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Board approves Sierra Pacific Industries’ 15‑year SIP request with $525,000 community benefit for rural patrol
Summary
The Lane County Board approved forwarding a Strategic Investment Program agreement for Sierra Pacific Industries’ proposed $253 million upgrade to its Eugene sawmill to the Oregon Business Development Commission and accepted a $525,000 one‑time community benefit payment designated for rural patrol.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve proposed terms of a Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement for Sierra Pacific Industries’ planned capital investment at its Eugene sawmill and to request final determination from the Oregon Business Development Commission.
Jason Harris, county staff lead on the item, described the SIP as a state property‑tax exemption program intended for large capital investments in trade‑sector businesses. Because the Eugene sawmill project is in an urban area and…
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