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Old 11-03-2006, 09:09 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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All of my online searches for photos just lead to a bunch of covered bridges and a few buildings with murals on the side. Anyone know what the rest of the town looks like? Is it old, falling apart, decent, well maintained? It's one of the small towns I'm interested in possibly moving to. But since I'm on the east coast it's not like I can drive over for a weekend trip. I understand they built a new highschool and did work on the hospital. Sounds like their economy is ok if they're putting money into the town. Anyone spend any time there?

Thanks,
Linda
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Old 11-03-2006, 09:43 PM
 
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Linda,
There is a new high school. It is very nice and there is a new hospital. There is alot of old houses but new subdivison have gone up and they are working on more right now. Ask me any question I will help you.
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Old 11-03-2006, 11:28 PM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
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We stayed the night in Cottage Grove on our recent two-week tour of Oregon. Many areas are in need of a fresh coat of paint. The airport looked shabby and lacked aircraft, which tells me there is not a lot of money in the area. If I were Mayor of the town, I would buy everyone a paintbrush. You can’t attract new people with money to an area until local residents take pride in how their city looks.

Dan
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Old 11-04-2006, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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ok, so some things are new and some are run down. Maybe since the school and hospital are more important they worked on those first. Are there a lot of businesses there? Like stores and things. Would I have most of the things I need in town? Trying to phrase this well, Basic needs things, supermarket (more than 1?) resteraunts, any department stores? I know of walmart, is it a super walmart? Over here there's only 1 walmart that has the foodshopping in it. But apparently in other states they have mcdonalds and oil changes and stuff. How about activities for kids? My daughter would be around 12-13 when I move. do they have a bowling alley? small movie theater? what do the kids do? I assume my daughter will want a mall within driving distance pretty soon. Would that be Eugene or Springfield, for the closest one? I'm drawing a blank as to what to ask. Basically if you knew someone wanted to live there would you say, there's nothing going on, you're better off somewhere else? thanks

Linda
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:36 PM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
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Cottage Grove is a small town of 8,700 or so. You should be able to buy most consumables in Cottage Grove. If you need a wider variety of durables then Eugene is just a quick 15 minutes away. Maybe I was on the wrong side of the railroad tracks but I thought the town looked old and dilapidated. A better local economy will go a long way towards revitalizing its downtown and neighborhoods.

Dan
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Old 11-04-2006, 08:45 PM
 
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Cottage Grove is a small town of 8,700 or so. You should be able to buy most consumables in Cottage Grove. If you need a wider variety of durables then Eugene is just a quick 15 minutes away. Maybe I was on the wrong side of the railroad tracks but I thought the town looked old and dilapidated. A better local economy will go a long way towards revitalizing its downtown and neighborhoods.

Dan
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The only two motels in town are on Gateway- located right off the freeway.
The airport is also close to the freeway (just wondering did you drive anywhere elce. )Town's don't look the same from the freeway.
But keep on talking and driving in cottage grove will be easier for the locals
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Old 11-05-2006, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
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Yes, we drove the town and stayed at one of the nicer motels out by the freeway. We did stop by the airport to see how much was going on there. It too needed some TLC. The motel was just about the best kept place in town. We did not note the new hospital or high school just the town, airport, and homes in the area.

Dan
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Old 11-05-2006, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Oregon Coast
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I wouldn't say anything bad about Cottage Grove. It's just south on the interstate from Eugene so I imagine it gets the overflow population from Eugene and probably, with all the people wanting to move to Oregon, will grow. I do know (and I live along the Coast), when our High School sports teams go North thru Cottage Grove, that's the "Food Loop" that everyone looks forward to. lol. Lots of fast food stops. You can check out Cottage Grove on the Oregon Road Cams is you're curious about their weather.
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Old 11-05-2006, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Escondido, CA
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We opted to drive through the KFC just a block away from the motel. There was a car ahead of us with a really large order and we waited patiently and even waited more patiently. Finally, when we arrived at the window to pay, Derrick said, "Your dinner is on us tonight." It's our way of thanking you for waiting so long in line." I was stunned because that has never happened to us before. The other thing Derrick did, which was really great, is the way he greeted us at the drive through window. He said, "Hi, my name is Derrick and I am happy to take your order when you are ready." I thought that was just terrific! I don’t know if Derrick crafted those words and especially that last part “when you are ready.” Sometimes people are reading the menu and have not made up their mind yet. Maybe Derrick is the son of the owner, I don’t know. He was a gem and I shall never forget him.

Dan
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Old 11-06-2006, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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thanks for the different perspective guys. It's helpful. I didn't know Eugene was so close, I thought it was at least a half hr. drive. Maybe I was thinking of how long it is by bus. I love this site. I think it's cool to be able to get real perspective on towns.
I remember reading about a town next to boston. Now living here, you know not to ever go there, unless you want trouble or to get shot at. I read about it on a site and it made the town sound great, "Minutes to boston!" geat town.
Next to seeing a place for yourself, having other people who've been there makes a move a lot easier.

Thanks again

Linda
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