By Daniel Hiestand
Lane County Waste Reduction Outreach Coordinator
If you are looking for a way to keep informed about imminent threats to safety, including weather and climate change-related events such as wildfire evacuations, flooding, and heat waves, Lane County Emergency Management encourages all county residents to sign up for Lane Alerts, a subscriber-based local emergency alert system that local first responders use to provide critical safety information to the community.
Residents should go to www.LaneAlerts.org to create a free Lane Alerts account and select where and how they would like to receive emergency alerts.
Lane Alerts allows people to opt-in to receive notifications via phone call, text message, and email based on locations they care about. At a minimum, people signing up must provide their name and one contact method. Residents can provide multiple addresses to receive notifications about emergencies that may affect their home, workplace, child’s school, etc. The types of emergencies that people may receive alerts about include evacuations, severe weather, flooding, police activity, and more. Watch this video to learn more.
Creswell Fix-It Fair a fun event for attendees & fixers
Creswell hosted its first Fix-It Fair at Harry Holt Memorial Park during the South Valley Farmers Market on July 10. Repair coaches helped attendees repair various items, including a lamp, a waffle maker, a leaf blower, a coffee maker, an air fryer, several bicycles, and an electric patio heater. ALL FOR FREE!
Thank you to our host, South Valley Farmers Market, our volunteers, repair coaches, and those who brought in their items for repair. Stay tuned for details about our upcoming fix-it fairs at fixitlanecounty.org/calendar.
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