Holiday Farm Fire Recovery PIER Funding Selection Committee Public Meeting

 

The Holiday Farm Fire Recovery PIER Funding Selection Committee will hold a public meeting with opportunity for public testimony on Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with in-person and remote call-in options from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The in-person meeting will be held at the McKenzie River Community School, 51187 Blue River Drive, Finn Rock, Oregon 97488. To get a link for the call-in meeting, please contact Megan Heurion at 541-852-8259 or megan.m.heurion@lanecountyor.gov. What is PIER funding? Federal funding will soon become available to support recovery from the Holiday Farm Fire. A portion of these funds, $7.9 million, will be available for Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Recovery (PIER) activities in the Holiday Farm Fire footprint. A Selection Committee is tasked with proposing priority uses for these funds to support wildfire recovery in the McKenzie River Valley. Who makes up the Selection Committee? The committee is made up of wildfire survivors, disaster recovery partners, and special districts and includes representatives from Rural Development Initiatives, McKenzie Community Land Trust, Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District, McKenzie Track and Field, McKenzie Fire and Rescue, McKenzie Valley Long Term Recovery Group, McKenzie Community Partners, Oregon Community Foundation, McKenzie Food Pantry, McKenzie School District, McKenzie Discovery Center, McKenzie River Locals Helping Locals, Eugene Water and Electric Board, and Lane County. The group will formally vote on priorities during upcoming meetings including this one set for July 17. This will not be the last opportunity to provide public testimony.