At the start of the school year, children will ride the school bus or walk to Tangent Elementary School, located next to City Hall on Old Oak Drive. Please be sure to follow all traffic direction signs, including the following: Stop Sign at Birdfoot and Old Church Road. Twenty miles per hour during school morning and afternoon. Crosswalk on Birdfoot connecting the Brush Recreational Trail. Stop Sign on Arrowhead and Wildrose Crossing Guard signals School Buses flashing red lights and stop signs deployed Let's keep our children and residents safe this school year and be mindful of school buses' frequent stops.

Pioneer Park will be closed for tree maintenance care on Monday, September 16, for work crew to perform tree maintenance around the power wires. Please don't use Pioneer Park on Monday, September 16.

Enjoy some of the photos from the 2024 Tangent Harvest Festival which took place on Saturday, September 7.

Street Closures The Tangent Harvest Festival Parade will occur on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The following streets will be closed: Old Mill for Parade Staging area from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. D Street is limited to residential traffic; no through traffic is allowed.   Birdfoot Drive, Blackberry Lane, Garden Lane, Old Church Road, Old Oak Drive. will be closed from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.   Tangent Drive will be closed between Blackberry Lane and Garden Lane from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Please plan your schedule accordingly, as vehicle and foot traffic will increase around Tangent Elementary School and the central Tangent area. Harvest Festival Map ADA Parking at Bass Estates City Hall Two pathways from City Hall to the Harvest Festival Car Show on Wildrose and Arrowhead No through traffic on Arrowhead Way as the car show will be on Wildrose Drive. Arrowhead is for residents, car show participants, and emergency vehicles only. Residents may use Arrowhead Way to enter and exit neighborhood On Stage Outside   10:45 AM US National Guard Color Guard   11:00 AM Miss Oregon Announces Tangent Together Kids Court   11:10 – 12:30 PM ValleyWylde Live Band   12:45 – 1:45 PM Thrillshot Live Band   2:30 – 4:00 PM Disclaimer Live Ban   Artisan Vendor Outside 30+ Local Vendors at Tangent Elementary Outside by the Playground   Community Showcase Inside Cafeteria 1:15 PM 50/50 Raffle Drawing 1:30 PM Quilt of Valor 2:00 PM Bingo CAR SHOW Tangent Elementary Park Lot and Wildrose Drive   CITY HALL & BASS ESTATE PARK   5:30 – 6:00 AM “Just in Kace” Hot Air Balloon Launch   11:00 – 4:00 PM Food Trucks Outside City Hall   Kids Village Twisty the Great Performance Pie Eating Contest (Sign Up)   Riverbend at Bass Estate Park   Tangent Rural Fire District at Bass Estate Park   ADA Parking at Bass Estate Park   General Parking at Tangent Elementary Grass Field

Election Day: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Register to Vote: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/registration.aspx?lang=en Registration Deadline: Monday, October 21, 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time City of Tangent Elected Office Appearing on the Ballot Mayor – 2 Year Term – January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 Loel E. Trulove, Jr Council Position 1 – 4 Year Term – January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028 Leslie Harrison Council Position 2 – 4 Year Term – January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028 Mathew Swenson   Ballot Measure 22-206 Amend City Charter Section 61 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance Question: Shall Tangent return authority to the Planning Commission and City Council to make legislative decisions on land development? Summary: The City of Tangent, City Charter, Section 61, Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, requires voter approval in a city-wide election for all legislative decisions on land development. Since voters enacted Section 61 in November 2011, the City has not updated its Comprehensive Plan or Zoning Ordinance and the code has become outdated. By voting in favor of amending City Charter, Section 61, the authority to make legislative decisions will return to the Planning Commission and City Council. A “Yes” vote will be a vote in favor of amending the City Charter to allow the Planning Commission and City Council to make legislative decisions on land development. A “No” vote would retain the authority of the City of Tangent voters.

The Tangent Rural Fire District (TRFD) and the American Red Cross have smoke detectors available for residents of Tangent to use in their homes. If you wish to have a smoke detector, you have two options. Come to the TRFD Office at 32053 Birdfoot Dr, Tangent OR 97389, between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. TRFD will schedule to install the smoke detector. You may also call TRFD at 541-928-8722 during business hours to schedule installation of the smoke detectors. Please note, in the event TRFD is responding to a call, there may not be someone at the TRFD Office at all times, do call and inform TRFD a leave a voicemail about interest in a smoke detector.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Emma and Mary Parmele. They are 14-year-old twin sisters. The Parmele sisters ran away from their home in Tangent last week and their whereabouts are still unknown. It is possible they are in the Eugene area. Their hair will be shorter, more like what is depicted in the school photos attached. Please call the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency line at 541-967-3911, and reference case number 24-02869 with your tips relating to the females.

