City Info Weekly - 2009/01/14 (Archive)

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Flood damage reports due Thursday

If you had water or flood damage from the storms that began on January 7, 2009…report it! Visit the Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management website at www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/DEM for forms to report damages.   The call center will be in full operation this week at 577-3130 and can fill out forms over the phone if you or someone you know don't have internet access.  DEM needs damage reports no later than Thursday, January 15, 2009.

 “Clean Kits” are available for distribution at the Point of Distribution (POD) located at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints building located at 11th and Delaware in Longview.  The POD will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday.  The kits include bleach, cleaning detergents, rubber gloves, sponges, garbage bags, soap and cleaning brushes and are for homeowners who have been impacted by water in their residence. 
More information:  Contact DEM at 577-3130.

Wells to be drilled at Mint Farm Industrial Park

The Longview City Council approved a $24,000 contract to construct four shallow monitoring wells at the Mint Farm Industrial Park.  Work is expected to begin in late January or early February.  The 2-inch diameter, 100-foot shallow wells will monitor groundwater quality and be used to design production wells that eventually will supply the city’s water drawn from the deep aquifer. The City will drill four additional monitoring 400-feet deep wells in April.  The first of six production wells will be drilled at the site in July.  The new treatment plant is expected to begin operation at the Mint Farm Industrial Park at the end of 2011.
More information:  Contact the Public Works Department at 442-5200, or learn more about the Mint Farm Industrial Park at www.mintfarm.com.

Highlands area receives Neighborhood Coach grant

Longview’s Highlands area has received a $221,000 grant from the Northwest Health Foundation for a “community coach” to coordinate revitalization efforts there.  Read more about the Highlands revitalization efforts in the Highlands Revitalization Plan in either English or Spanish.
More information:  Contact John Brickey, Community Development Director, 442-5080.

Winter library programs begin January 20

Teens are invited to “Discover, Investigate, Share Your World” during Winter Programs at the Longview Public Library.  The Megatokyo theme is a spin on a popular online manga telling the tale of two hardcore American gamers stuck in Tokyo with no money where they have to deal with ninjas, giant lizards, androids, the undead, schoolgirls, and more.  “Teen Tuesdays” are free fun for middle and high school students at your Longview Public Library, and run January 20 – March 7, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. (longer for films).  No registration required.

Children’s winter programs at Longview Public Library take the theme “Reading Never Wears Me Out!” from Ian Falconer’s irrepressible pig, Olivia.  Olivia is a pillar of self-confidence and enthusiasm promoting independent thinking, ingenuity, and persistence and will be starring in a new 3-D animation beginning January 26.  Storytimes and family programs are free fun for all ages at your Longview Public Library. The library programs run January 20 – March 7.  Registration required.
More information:  Children’s and Teen programs at 442-5301, or visit online at http://www.longviewlibrary.org/onlinereg.html and at http://www.longviewlibrary.org/Teens.html.

Cowlitz County Boundary Review Board accepting applications

Applications are being accepted through January 23 for a position on the Cowlitz County Boundary Review Board.  Applications may be requested by calling 577-3041, or one may be downloaded.  Applicants must be residents of Cowlitz County.  Persons applying for a Boundary Review Board position may not hold other local government, elected, or appointed positions or jobs.  Boundary Review Board members receive a compensation of $50 per day for work on Board business.  Return completed application along with a resume and three references by January 23 to:  Boundary Review Board Office, Annex Building, 207 4th Ave. North, Kelso, WA  98626.
More information:  Call 577-3041.

Project READ Tutors Needed

Currently, there is a waiting list of adults hoping to improve their skills in reading, English, GED preparation, and citizenship interview preparation.  Could you be a tutor for one of them?  Project READ at the Longview Public Library is eagerly accepting applications from caring, accepting, and patient volunteers willing to share at least two hours a week to help another adult gain or improve skills in reading, English conversation, writing, basic math, or to prepare for the GED or citizenship exam. 
More information:  For additional information about the program or the training sessions, contact Elizabeth Partridge in the Project READ corner of the Longview Public Library, or call 442.5321.