowl of Cheerios. When I began to pour the milk, it came out in chunks.
The Eagle Point City Council held their regular meeting July 14 which began with a presentation supporting the construction of a suspension bridge near the Butte Creek Mill that would cross Little Butte Creek and would connect near the existing Little Butte Creek Park.
With all this heat and smoke becoming a regular summer event, I couldn’t help but reminisce about my best summer ever and that was the summer of 1970. I was living with my mother in Sacramento, and my father was in Los Angeles – La Puente to be exact.
The Eagle Point Neighborhood Enhancement Commission met July 6 to continue discussion of a possible arch or monument near Hwy. 62 that would draw people into Eagle Point.
This is probably the most difficult column I’ve ever had to write. Just because it’s so personal. I was at the Eagle Point Senior Center the other day when one of the regular attendees pointed out a box on a table in the back that she said had been there for weeks and asked if I knew anything about it. So, I went back and opened the box and couldn’t believe what I found.