Category Archives: Government

Local Evacuation Zones—Levels of Evacuation Information

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Tim Foelker

Hello neighbors, The Lane County, the City of Eugene, and the City of Springfield Emergency Management Teams have shared this update: “In our continued effort to enhance the safety of our communities, Eugene Springfield Fire has developed Evacuation Zones to be … Continue reading →

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You Are Invited To Meet With Lane County’s Emergency Manager…

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Tim Foelker

…to learn more about emergency alerts for evacuations, warnings and other incidents Thursday, July 15, 7:00-8:00 pm. Registration is required: click here Featured Topic: Patence Winningham-Melcher, Emergency Manager, Lane County talks all about ALERTS!  How do we get them?  When … Continue reading →

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Thank You Lane County Budget Committee, and SCCO Board

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Tim Foelker

Thanks are in order to Lane County Commissioner Pat Farr for championing the County’s funding of the River Road and Santa Clara Neighborhood Association’s gap in City Funding of our outreach budgets for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.  Thanks are also in … Continue reading →

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Lane County needs 7,800 more people vaccinated to move to ‘Low Risk’

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Gary Haliski

63% of Lane County’s population 16 and over have had at least one shot of the Covid vaccination. We just need 7,824 more people to get shots and we can move to the ‘Low Risk’ category. Moving to Low Risk … Continue reading →

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Oregon to offer $1 million lottery drawing for COVID vaccine recipients

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Gary Haliski

The rules are simple. Oregon will hold a drawing on June 28 and will pull winners randomly from a state database of vaccinated people. One person will win a $1 million grand prize, and one person in each of Oregon’s … Continue reading →

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