We have added a SCCO twitter account for those of you who prefer Twitter over Facebook. From now on when ever we post to the SCCO website, the post will go out via three methods:
The City of Eugene is holding a sounding board for the River Road- Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan. The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda:
1. Update on Neighborhood Plan Policy Writing
2. Evaluate Draft Policies for Environmental, Economic and Social Aspects of Sustainability
February 6, 2019
6:00 PM
Atrium Building
99 West 10th Avenue, Saul Room, 3rd Floor
Eugene, OR 97401
Contact Eric Brown 541-682-5208
Learn more about the City of Eugene’s Triple Bottom Line tool here.
Here’s some follow up from the Disaster Preparedness presentation at January’s SCCO meeting.
There will be a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) refresher course on February 6th from 6:30 to 8:30. The course will be held at the fire training facility located on 2nd and Chambers. The course will cover lessons learned from the California fires.
Monthly meetings concerning disaster preparedness in the Northwest Eugene area will start in March. They will be every second Saturday of the month from 10-noon, and will be held at the rec center at Emerald Park.
More CERT information can be found on the Eugene-Springfield CERT website. You can email the northwest Eugene CERT district leader at certnorthwesteugene@gmail.com.
Please don’t forget our monthly SCCO meeting Thursday, February 7 at 7 PM. We will be electing board members and there will be a presentation on the State of the Community.
The River Road Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan is charting a vision for the future of the two neighborhoods. A key goal of the Plan is to improve River Road, the major street that runs from Santa Clara, through River Road, and connects the neighborhoods to central Eugene. As one of the major transportation routes in the Eugene area, River Road is important to neighborhood residents, the Eugene-Springfield community, and regional travelers. In addition it was identified as a key corridor through Envision Eugene, the community’s long-range vision.
The Neighborhood Plan draft vision includes “thriving, vibrant and active mixed neighborhood centers along the River Road corridor” and “a transportation system that is safe, accessible, affordable, environmentally responsible and transitions to zero carbon.”
As a next step to implement the vision, the Corridor Study integrates how people get around, where they shop and live, what they do, and how the corridor looks and feels. The Study will help implement the community vision by developing physical plans, economic models, and ways to improve transit connections to better serve people in the area. Community members, the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District are exploring ideas through design workshops, financial studies, and transit evaluations to prioritize investment and produce an updated land use code. For more information about the study go to the City website here.
OPEN HOUSES WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES & TIMES
February 11th 6:30-8:00 pm
February 12th 4:00-6:00 pm
February 13th 6:30-8:00 pm (Presentation at 7 pm)
All meetings are at the Emergency Services Training Center (aka Eugene Fire Station #2)
(1705 W 2nd Ave, Eugene OR)
AND Don’t forget our SCCO meeting Thursday, February 7 at 7PM. We are electing board members and there is a ‘State of the Community’ presentation.
Now is the time to sign up for your garden plot. The garden is located at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 4110 River Road (map).
Garden plots (14’X 20’) are available to neighbors for $60 (March through February). A sliding scale may apply for low income applicants. Funds are used to pay for water, tools, and costs to develop and maintain the garden site. Garden plots are available by contacting Peter at 541-321-0798 or via email.
St. Matthew’s is providing the gardening area as part of the church’s ministry.
There is a bus stop directly in front of St. Matthew’s for those without their own transportation.
Several composting workshops to improve garden soil are held throughout the year. They are led by the Santa Clara Garden Team and master gardeners. Watch for the workshop schedule in the near future.
If you are super successful in your plot, you may want to donate excess produce to St. Matthew’s for their food pantry which is run in conjunction with Food For Lane County.
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