Morning Lookout: Obie Companies eyes Springfield parcel

Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,

In February, a federal judge ruled that claims Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency, failed to act properly to remove a “Fall-Into Danger Tree” could continue. Now, government attorneys want a higher court to find that the government has immunity in the case. Jaime Adame has the details.

As Lillian Schrock-Clevenger reports, the Obie Companies, owner of the 5th Street Public Market, is looking at developing a location in Springfield — in addition to the one it’s already considering. Lillian has the details on where and what happens next.

And Ben Botkin reports that Creswell dissolved a decades-old intergovernmental agreement with the Lane County that required Sanipac, to pay system benefit fees to the county’s solid waste disposal fund.

I don’t want to offend any Michiganders, but I didn’t realize Detroit-style pizza was a thing until a few years ago. I knew about New York (the fold, the best), Chicago (aight, I guess) and Sicilian. Seems like Detroit is having its pizza day, and as Taylor Goebel writes, it has a home in Springfield. This week, Taylor takes us to Charred Apizza, a Detroit-style pizza joint that is making Motor City pies.

Don’t forget that our Eugene City Council candidate forum is today at WOW Hall.

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Fifth Street Market developer looking at second downtown Springfield property

By Lillian Schrock-Clevenger

Springfield Economic Development Agency entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Obie Companies, giving it a year to determine if development on the former US Bank site on Main Street is feasible. The new site is one block from a lot where the developer is considering putting an apartment building.

County still seeking deal with Sanipac on trash fees, even as Creswell backs out

By Ben Botkin

Lane County’s push to collect more trash for its landfill and fees experienced another setback after Creswell dissolved a decades-old intergovernmental agreement with the county. The move comes amid a wider backdrop of declining revenue and waste dropped off at the county’s Short Mountain Landfill.