Reminder: Ward 7 Candidate’s Forum with Zoom link this Wednesday

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Gary Haliski

What: Ward 7 Candidate Forum and Straw Poll
Where: 810 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, 97402
When: Oct 12 6-8 PM
Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81324884031

Meeting ID: 813 2488 4031
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Join the Eugene Tenant Alliance and community partners for a town-hall style
community forum. We will hear from prospective city councilors who are applying
to fill the vacant Ward 7 city council position on the issues of the day – Housing &
Homelessness, Climate Change and Transportation. Participants will then be
asked to vote in a straw poll, signaling to the city council who the neighborhood
wants to represent them. Candidates can email
eugenetenantalliance@gmail.com for instructions on how to register.

Note: Candidates have until November 9 to apply for an interim appointment. There might be candidates who sign up after this forum.

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Video posted of EmX portion of the Oct 6 SCCO meeting.

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Gary Haliski

The video of the EmX portion from the October 6th SCCO meeting has been posted. Find it here.

Look for quick links to various questions asked by the audience. If you can’t see the links, click on ‘SHOW MORE’ when you are on the YouTube page.

If you have questions or comments regarding the project, please contact one or more of the people below. We were told at the meeting that both city and county residents can contact the city or county employees listed below and your emails will reach the city councilor in Ward 8 and the future interim councilor for Ward 7.

LTD
Andy Martin – Transit Planner
Pat Walsh – Director – Marketing & Communications

City of Eugene
Brian Richardson – Public Works Public Affairs Manager

City and county residents may also want to contact their LTD board members. LTD board members approved the high-level street design for River Road on March 16th while the City Councilors approved the design on March 14th. Officials voted to continue looking at whether to make no changes or continue looking at investments such as the Enhanced Corridor or EmX.

LTD board member Subdistrict 6
Caitlin Vargas

photo of EmX bus

The Alternatives Analysis from MovingAhead can be found here.

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Ward 7 City Council Vacancy – Application for Interim Councilor – Due November 9

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Gary Haliski

The City of Eugene’s Ward 7 includes part of the geographical area within the Santa Clara Community Organization boundaries as represented by the purple highlighting in the image below.

Use this tool to find out if you live in Ward 7, Ward 5, or neither. Ward 5 is the blue highlighting. Tan highlighting is county.

From the City of Eugene:

Application for Interim Ward 7 Councilor – Due November 9

Applications are now being accepted for the interim appointment of Ward 7’s City Councilor. Applicants must reside in Ward 7, be a legal elector under the laws and constitution of the state and be a resident of the city for one year immediately before being appointed to office. Interviews with the Eugene City Council will be scheduled in early December. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

The interim appointment will be made in December 2022 and the person appointed will serve until a successor, duly elected in May of 2023, takes office in July of 2023. The successor, elected in May of 2023, will serve out the remainder of the current City Council, Ward 7 term (01/2021-01/2025).

For more information, please contact Katie LaSala at klasala@eugene-or.gov, 541-682-5882.

Please visit this page from the City of Eugene to access the application.

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Ward 7 Candidate Forum and Straw Poll – October 12, 6 pm-8 pm

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Gary Haliski

What: Ward 7 Candidate Forum and Straw Poll
Where: 810 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, 97402
When: Oct 12 6-8 PM
Attend via Zoom: We hope to have a zoom option and will make the link available Tuesday, October 11.

Join the Eugene Tenant Alliance and community partners for a town-hall style
community forum. We will hear from prospective city councilors who are applying
to fill the vacant Ward 7 city council position on the issues of the day – Housing &
Homelessness, Climate Change and Transportation. Participants will then be
asked to vote in a straw poll, signaling to the city council who the neighborhood
wants to represent them. Candidates can email
eugenetenantalliance@gmail.com for instructions on how to register.

Moderators:
Tara Garkow, Renter in Whiteaker Neighborhood
Mysti Frost, Renter in River Road Neighborhood
Jason Vanderhaar, Renter in Whiteaker Neighborhood

Special Guest: Patty Rose – Spent the Rent Podcast

Community Sponsors

Eugene Weekly
Spent the Rent Podcast
Lane Central Labor Chapter
Springfield Eugene Tenant Association
…and more

More information – www.eugenetenantalliance.com

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Emergency Preparedness—Ready NW Eugene

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Tim Foelker

Recording available of October 4th Ready NW Eugene Meeting.

Hello neighbors,
Our last neighborhood emergency preparedness meeting on Tuesday, October 4th was recorded and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/DYF4_yF0vzg

Upcoming Events:
October 6th (Thursday)

  • Eugene Neighborhoods Preparedness Network (ENPN) meeting @ zoom – 7:00 pm

October 8th (Saturday)

  • Ready NW Eugene table set up @ Bimart – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • CERT + EmComm tables set up for Safety Day @ Jerrys Home Improvement stores – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

October 20th (Thursday)

October 29th (Saturday)

  • City wide EmComm exercise for Damage Assessment Teams & Radio Leaders – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    • Contact ANDYDAVISEUGENE@msn.com for more information.

November 14th (Monday)

  • Dam Safety and Flooding Risk in Eugene/Springfield Presentation – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    • Presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
    • Hosted by Ready NW Eugene and River Road Community Organization
    • More details to be shared in a dedicated email to you.

— 
Jacque Wurster
Emergency Preparedness Team
River Road Community Organization

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