SCCO meeting videos posted – Leaburg Canal and the Wealth Gap

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Gary Haliski

What is the fate of the Leaburg canal? The generation plant is not currently operating. Should it be recommissioned? If so, at what cost? What happens to Leaburg Lake and the bridge that leads to houses if it’s removed? Learn about this and more by watching an excellent presentation from the team at EWEB.

Leaburg Canal - Strategic Evaluation Update

The second video posted from our November SCCO meeting is a presentation by our Social Justice Committee. The topic is The Racial Wealth Gap in America. For most people, family wealth is acquired through property ownership and passed on down through the generations. However, for generations, Blacks have been discriminated against in housing. Just this year a Warren Buffet owned mortgage company was fined $24.4 million for intentionally discriminating against Blacks and Hispanic families in the Philadelphia area. View the Social Justice Committee’s presentation and group discussion here.

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Help spread chips at Wendover Park – Saturday, Nov 19

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Gary Haliski

Come help spread chips at one of Santa Clara’s lesser known gems, Wendover Park. This four and a half acre park includes a natural area along the East Santa Clara Waterway. The waterway has a trove of flora and fauna including an active beaver population, river otter, wood ducks and more!

Bring a wheelbarrow, rake, and shovel if you have them. Cookies and hot drinks will be provided.

Saturday, November 19
10 am to Noon
4655 Wendover St, 97404 Map/Directi0ns

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2022 Fill Your Pantry event is this Sunday, Nov 13 – 11:30 am to 4:30 pm

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Gary Haliski
Fill Your pantry 2022

Santa Clara’s Small is Beautiful Farmstand and many other local small farms will be at the Fill Your Pantry event this Saturday. Fill Your Pantry is a unique opportunity to buy staple and storage crops in bulk directly from area farmers. Buying and storing local crops is a tangible way you can support our small farms and ensure that you eat local all winter.

For some farms, this event makes a big difference in their financial stability as it helps them extend and expand their late season crops. For eaters, Fill Your Pantry offers a chance to stock up on a wide variety of long-lasting veggies, fruits, grains, beans, frozen foods, meat, honey, and more. SNAP/EBT benefits are accepted at Fill Your Pantry.

When: Find us at Willamette Farm and Food Coalition’s 2022 Fill Your Pantry event on
Sunday, November 13th from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM!

Where: We’ll be at the Agricultural Pavilion at the Lane Events Center! The address is
796 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR, 97402 (west of the Rink Exchange).

For more information visit https://www.willamettefarmandfood.org/fill-your-pantry

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Lane County Recycling Info (Including Plastics)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Tim Foelker

Recently I’ve been fielding questions about plastics recycling. In particular the new development that #1 and #2 bottles, jugs, and jars are being accepted again in curbside containers and at transfer stations. Here is the Lane County flyer describing recycling options.

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Reminder: Applications for Ward 7 City Council Vacancy due by 5:00 PM, Wednesday, Nov 9

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gary Haliski

Applications are now being accepted for the appointment of Ward 7’s Interim 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 Eugene 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 5:00 p.m., 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).

The online application and supplemental questionnaire are available at eugene-or.gov/537/Mayor-and-City-Council 

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