Category: Meeting

EWEB’s Wildfire Resiliency Work

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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

Mayor Kaarin Knudson at September SHiNA Meeting

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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.

EWEB Resiliency & Wildfire Mitigation at SHiNA Meeting – August 19th

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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

Neighborhood Meeting – June 17

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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.

Next SHiNA Meeting 4/15: Eugene Fire Fee Referendum

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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.

CAHOOTS Town Hall

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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

City-wide Health Care Forum

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March 1, 2025 at Willamette Christian Center

Join your neighbors at the City-wide Healthcare Forum and Health Fair. The Forum is a venue to learn about the policies and politics around the health care system in Eugene, including the recent closure of Sacred Heart emergency room and the community discussion around hospital spaces in Eugene. The Health Fair is an opportunity for community member to learn about access to health care services in the community and is sponsored by the NAACP. See flyers below for more information.

SHiNA State of the City Meeting January 20th

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Join SHiNA on MLK Jr. Day at 6:30 PM for our January General Meeting welcoming City Councilors Matt Keating (Ward 2) and Eliza Kashinsky (Ward 1) and the Interim Independent Police Auditor Mark Gissiner.


Join in person at Wayne Morse Family Farm (595 Crest Drive) or via ZOOM using the link and passcode provided below:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84599092204?pwd=jMDHzZLhwGZ3gTfkIOkXJn4jrLoKXL.1

Meeting ID: 845 9909 2204
Passcode: wB4ED2

May 15th General Meeting: Reducing Wildfire Risk

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A Community Conversation about Reducing Wildfire Risk and the SW Hills of Eugene

SHiNA General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Free and open to the Community

Hilyard Community Center
2580 Hilyard Street, Eugene

Please join us for the second in our series of Community Conversations on Emergency Preparedness on the topic of wildfire relative to the South Hills Neighborhood Association. A major part of being prepared is learning about what steps we as a community can take to reduce the opportunities for wildfires to start and spread. This meeting will feature representatives from local agencies speaking from each of their unique perspectives within their roles and organizations to provide insight on better adapting to the risk of wildfire in the South Hills area of Eugene. Handouts available.

Presented/Facilitated by Ian Appow, ECO System Solutions

Panelist from Eugene Springfield Fire, Oregon Department of Forestry, Eugene Parks and Open Spaces, City of Eugene, Northwest Youth Corps