Northeast Neighbors
Northeast Neighbors
c/o Eugene Neighborhood Services
99 W. 10th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
ph: 541.682.5272
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Letter from Chief Chris Skinner (6/19):
We are aware a recent announcement by the federal government of increased immigration enforcement to begin across the country next week may cause fear and uncertainty in our Eugene community.
Eugene’s vision is a welcoming, safe, and inclusive city for people from all walks of life. It is important to respect and embrace other cultures and wisdom as it makes us collectively richer .
As I commented in the past, just about everyone you meet here is descended from someone who bravely left their country to become part of ours, and then provide amazing contributions to our communities. Some have arrived more recently than others and there are some important things to know about how the City of Eugene has worked and is still working to preserve your safety and make Eugene a comfortable place for you and your family.
The City of Eugene has protection for every individual. Here is our promise:
• Resolution 5174 that we, as a City, are committed to being a welcoming, inclusive and safe community for everyone
• Resolution 5073 that we have a supportive Statement of Principles for Immigrant Integration
On March 13, 2017 the Eugene City Council unanimously passed the Protection for Individuals Ordinance (Council Ordinance Number 20579). This ordinance provides certain protections for all Eugene residents, including immigrants. This action puts provisions into City Code preventing the use of City resources (money, equipment or personnel, including from Eugene Police) to detect or apprehend individuals whose only violation of the law is that they are present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.
Furthermore, Eugene also abides by Oregon law, not federal law, on immigration matters. Specifically, ORS 181A.820 prohibits our involvement in any administrative or civil immigration matter. The statute does give some limited latitude for local police to: exchange information about immigration matters with federal authorities when a crime is involved, or arrest a subject wanted on a federal arrest warrant for an immigration crime signed by a federal judge.
The Eugene Police Department has had and will continue to have a prohibition on using its resources, whether personnel or other, for immigration and customs enforcement efforts.
My commitment as chief is to these resolutions, ordinance, and law, and to making sure that regardless of documentation status, you feel safe to report crime, be a witness, and engage with the community, without fears of immigration enforcement. All of my employees have this same commitment to you, reflecting the same values as I and the City hold regarding this matter.
I want our police force to be culturally responsive so that every officer, dispatcher, records specialist or other employee understands the cultures and concerns of Eugene immigrant communities and interacts with them in a respectful and empathetic manner. Eugene Police recruitment and training is aimed at cultivating a workforce that is reflective of everyone in our community, and we have committed to providing field-based language access for individuals who are more monolingual by providing incentives for Spanish-speaking employees to undergo competency testing prior to being listed for response.
Thank you for being a part of our community and please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions.
NeN Development Summary
Update May 2019
Northeast Neighbors Connecting People to Places
20 Minute Neighborhood
A link to the Strategic Neighborhood Assessment and Planning (SNAP) project final report can be found in our Demographic section. Click on the bar above.
Failure To Stop For Bus Safety Lights
May 2019 update
Help Make the Creekside Park Pavilion Real -- By David Martin (NEN Chair)
The dream of having a covered picnic area at Creekside Park is getting closer to reality. This pavilion will enhance the enjoyment of those who use the park by providing shade in the summer and a dry place to sit in the winter. We need your help to get this project competed! Here are a few ways that you can help:
1. Help finish fundraising. We have applied for a Neighborhood Matching Grant but are $10,000 short of being able to complete the project even if we get the grant. Over the last four years we have raised just over $20,000 through donations of cash and beverage containers with a refundable deposit. Thank you for your contributions! Cans and bottles may still be donated to “Cans for Creekside” by dropping them off at Gilham Community Church.
To make a tax-deductible contribution, just write your check to “Gilham Community Church” and mail (or deliver) it to 3633 Gilham Rd. Eugene, OR 97408. Note “Cans for Creekside” on the memo line and you will be sent a tax-deductible receipt.
2. Join the Design Team. We need to get approval for the design, donations for the concrete work, a finalized budget, and a timeline for construction.
