Your Input Requested – Fuel Tank Storage Requirements in Eugene

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Gary Haliski

From one of our local Emergency Preparedness Groups – Ready NW Eugene:

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is asking for your public input about the proposed rules for the Fuel Tank Storage facilities located in Eugene that store over 2 million gallons of fuel.

Fuel tank farms provide gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to people in Oregon. However, many tanks in Oregon may be vulnerable to earthquakes, which means they present a risk to the local communities and the environment.  

Under the rules created in this process, facilities will develop plans that include actions to protect public health, life safety, and environmental safety within the facility, in areas adjacent to the facility and in other areas that may be affected as a result of damages to the facility. The plans must consider the impacts of a magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, the potential consequences of that event and the resources needed to respond.  

Thank you,

Charlsey Cartwright and Joel Robe

More information on this rulemaking, including the draft rules, can be found on the Fuel Tank Seismic Stability webpage.

How to comment: DEQ will accept comments by email, postal mail or verbally at the public hearing. Anyone can submit comments and questions about this rulemaking.

  • Email: Send comments by email to SeismicStability.2023@DEQ.oregon.gov 
  • Postal mail: Oregon DEQ, Attn: Fuel Tank Seismic Stability Team, 700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97232-4100 
  • At a public hearing (see below):
  • 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023 
  • 2 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2023 
  • 12 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2023 

DEQ will only consider comments on the proposed rules that DEQ receives by 4 p.m., on June 21, 2023.

Rulemaking Hearing: DEQ will hold three public hearings, with registration details below:

Hearing 1
June 15, 2023, 7 p.m. PT
Register via Zoom 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

Hearing 2
June 17, 2023, 2 p.m. PT
Register via Zoom

Hearing 3
June 20, 2023, 12 p.m. PT
Register via Zoom

Additional Information

To view copies of the notice documents, learn more about this rulemaking, and how to submit comments, you can view the rulemaking web page at: Fuel Tank Seismic Stability webpage.

If you want to receive future email notices about this rulemaking, you must sign up at: Fuel Tank Seismic Stability GovDelivery

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The June 1st SCCO meeting will feature an update on the Navigation Center on River Avenue

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Gary Haliski

Thursday, June 1
7:00 PM 
3280 River Road
(Messiah Lutheran Church)

Monthly Meeting

The June SCCO meeting will feature a presentation by Glenn Porter, the director of the Lane County Navigation Center on River Avenue being run by Equitable Social Solutions. 

As a reminder, the Navigation Center is a shelter with comprehensive services to help the chronically unhoused get into permanent housing.  It has been up and running for about a year and now is an excellent opportunity to hear how it’s going.  

There is also a Zoom option to participate in the meeting:

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Reminder: River Road – Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan meeting at North Eugene High School this Thursday

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Gary Haliski

There’s still time to engage and share your input on the Draft River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan! We are looking for your feedback on how well the Neighborhood Plan captures your community vision and priorities. The documents proposed for adoption or approval by the City Council and Board of Commissioners include:

Community Meeting this Thursday, May 25

Learn about and discuss the Neighborhood Plan at the upcoming Community Meeting on May 25 from 5:30-7:30 at the North Eugene High School cafeteria.

Join neighbors, as well as project staff and Community Advisory Committee members to talk about the plan, ask questions, and share feedback. Let us know you’re coming by RSVPing here. We’re excited to see you there!

Feedback Form Open through June 5

The Online Feedback Form will be available until June 5. We want to know:

  • How well does the Neighborhood Plan capture your priorities for Economic Development, Transportation, Land Use, Parks and Natural Resources, and Community Action?
  • What can be improved before the plan goes to City and County decision makers later this year?

Please share your thoughts, questions, and ideas for improvement using the online tool. 

Learn, Discuss, Gather Share about River Road - Santa Clara Neighborhood plan

Info Sessions

If you missed one of the Virtual Info Sessions held last week, you can watch one of the recorded sessions here or read through the presentation slides. You’ll learn about where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we’re going with the neighborhood planning process. 

