Next Santa Clara Community meeting
Thursday, April 5 7:00 p.m.
Messiah Lutheran Church, 3280 River Road
Agenda:
• Car camping in future LTD Transfer Station lot
• Organizing for Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration
• Update on Lone Oak Dog Off-Leash Area
• ArtCity Summer Project for RR/SC
Santa Clara Community Organization sponsors community garden plots behind St. Matthews Episcopal church on River Road, near Awbrey Park. Community members my rent a 12’/20′, for $60. Leaves are available for mulching, and water is near each plot. If you are interested in renting a plot, contact Peter at 541-321-0798
♠Saturday, April 7, River Road Rec Center
1400 Lake Drive, Free
1 PM to 4 PM
Propagation Fair and Seed Swap. A Springtime institution in Eugene. Hundreds of fruit tree varieties [scions] can be grafted onto your choice of root stock for $3. Many many varieties, apple, pear, peach, fig, potted plants, medicinals, culinary herbs and more.
Also, seed swap,,, bring your favorite seeds – accurately labeled.
Educational Forum, concurrent to the Prop Fair
The goal of the educational forum and poster session is to explain the current neighbourhood planning process now underway between River Road and Santa Clara Neighbourhoods and the city of Eugene.
The planning process is an unique opportunity to influence how our neighborhoods evolve into the future in terms of land use, economic development, conservation of resources, transportation, resilience and sustainability.
Many people would like the neighborhood plan to encourage walkable neighborhoods, restored habitat, front yard gardens, reduced need for cars, solar design, green economic development, civic culture and much more. The three presentations will describe several topics and issues the neighborhood plan could be helpful to bring about.
Presentations will include
2:00 PM
Stormwater Strategies: Urban Runoff and Water Conservation
– Tim Foelker
A brief, but entertaining approach to solid (and liquid) techniques for pollution prevention, rainwater collecting, energy and water conservation, and sustainable gardening practices.
3:00 PM
Green and Resilient Homes and Neighborhood Fit the Planning Process
– Jan Spencer
Overview of the neighborhood planning process and how grass to garden, solar design, rain water catchment, edible landscaping, walkable neighborhoods, mindful economic development fit into the planning process and finally, how can people participate in the planning process to help make sure these important resilience building actions are included in the neighborhood plan.
4:00 PM
Housing to Enhance Neighborhood Fabric
– Cam Ewing
This presentation will explore the idea of appropriate housing density and design in River Road to address the increasing population in our neighborhood. This higher density development should be vibrant, increase neighborhood walk-ability, be sensitive to the environment, increase local prosperity, and contribute to the overall neighborhood fabric. We will look closely at neighborhood demographics, neighborhood intricacies, and identify an appropriate balance of quality and quantity for our neighborhood needs and future.,
The next step in the River Road – Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan process is to create a community vision for the next 20 plus years. It’s not too late to join in the planning process. If you want to join one of the five existing work groups or just keep up with current activities of the planning process, please subscribe to the River Road – Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan newsletter. Click here to subscribe.
The most recent Plan newsletter can be found here. You’ll find:
Thanks to all who have attended meetings to provide input and to those who have joined the various groups.
Santa Clara Community Organization Meeting
Thursday, March 1
7:00 p.m.
Messiah Lutheran Church, 3280 River Road
Agenda:
A New Park on River Loop 1
Philip Richardson, head of Parks Planning will discuss plans for this new acquisition, for now and for the future.
Plots available in the Santa Clara Community garden
Plots for the upcoming season are now available. The garden is behind St. Matthews Episcopal Church (near Awbrey Park). The cost is $60 for the season. For more information, contact Peter Thurston. (thurstop@gmail.com; 541-321-0798)
Mark your calendars: Awbrey Park Wildflower Walk
This year’s annual wildflower walk at Awbrey Park is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each year when the wildflowers begin to bloom, the Friends of Awbrey Park suspend their monthly work parties so as not to damage plants and to hold an educational open house to celebrate the beauty of the park. One item of discussion at the upcoming SCCO meeting is the possibility of joining with Friends of Awbrey Park to expand this yearly celebration of nature to a larger community gathering and party.
Update on the work on our neighborhood plan
On February 7, volunteers from River Road and Santa Clara came together as focus groups as a first step toward the construction of our Neighborhood Plan. Visions in four focus areas were verbalized and recorded to help to form a framework for possible policies as the plan moves forward. To join the process or to just keep informed: www.RiverRoad-SantaClaraPlan.org
The Santa Clarion is the e-newsletter of the Santa Clara Community Organization. Feel free to share this with a neighbor. The Santa Clarion is sent out to an e-mail list approximately monthly, announcing meetings and reporting news in the area. Those interested in receiving this may contact jerfinigan@comcast.net to request being added to the subscriber list.
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