Portland and Umatilla County, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, Willamette Valley and northern Umatilla County due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. The agencies expect the air quality advisory for the Portland-Vancouver metro area and Willamette Valley to last until Tuesday evening. The agencies expect the air quality advisory for northern Umatilla County to last until tonight.   Información en español   DEQ, SWCAA and LRAPA expect ozone pollution to reach levels today and tomorrow that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, pregnant people, older adults and people with heart disease or respiratory conditions. Health officials recommend sensitive groups limit outdoor activity when pollution levels are high. The agencies urge residents to protect their health and limit activities that cause pollution during the heat wave. Recommendations include:  Limit driving by using public transit, carpooling or other alternative transportation. Avoid unnecessary engine idling.  Refuel vehicles during cooler evening hours.  Postpone yard work that uses gas-powered equipment. Postpone painting and aerosol spray projects. Smog irritates the eyes, nose and lungs, and contributes to breathing problems. Consult your health care provider if these symptoms worsen.  Ozone forms when hot temperatures and low winds combine with pollution from cars, gas-powered engines and chemicals in paints and aerosols. These air pollutants react with sunlight and heat to produce ozone and haze. Ozone forms when hot temperatures and low winds combine with pollution from cars, gas-powered engines and chemicals in paints and aerosols. These air pollutants react with sunlight and heat to produce ozone and haze. Ozone pollution increases throughout the day with exposure to sunlight, so pollution levels tend to be highest during afternoons and early evenings. Air quality monitors may show good air quality in the morning, then quickly jump to unhealthy levels later in the day. Check current air quality conditions and advisories on DEQ’s Air Quality Index  or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on a smartphone.

The heatwave during the Independence Day weekend is anticipated to continue till Tuesday, July 9. Below are two links to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on keeping cool and cooling center locations. Extreme Heat Safety: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/Preparedness/Prepare/Pages/PrepareForExtremeHeat.aspx Cooling Center Locations: https://www.211info.org/summer-and-heat-related-resources/

Tangent City Hall staff have been made aware of a cougar that has been seen in the city limits along Tangent Dr. Tangent City staff have informed the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) about the cougar being seen on more than one occasion in the city limits. According to the ODFW web page on "Living with Cougars" , Cougars often will retreat if given the opportunity. So do leave them a way to escape in case you come across a cougar. Please call ODFW at 541-757-4186 and hit zero to report a cougar sighting. Also, do not attempt to dress the cougar like a farmer; that image was done using AI.

On Monday, June 24, City Staff at the City of Tangent were informed of survey crews on Tangent Road. City Staff contacted the Linn County Road Department, and on Wednesday, June 26, the city received a response from the lead engineer of the project from the Linn County Road Department. Linn County Surveyors were obtaining data for the Tangent Drive Road Improvement Project. Linn County will coordinate a town meeting with the City of Tangent once a preliminary design has been drafted. There is no additional information. What is the Tangent Drive Road Improvement Project? The Tangent Drive Road Improvement Project originated before 2021 when the City of Tangent, Linn County, and the Albany Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) agreed to improve the road. AAMPO is funding the project, and Linn County will be doing the construction work since Tangent Drive is a Linn County-owned road. The initial goal is to modernize the road with options for sidewalks and work on Tangent Dr. between Highway 99E and the railroad cross to accommodate traffic. Why has the project taken so Long?   The 2020 and 2021 pandemics delayed the project, bringing it to a standstill as cities and counties dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. In August of 2021, the State of Oregon, which issues funds for projects to AAMPO, announced a sudden stop in funding projects in August of 2021. This removed AAMPO's funds for the Tangent Drive Road Improvement Project, and Linn County could not complete any work since there was no funding. However, in January of 2023, the City Manager and City Councilor Trina Henderson did lobby at the Oregon State Capitol building. They brought up Senator Chris Gorsek, Co-Chair of the Transportation Committee, about the importance of funding projects such as the Tangent Road Improvement Project. Senator Sara Gelser Blouin and Representative Shelly Boshart Davis all visited that day to discuss the importance of the funding. At the end of the legislative session, the funds had been restored. Linn County was notified in 2024 of the Tangent Drive Road Improvement Project funds beginning on July 1, 2024. What will the new Tangent Drive look like? Linn County Road Department is working on a preliminary design for Tangent Drive. Road standards have changed and evolved since the prior design and work was done before 2021. How Do We Stay Updated on the Tangent Drive Road Project? The City of Tangent and Linn County will coordinate a town meeting once a preliminary design has been made. Notice of that town hall meeting will be posted on the website, our park message board, and the City Hall front door. If there is enough time, we will post it in the newsletter.

The City of Tangent has opened the application for anyone wishing to serve on a committee! There are five committees, and they are: Downtown Development Endless Stories Funding & Revenue Land Use Water Enrichment To serve on any of these committees, please click here. The new committees are part of the City of Tangent's Strategic Plan which aims to progress the city over the next five years. There is no deadline to serve on the committee, and applications will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis.