Author Archives: Tim Foelker

The Santa Clara Old “Schoolhouse” Project

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Tim Foelker

Built in 1901, this supposed one-room schoolhouse was slated to be demolished as the newly minted Santa Clara Community Park was being prepared for development. The Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) in Eugene, Oregon, has decided to try to restore … Continue reading →

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Planning: Urban Reserves Update, Sept. 2020

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Tim Foelker

Dear Urban Reserves Interested Parties, Thank you to the 1,300+ people that attended our month-long Virtual Open House! Two hundred and ten community members completed the survey. Out of the four Urban Reserves options, the 27-Year Option that removes from consideration Class … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara Community Park Virtual Office Hours

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Tim Foelker

If you missed our Santa Clara Community Park workshop last week, you can catch up with this 6-minute video of Mark Kosmos, landscape architect and project manager, explaining the elements of the park design. Then weigh in on the design with our short … Continue reading →

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Saturday (July 24, 2020), casual meeting to discuss possible Awbrey Park timber projects, 11:30 at the Park.

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Tim Foelker

If anyone is interested in discussing a possible project utilizing our urban-logged timber at Awbrey Park, I will be hanging out at the park from 11:30 to 12:30, Saturday July 24, 2020 with a lawn chair and a distancing stick. … Continue reading →

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Urban Reserves Options Survey Closes This Sunday July 26th

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Tim Foelker

The Urban Reserves Technical Group reached out at the beginning of July for feedback regarding reserving land outside the UGB for future UGB expansion. Please take the survey linked below. SCCO recommends both the 10-year and 27-year options as they … Continue reading →

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