Southwest Hills Neighborhood Association
It’s your opportunity to take a tour of the historic home and grounds.
Exciting plans are in the works for the what promises to be a fun afternoon: the annual open house at Wayne Morse Family Farm. Carriage rides, tours of the home, exhibits, music, food, community booths. SHiNA looks forward to partnering with Wayne Morse Family Farm Historical Board as co-hosts for this event.
Get informed and meet the candidates! Each candidate will be given a chance to speak and convince you to vote for them in May. Also, there will be speakers in favor and opposed to Measure 20-373. The following list are those who have let us know they are coming to the meeting:
EWEB at large commissioner: Eric Dziura, Alexi Miller
4th Congressional district, Democratic: Melissa Bird
4th Congressional district, Republican: Monique DeSpain, Stefan Strek
Measure 20-373, Watershed Protection
In favor – Michelle Holman
Opposed – Charlie Conrad
Support library funding renewal: Sally Krueger
Next SHiNA Neighborhood Meeting – 10/21, 6:30 PM at Wayne Morse Family Farm
This program is rescheduled from our August general meeting. Jeannine Parisi is the Resiliency Program Manager for EWEB. She will provide a general EWEB overview and describe resiliency and wildfire mitigation work especially with regard to power shutdowns and unexpected power outages due to weather events (ice storms).
Most of us remember the Holiday Farm Fire of 2020 where fire erupted quickly and spread westward from the Blue River area through Ben and Kay Dorris Park. How has this experience affected EWEB’s response to wildfire and preparation in case this type of event occurs again? What procedures does EWEB have in place? What is their role?
Join us at the Wayne Morse Family Farm Living Room on Tuesday, October 21, 6:30 p.m.
595 Crest Drive, Eugene
The Eugene Chamber of Commerce is hosting their September Policy Forum Breakfast on the Oregon Approach to Wildfire – an important topic for our neighborhood which lies at the urban-wildland interface. The forum is this week – on Thursday, October 2nd, from 7:00–9:30 AM – at the Eugene Country Club.
This forum will offer a rare opportunity to better understand not only how Oregon fights wildfires, but why the stakes keep rising—and what can be done to change the outcome. It will provide business and community leaders with an informed perspective on how Oregon is safeguarding its forests, deploying resources effectively, and building fire-resilient communities.
We think SHiNA Neighbors interested in learning more about Oregon’s Wildfire Policy will gain a lot from attending this forum! You can find out more about the event and register here.
Tuesday, September 16, 6:00 PM
Wayne Morse Family Farm Picnic Shelter
595 Crest Drive, Eugene
NOTE: Our start time for this meeting needs to be earlier than we normally meet to accomodate Mayor Knutson’s schedule.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet our mayor! There will be time to ask her your questions.
Spread the word, due to city budget limitations, we are only able to reach neighbors who have provided us with their email address.
October meeting reminder: Tuesday, October 21, 6:30
Community Conversation with representatives from EWEB.
Join us at the next SHiNA Neighborhood monthly meeting on August 19th to hear from Jeannine Parisi, the Resiliency Program Manager for Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB). She will provide a general overview of EWEB and dive into Resiliency and Wildfire Mitigation work especially with regard to power shutdowns and unexpected power outages due to weather events (ice storms). Get a primer on this work by reading this article that EWEB published in 2024.
John Barofsky, our EWEB commissioner has also been invited but we are waiting to hear back about his availability.
SHINA Community Conversation – EWEB Natural Hazard Mitigation
August 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wayne Morse Family Farm Shelter – 595 Crest Drive
Join City Councilor Matt Keating (Ward 2) for a discussion about the City Budget & other issues
The City of Eugene solved the budget shortfall for 2025. Neighborhood Associations, Amazon pool, the library and more will be funded through the next year. Our city counselor, Matt Keating, will come to answers questions about the budget crisis or other questions neighbors have. Please come for this chance to chat informally with our city counselor.
Tuesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m.
Wayne Morse Family Farm
595 Crest Drive, Eugene
If you are unable to attend in person and would like to view the meeting online, click on this link: https://tinyurl.com/3v2dmav8 or this QR code.
SHiNA will hold a community conversation with City Councilor Matt Keating, Budget Committee Chair Tai Pruce-Zimmerman & Chamber of Commerce President Brittany Quick-Warner who will explain the issue.
The Fire Fee Referendum may be on the ballot for a special election in August. Come and find out what this means for the community. Q & A to follow.
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 at 6:30 PM
Wayne Morse Family Farm
595 Crest Drive, Eugene in the Shelter (weather permitting)
OR ZOOM: https://tinyurl.com/3hya8xpc
Learn more about the Fire Fee in advance on the City of Eugene’s website.
News from the UO Dept. of Sociology
When: Thursday, April 10, 6:00–7:30 PM
Where: Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, Room 180, University of Oregon
The event will feature:
Q&A with researchers and CAHOOTS staff
New research on how many calls CAHOOTS is diverting from the Eugene Police Department
Community-level data on CAHOOTS’ impact
A candid discussion of the real challenges CAHOOTS is facing today
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