Rest Haven Cemetery Notice of Public Hearing

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Rest Haven Cemetery Notice of Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 5:30pm at Harris Hall – Lane County Public Service Building, 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401.

How to submit testimony: You can attend the public hearing and state your concerns. You are also encouraged to submit written testimony if you have detailed comments you wish lo make. Your written comments must include your mailing address if you are not already included on the City’s interested parties list and wish to be included on the mailing list for any future notices, including notice of decision, on this appeal. Send written testimony to the Planning Commission, c/o Rodney Bohner, via e-mail: RBohner@eugene-or.gov, via regular mail, or hand delivered to Rodney Bohner, City of Eugene Planning Division, 99 West 10″ Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 prior to the hearing. You can also submit written testimony at the hearing in the event of an appeal.

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NLC Housing & Homelessness Committee Meeting on Feb 27th

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NLC Housing & Homelessness Committee Meeting – Thursday February 27th from 12:00 – 1:00pm at the McNail-Riley House 601 W. 13th Ave.

We continue our 3 month focus on creative, affordable housing options.  Join us to hear from Amanda Dellinger, SquareOne Villages; Tricia, Emerald Village resident; and Dylan Lamar, an architect & developer who will share an innovative small housing project located in Springfield.

Please view the links for further information:

https://www.squareonevillages.org
https://www.squareonevillages.org/emerald
https://www.cultivateplace.com/

Neighborhood Survey on Your Transportation Preferences

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Neighborhood Survey on Your Transportation Preferences

Your neighborhood associations need to hear from everyone, regardless of your chosen modes of transit. Please note this is NOT an LTD sponsored survey.

Your immediate, anonymous feedback is critical: Lane Transit District (LTD) has proposed the most dramatic bus system changes in its history to promote what they hope would be an overall increase in system ridership. Details are available at: https://transittomorrow.org/.

This survey was designed by the Southeast Neighbors ad hoc committee on transportation as a way to help all neighborhoods collect more detailed information on how community members use (or don’t use) buses in our neighborhoods and how Transit Tomorrow may impact neighborhoods. The information we collect will help facilitate dialogue and responsible decision-making with the LTD Board of Directors. A final plan will be voted on by the board in June 2020.

Estimated time to take this survey: 4 minutes

 

 

Beyond Toxics – Eugene Community Health Survey

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For almost a year, Beyond Toxics has been surveying households in West Eugene neighborhoods to learn about air quality and health conditions residents are facing. Bethel neighborhood, the area where we have been canvassing, is where 99% of Eugene’s air toxic emissions are released from industry facilities. We are now asking residents across the city to take our online survey, so that we can expand and also contextualize our knowledge.

Our right to clean air and water is our right to life. Residents of Eugene’s westside neighborhoods–where polluting industries are overwhelmingly located–have to fight harder for this right. Air doesn’t stay in one zip code, we all breathe dirty air! Whatever your neighborhood, you can help Beyond Toxics document our community health concerns.

Visit BeyondToxics.org and look for the link on the bottom right: “If you live in Lane County, you can take our Environmental Community Health Survey.” The survey takes just 7-10 minutes to participate. Thank you for helping achieve environmental justice and a healthy community.

Questions?
Call Beyond Toxics: 541-465-8860
Email Ana: amolina@beyondtoxics.org

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LTD is proposing major changes to bus routes in Eugene

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LTD is proposing major changes to bus routes. LTD proposes to remove routes and stops and give more frequent service to certain locations increasing the number of riders walking 1/2 mile to the bus stop. The idea is to increase ridership, but many riders (data on these riders is unknown by anyone) may be left under served. The issue is very complex. Several neighborhoods that are most dramatically affected, are organized and having meetings with LTD. I do not know how our neighborhood residents living adjacent to the bus routes on Willamette, along 29th, 28th, 24th,  & Chambers (maybe Crest?) use the buses. There is little or no data available. The changes are based on “points of contact” with the community — maybe opinion polls. If any of you use buses or if you know bus riders who want to  be involved, the Southeast Neighbors has a committee actively working on these issues.

Contact:  SENTrans97405@gmail.com

The proposed changes on routes on East Amazon, Fox Hollow,  Willamette and Donald greatly concern SEN bus users. Additionally, other neighborhoods in North and West Eugene are also concerned and involved with questioning LTD.

Here is the Transit Tomorrow Website:  https://transittomorrow.org/

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Here is LTD’s “people trips” baseline, which estimates (by number) how many people and businesses are within walking distance of the stops for each line.
Actual ridership per line, including densities of use, is available in the Route Atlas at Appendix A, Phase 1, at https://www.ltd.org/transit-tomorrow-document-library/

Open House on Affordable Housing and Community Development

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2020 Consolidated Plan Process

In order to receive U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, jurisdictions are required to complete, adopt and submit a five-year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan presents an assessment of local housing, homelessness, and community development needs, identification of priority needs for use of funds received from HUD, and presents strategies to address the priority needs. HUD funding is delivered through a combination of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds.

Since 1992 and continuing with this plan, the cities of Eugene and Springfield work together to develop the Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan. This collaboration allows for consideration of needs for the metropolitan area as a whole, development of a shared goals and strategies, and more efficient use of limited resources for plan development and reporting. A joint plan is required given that Eugene and Springfield receive HOME funds as a Consortium. Eugene and Springfield receive separate allocations of CDBG funds each year.  The 2015 Consolidated Plan, along with other City housing and human service plans and reports for HUD are available.

Similarly, Eugene must update the fair housing document, called the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). The AI identifies fair housing issues as well as actions to further fair housing across the cities.

The process to develop the Consolidated Plan for the 2020-2024 period and AI is now underway. The process includes comprehensive data collection, consultations with public and private agencies, and extensive community engagement.

To stay informed of the Consolidated Planning process, including the Analysis of Impediments, sign up to join the interested parties list.