To volunteer or ask questions please contact Pastor David Martin directly at 541-556-1795.
Striker Park
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1. Come to the third Striker workshop2. Take phase three of the online survey |
Eugene Parks third workshop about Striker design:
Wednesday, July 10, from 6-8 p.m. Gilham Community Church 3633 Gilham Rd, Eugene All ages welcome and light refreshments will be provided. Childcare will be available on-site. Come to this even if you came to the first because critical issues are still up in the air:
And be sure to take the new survey first at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MDBXBZ6 You'll also find a summary of the first two workshops and the results of the earlier surveys at: https://www.eugene-or.gov/4158/Striker-Field-Park-Development For more information contact Mark Kosmos, Landscape Architect, City of Eugene, at 541-682-4902 or mkosmos@eugene-or.gov
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Renter's Advisory Group
Are you a renter? NeN is forming a Renter Advisory Group. No meetings required! You just have to share your opinion about neighborhood issues. Let us know if you're willing to participate:
chair@neneugene.org
SCORE
Free energy efficiency assessments
SCORE is a collaboration between the UO, EWEB, and the City of Eugene that provides free assessments of energy efficiency for single-family homes (houses, duplexes, townhouses) that are either rental properties or that qualify for limited income bill assistance from EWEB. The assessors are UO architecture students who are professionally certified.
For info: http://www.eweb.org/residential-customers/rebates-loans-and-conservation/rental-property-resources
Illegal Camping
If you are witnessing an emergency or a crime in progress, call 911.
How to Report Illegal Camping
The steps you follow to report illegal camping, depend on the specific location of the campers. Click here for instructions on how to report:
https://www.eugene-or.gov/3484/Illegal-Camping
Allowable Camping Options
Recognizing the housing and homelessness crisis that our community and cities across the nation are facing, the City Council has approved specific provisions through City Code 4.816 for permitted overnight sleeping. These provisions provide more options for people who are experiencing homelessness to find safe and legal places to sleep.
Click here for legal camping alternatives we could consider for our neighborhood:
https://www.eugene-or.gov/3484/Illegal-Camping
NeN Membership Meeting
The next NeN Membership Meeting is September 24, 2019. Keep The Date Open. If you missed the May 16, 2019 General Membership Meeting here are some of the highlights.
NeN’s May 16, 2019 Membership Meeting Highlights
The meeting was held at Gilham Community Church. Attendance was 58 people, including 5 board members and 5 presenters.
1. Emergency Preparedness: Andy Davis, NE District Leader for CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
- Emergency response services will be too busy to help everyone in case of an emergency. Therefore we each need to have supplies set aside for two weeks of surviving without help. He brought a table full of examples of supplies we each need to stock to be prepared for an emergency.
- Many neighborhoods are forming Map Your Neighborhood teams, 10-15 households that will work together to share skills and prepare. Andy will help teams get started. Email him at andydaviseugene@msn.com
Andy Davis
2. Homelessness: Heather Sieliki, White Bird Clinic, and Jennifer Yeh, Ward 4 Councilor
- On the night of 1/30/19 in the Lane County point-in-time count, 426 individuals were staying in Emergency Shelter and 106 in Transitional Housing. Another 1633 men, women, and children were without shelter entirely.
- In 2015, four neighborhood associations came together to form a joint work group to find shelter spots in their neighborhoods for people experiencing homelessness. Because of their advocacy, 34 individuals and 20 families are now in new shelters.
Heather Sieliki
- Councilor Yeh suggested that NeN could get together with the Cal Young and Harlow neighborhoods, similar to the way the other neighborhoods did for their areas. If you are interested, contact her at jyeh@eugene-or.gov
- The city is currently working towards a well-coordinated and efficient community system that assures homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring. Having this single entry point into the system would be more effective and less expensive than what we are doing now.
- The city has set aside 1million dollars for a low barrier shelter and $900,000 for other homeless services including Rest Stops. They want community input.