Meeting Toolkit

Bring together a group of friends, family, and neighbors to talk about the neighborhood vision and priorities! You can use our meeting toolkit to guide a discussion and provide your feedback on the final draft plan and next steps for project implementation. Request a Community Advisory Committee member to come to your meeting!

Download the Meeting Toolkit here.

Next Steps

Community input will help inform recommendations from the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations and the Community Advisory Committee, which will be shared with the Eugene and Lane County Planning Commissions. The formal adoption process will include work sessions and public hearings with both Planning Commissions, who will each form recommendations to Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The Council and Board will then hold their own public hearings, deliberate, and take action on the plan.

Visit engage.eugene-or.gov/rrsc-neighborhood-plan to view neighborhood planning documents, outreach materials, upcoming events, and more. 

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Urgent: Final input opportunities for the Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan are coming soon.

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Gary Haliski

With countless volunteer and staff hours, neighborhood planning has entered the final phase – Adoption! After years of gathering community input for the visions, goals, and policies in the Neighborhood Plan, the Community Advisory Committee is ready to present the draft Neighborhood Plan back to the neighbors who inspired it.

We are looking for your feedback on how well the Neighborhood Plan captures your community vision and priorities. The documents proposed for adoption or approval by the City Council and Board of Commissioners include:

Two of the ways to give input are:

  • In person – an excellent opportunity to ask questions and interact with your neighbors to discuss the plan.
    North Eugene High School
    200 Silver Lane
    Thursday, May 25
    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Please let us know if you are coming by using this link.
  • Use the Community Feedback Form

For more information go to this link.

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Luper Pioneer Cemetery Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Peter Thurston


NEWS RELEASE — May 16, 2023

For Immediate Release and for Memorial Day Calendars

SUBJECT: Luper Cemetery Gate will be Open Memorial Day Weekend – May 27, 28, 29

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: WWW.LuperCemetery.com

CONTACT: Peter Thurston, President, Luper Cemetery Inc. 541-321-0798

Luper Pioneer Cemetery will open the vehicle gate at 30391 Beacon Drive West (north of Eugene’s Santa Clara neighborhood) from 9 AM to 4 PM May 27, 28, 29 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) so people can walk the grounds and take a self-guided tour of this historic site.

In November of 1853 about 1000 pioneers arrived in the Willamette Valley by way of the Oregon Trail cutoff across central Oregon “to farm the fertile soil of the Willamette Valley, between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range” according to the McClure wagon train by-laws.

On Monday, Memorial Day, the following activities will take place between 10 AM and 2 PM:

> Musical entertainment by the Poodle Creek Pickers.

> Historical presentations by ‘Mountain Man’ Ken Beagle and his wife Marmie Beagle (great-great granddaughter of wagon train leader James McClure).

> Informational tours by local historian Daniel Owen.

> Members of the Luper board of directors will be in attendance to answer questions, and a self guided I spy activity in the cemetery will also be available.

> Authors Kathy Box and Daniel Owen will each be present with copies of their respective books for sale about Oregon Pioneers. Each book purchased comes with a free copy of “They Came, They Went,” a local history book by John Harn, while supplies last.

On Saturday and Sunday, information for completing a self-guided tour of the cemetery will be available, including interpretive signs describing the 18 people interred at the cemetery who arrived on the 1853 wagon train. There are over 160 people interred at Luper Cemetery.

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DIRECTIONS to Luper Pioneer Cemetery: From Eugene, follow River Rd. north to Beacon Drive, on the north boundary of Santa Clara, and follow signs west. From Junction City, take River Rd. south, turn west onto Beacon Drive and travel about a ½ mile to a white metal gate, on the north side of Beacon Drive. Proceed through the gate approximately 1/2 mile to the parking lot and cemetery entrance. The cemetery may be accessed every day from dawn to dusk by walking the half-mile gravel road from West Beacon Drive to the cemetery. Please check www.lupercemetery.com for more information about the cemetery, and other resources.


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