MovingAhead Project Seeks Your Input

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Tim Foelker

The MovingAhead project is a joint effort by the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District (LTD) and is about planning future transportation investments on Eugene’s major streets that may take place within the next 10 years. The City and LTD, through the MovingAhead project, are working with the community to make the local transportation system safer and more usable for everyone, especially for people walking, biking, using mobility devices, and riding the bus. For more information, please visit www.movingahead.org.

Building a Better Transportation Future Together

A well-planned transportation system supports a thriving community. To that end, the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District are encouraging input this month on five key transportation corridors under consideration for investments. The public comment period is open from September 10 – October 10. Participate in an online open house or drop by any of these events:

 

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Mark Your Calendars! Party in the Parks – Arrowhead Park on August 22nd!

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Tim Foelker
The city of Eugene will be offering their second annual “Party in the Parks – Arrowhead Park” from 5:30 to 7:30pm. This is a fun free two hour event with live music, free bike helmets, tune-ups, games and prizes! More information can be found by visiting the Facebook Event page.

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Compost Workshop Series

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Peter Thurston

NEWS RELEASE – For Community Calendars

May 31, 2018 — NOTE: This schedule was released in mid-May when the first workshop in the series was announced. Details have been added.

Contact: Peter Thurston, 541-321-0798

Subject: 2018 Santa Clara Garden/Compost Workshop Schedule

Santa Clara Community Garden and OSU Compost Specialists are sponsoring a series of free composting workshops, 10 to Noon on the following schedule:

The garden is located at 4110 River Road, behind St. Matthews Church, about 2 miles north of Beltline. People can just show up and find out about composting. Here are the workshop dates and the subjects of each:

June 9 – Workshop, 10 to Noon – Drip irrigation: Susan Costa will describe the benefits and methods of applying drip irrigation in your garden. We will also be checking on how past compost builds are doing. For example, the mid-May compost pile reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit (a hot pile) in about a week, and is holding that temperature at the end of the month.

July 21 – Mobile Plant Clinic – 10 to Noon – OSU Master Gardeners bring the plant clinic to the garden and answer questions about plants, problems, and gardening – 10 to Noon – Subject: How to build a fresh compost pile.

September 29 – 10 am to Noon – Harvesting and preserving, plus checking on compost builds, and building a new hot compost.

November 3 – Compost Workshop, 10 to Noon – Subject: Lasagna compost, Tim Foelker will describe how to improve the soil in your garden by building a layered compost. Recommended reading and resources include:

From Gaia’s Garden, by Toby Hemenway
https://www.chelseagreen.com/2018/04/23/ultimate-guide-sheet-mulching

Also, this Mother Earth News article
https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/lasagna-gardening-zmaz99amztak

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Town Hall Meeting with your Representatives – May 31

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Gary Haliski

There will be a town hall meeting focused on the Santa Clara and River Road communities, with many of the elected leaders who represent those neighborhoods:

State Representative Julie Fahey
County Commissioner Jay Bozievich
County Commissioner Pat Farr
City Councilor Claire Syrett
4J School District Board Chair Eileen Nittler
EWEB Commissioner Sonya Carlson

Many of the issues that our constituents in Santa Clara and River Road contact us about cross multiple levels of government (e.g., housing and homelessness, workforce development). This town hall will give you a chance to meet and ask questions of several of your elected officials at once and to hear about the work being done at all levels to address the issues that you are most concerned about. We’re looking forward to answering your questions and having a robust conversation!

Thursday, May 31 at 6:30 PM
Awbrey Park Elementary School
158 Spring Creek Dr, Eugene, OR 97404

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Help Create Eugene’s Downtown Riverfront Park – May 24

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Gary Haliski

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Values and Vision
Over the next few months, the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division and the design consultant team led by Walker Macy are seeking community input at a series of public meetings.

On Thursday, May 24, meet the park design team, share your vision for our new park and tell us what features you want most. Site tours will be available following the presentation. All ages are welcome, including kids, and light refreshments will be provided.

Downtown Riverfront Park
One of the priorities the City heard most clearly from the community about the future of parks and recreation in Eugene, is providing access to the river – for everything from recreation to simply enjoying the views. The 3-acre Downtown Riverfront Park will reunite our city with the river just in time for the 2021 World Track and Field Championships.

For additional meeting dates, online surveys, project updates and more, visit the project website, eugene-or.gov/riverfrontpark.

Thursday, May 24
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
EWEB North Headquarters Community Room
Register HERE

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