- The Housing and Homelessness subcommittee of the Neighborhood Leadership Council meets monthly on the fourth Thursday of the month, at noon, at the McNail-Riley House.
Councilor Yeh
3. Emergency water supply wells: Representing EWEB, Jim Torrey and John Brown
- Multiple water wells will available for emergencies: at the newly-completed North Eugene High School, and soon thereafter at Sheldon High School. Eugene Swim and Tennis is in discussions to also be a gathering place.
4. Creekside Park Update: David Martin, NeN Chair
- Fundraising has collected $20,300 so far but another $10,000 is needed to build a small shelter with three picnic tables for the park. David is in charge of the project and can accept donations at the church earmarked for the park and give tax deductible receipts.
5. Renters Advisory Board.
- NeN is forming a Renter’s Advisory Group which would not have meetings but would function in an advisory capacity. Renters are invited to sign up to participate.
NeN Board members at welcome table
(left to right) Richard Edwards, Area 2 rep., Anne Millhollen, Area 1 rep., Penny Patterson, Area 2 rep.
Building a Better Transportation Future Together
A well-planned transportation system supports a thriving community. The City of Eugene and Lane Transit District received public input in April on transportation investment packages for five of our major streets: River Road, Highway 99, Coburg Road, MLK, Jr. Blvd., and 30th Avenue to Lane Community College.
To see current analyses, click here
ODOT: Washington-Jefferson Bridge
Ramp Closures
June 10 - New westbound lane closures begin
June 15 - 6th Avenue
on-ramp to eastbound I-105 opens
June 24 - 6th Avenue off-ramp from westbound I-105 closes for four weeks
Expect delays and plan ahead.
Give yourself extra time and plan your route. You may want to take a different way or go at a different time. Consider walking, biking, bus or carpool, depending on where you're going.
On the eastbound side after June 15th, the 6th and 7th Avenue/Washington Street onramps are open until paving in September. Work will continue on the shoulders. The bumps from bridge joint replacement will be there until they are paved over. Slow down. It is a construction zone.
All lanes and ramps will be open during the Lane County Fair, July 24-28. Work on the shoulders of the road will continue.
We're moving to the westbound lanes. With that, expect extensive lane and ramp work from June 10 through the end of August. Fewer open lanes and a ramp closure means more delays on I-105. There's also the potential for increased traffic, especially during the evening commute hours, on other routes through Eugene such as Country Club Road, Coburg Road, and the Ferry Street Bridge area.
The 7th Avenue/Jefferson Street off-ramp will be open throughout construction, but will be reduced to one lane at times.
Know before you go with the most up to date information about project at https://www.tripcheck.com/
For more information about the project, please visit: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=18577
Four streets in NeN that will be safer to cross!
1. Crescent Avenue at Shadowview: Four-way stop signs, complete. PLEASE REMEMBER TO STOP!
2. Chad Drive at Shadowview: A crosswalk and a pedestrian island in the summer or fall.
3. Crescent Avenue at Gay (south side) and Sarah (north side): A crosswalk, flashing beacon, and pedestrian island in the summer or fall.
4. North Delta at Ayres: Four-way stop signs, complete.
See ODOT’s Plans for Beltline
On Tuesday, June 4, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, ODOT will hold an open house in the Kelly Middle School cafeteria, 850 Howard Ave, Eugene. Children are welcome. Will traffic be a mess when work begins at the Delta interchange in 2019/2020? Will there be detours? And just what will the changes be when it’s finished? When will we be able to cross that arterial bridge? Can we walk it? Bike it? How will Beaver Street be affected? How about Green Acres? When will congestion all along Beltline get better? Will it be widened? What are the plans for River Road? How about the exit for Division? and the River Avenue entrance? Come to the open house and ask ODOT! Can’t make the open house? Check out the spiffy map below. And learn more about the project at Accommodations will be provided to people with disabilities. Please call Angela Beers-Seydel at 541-726-2442 or call statewide relay at 7-1-1 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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