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The Sandy Library Advisory Board currently has two vacancies - one for a resident within Sandy city limits, and the other for a resident within the Sandy library service area but outside city limits.

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As President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law today (March 30th), extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, 2021, and then providing an additional 30-day period for the SBA to process applications that are still pending, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, said:

The wastewater infrastructure and facility needs facing our community are expensive. The City has sought and received financial assistance from state and federal sources to maintain affordable sewer rates. Even with grant money and low-interest loans, Sandy’s sewer rates will need to increase. The City’s goal is to maintain affordability and avoid significant rate increases.

City of Sandy to Reinstate Past Due Processes, including late fees and shut offs. 

In March 2020, the City of Sandy suspended late fees and water service disconnections for non-payment of past due balances.  Since that time, late notices have been mailed monthly to past due accounts as a reminder of the current balance due. This suspension ends on April 1, 2021, and the normal billing process will resume for all customers.

After April 1, 2021, the past due process will resume as follows:

Travel Oregon has announced their Competitive & Recovery Grants Program. The grant program provides competitive funding for projects that work to enhance and expand the visitor experience over both the short and long-term, with an emphasis on outdoor, distanced, and COVID-19 safe experiences. Requests up to $100,000 will be accepted, depending on project type. See the list of eligible project types in the full guidelines. Projects must be completed by Nov. 30, 2021. 

The Oregon Department of Transportation is working to replace existing non-compliant ADA curb ramps at intersections on Hwy 26 in Sandy.

The schedule for the week of April 26th includes:

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law, which provides additional relief for the nation’s small businesses and hard-hit industries for programs the SBA is currently administering and adds new efforts. Specifically, the new law includes: