Churchill Area Neighbors

Neighbors,
This is an event that may be of interest to those of us living in West Eugene.
The Consultant, DKS Associates, has completed a DRAFT West 11th Avenue Corridor Study, which is available for review. These documents are linked below. Please be aware they are quite large.
Draft Study
Appendix
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An open house to provide information about the West 11th Avenue Corridor Study is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Bascom Room of the Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Avenue.
 
The W11th Avenue Corridor Study is an endeavor by the City of Eugene to seek short-term remedies for transportation problems in west Eugene. The development of the study follows removal of the West Eugene Parkway from area transportation plans. The corridor study takes a look at existing conditions in the corridor and identifies strategies to enhance travel through improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities, corridor safety, management of accesses, changes to traffic signal timing and intersection modification projects. If implemented, these strategies will yield improvements to safety and mobility in the corridor.
 
Other long-term solutions will be needed to address increasing travel demand to and through the corridor as the area's population and employment continues to grow. The West Eugene Collaborative (WEC) vision for a multi-way boulevard and the West Eugene EmX Extension (WEEE) transit project are other efforts to identify long-term solutions to meet the community's transportation needs.

Please join us on Wednesday, October 28th, for a General Neighborhood Meeting.
Meetings are held at Churchill Estates,  1919 Bailey Hill Road from 7 to 8:30pm.
Our session will include but is not limitted to:
Review of Minutes:
Guest Speakers:
Old Business:
New Business:
Good of the Neighborhood Social:
For more information e-mail Thomas Price
 
 

 Neighborhood Block Party http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ConnectingThoughts/%7E3/HM1ZB1EdaFU/neighborhood-block-party.html

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Hello Everyone! This weekend is our first Neighborhood Block Party at Willamette.

It begins at 12:30 PM and concludes at 3:30 PM. And You're invited.

We will have great food, music and activities including: rock wall, bike
safety clinic, bike stunt demonstration, I.D. tags for kids, face painting,
raffles, and more. Paul's Bicycle Way of Life is even coming to help with
repairs on your bike.

So here's a few details.
1. PARKING: The front parking lot on the campus will be roped off so you
will need to park in the back.
2. DRESS: come casual and ready to enjoy the day.
3. BIKES: If you're up for it. Ride your bike to church or make sure you at
least bring your kid's bikes for the parade and maybe even a tune-up.

Looking forward to sunday!
VAN

Please join us on Wednesday, September 23rd, for a General Neighborhood Meeting.
We will have a Public Input Session on Ambulance Funding.
Meetings are held at Churchill Estates,  1919 Bailey Hill Road from 7 to 8:30pm.

The Churchill Area Neighbors 2009 Fall newsletter has been delivered. If you would like to view it online, please click here.
 
Feel free to visit our newsletter archive page for past newsletters.

Improvements to Bailey Hill Road will be dedicated on Tuesday, September 8,
at 11 a.m. in the vicinity of Churchill Plaza, 2100 Bailey Hill Road.
The event will include comments by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and others involved
in this summer's project to rebuild Bailey Hill Road between 18th Avenue and
Warren Street in a new, safer configuration.

Community collaboration has been a key theme in this project, and the many
forms of collaboration - from the design workshops sponsored by the Bailey
Hill Road Safety Committee and the Churchill Area Neighbors to the funding
provided through the voter-approved street bond measure and a grant through
the Oregon Bicycle & Pedestrian Program.

I hope you'll be able to attend to celebrate the successful completion of
this project and to meet the many people who had a hand in this effort.
Light refreshments will be served after brief remarks.

More information about the project can be found at
www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects<http://www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects> (click on
the Bailey Hill Road link), or by contacting Public Affairs Manager Eric
Jones at 541-682-5523, 541-954-2938 (cell), or eric.r.jones@ci.eugene.or.us
<mailto:eric.r.jones@ci.eugene.or.us>.
 

Mark your calendar to join Eugene City Councilor Chris Pryor next Tuesday, September 1, in a conversation about the West Eugene EmX Extension project.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Goodwill Industries, 855 Seneca Road, Eugene

City of Eugene and Lane Transit District staff will be on hand to provide information on the project's process and timeline. New design graphics will be available, highlighting:

* Proposed station locations

* How traffic will flow on West 11th Avenue with EmX (turns, property access, the flow of through-traffic)

* Design challenges and opportunities

Join host Councilor Pryor to learn more about the latest design options and provide your feedback!

If you are not able to attend this event, LTD will be holding three additional evening events where you will have an opportunity hear about the West Eugene EmX Extension project, which will be held at LTD, 3500 East 17th Avenue, Eugene (in Glenwood) at the following date and time:

Thursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 24, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 1, 5:30 p.m.
 

National Night Out is August 4, 2009 and this year the Eugene Police Department, in partnership with Lane Transit District and City Officials are bringing crime prevention to you!
 
WHEN: August 4, 2009
WHERE: Willamette Christian Center (2500 West 18th Ave)
WHAT: Opportunities to learn about current crime prevention programs, neighborhood safety tips, speak with Eugene Police staff, City Officials and meet McGruff the Crime Dog.
In support of this national event the Eugene Police Department has organized two National Night Out caravans. The caravans will transport EPD staff, City Officials, and McGruff the Crime Dog to participating neighborhoods throughout the City.
 
The goal of the caravan is to provide support for neighborhoods as they participate in this national crime prevention awareness program. Caravan members will share information on current prevention programs, neighborhood safety tips, and listen to the concerns of area residents to better address prevention issues throughout Eugene.
 
For those not familiar with National Night Out, it is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
• Generate support for, and participation in local anti-crime programs
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back!!

 
Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back!!
This year Eugene will be celebrating with more than 10,000 communities and 35 million people across the nation for National Night Out.
Grab your friends, family, and neighbors and come meet your neighbors!

Recently flyers have been taped to doors in several neighborhoods in the
Churchill Area regarding painted curb numbers.

Typically, these notes include a suggested "donation" and and request
that you tape the flyer to your curb in order to opt out.

The most recent ones are from "Community Sign Painting".

These groups are not related to the City of Eugene, Public Works, the Fire or Police Departments.
They may use high-pressure tactics to obtain the "donation". In some
cases where a check was used for payment, the account number was
subsequently used fraudulently.

Please note that not all curb painters operate in this fashion. Curb
painting is a popular way for students and groups to earn money.
However, a legitimate painter will establish a price or donation prior
to performing the work.
The curb painting scammer, on the other hand, performs the work and then
attempts to coerce you into a payment.

Caution is advised when dealing with any door to door solicitation.

Reputable businesses and non-profit organizations will have a verifiable
point of contact and paperwork to substantiate what they are selling.
They will not act aggressively or attempt to make you feel guilty for
refusing to pay, not will they ask for Social Security or bank account
numbers.

Summertime is high season for these types of activities, following this advice from the Eugene Police will help you weed out scams from legitimate activities:

Tips to Prevent Falling Prey to Scam Artists
*    You have a right to say 'no,' and have the person leave if you don't wish to participate.

Eugene, OR (April 30, 2009) — The West Eugene Collaborative has
developed a set of short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations to
address transportation, land use and environmental issues in and
around west Eugene and will discuss its report at a public presentation:

Tuesday May 12th
Eugene Public Library
Downtown Eugene
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Representatives of the group will discuss the recommendations and
answer questions. The report is available electronically on the
group’s website:
http://www.odrc.state.or.us/WestEugeneForum.php

The 27-member West Eugene Collaborative includes west Eugene business
owners, community business leaders, leaders of neighborhood groups,
and leaders within the environmental community. The group includes a
doctor who practices in Veneta, as well as residents of Elmira,
Pleasant Hill, and Cottage Grove. The group has experts in
transportation and land use planning, development, real estate,
construction, and wetlands. The WEC also incorporates elected
officials and staff from Eugene, Veneta, Lane County, Lane Transit
District, Lane Council of Governments, Oregon Department of Land
Conservation and Development, and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

The purpose of the West Eugene Collaborative has been to “develop an
integrated land use and transportation solution, supported by
stakeholders, that will facilitate movement of people and commerce
from/through/to west Eugene and west of Eugene while enhancing
community, business and the environment.”
 

On Thursday evening, Dr. John Garlinghouse will be holding a discussion with interested Churchill and Kennedy families, staff and students. Dr. Garlinghouse is a respected authority on the subject of teen suicide and has helped many people in our area to understand and cope with this difficult topic. The presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Churchill High School Library, and it is free. Please help us to pass this information on to interested parties.
Click here to visit the Churchill High School web site.

Meet the Mayor:
 
Kitty Piercy will be attending the Churchill Area Neighbors May meeting.
We encourage all of our neighbors to take this opportunity to speak directly with your City's elected officials.

Neighbors,
This month City Manager Jon Ruiz will be attending our monthly meeting.
It will be an excellent opportunity to interact directly with your City government and share any thoughts or concerns you may have.
We encourage all neighbors to attend this important meeting.
Our meetings are held at:
Churchill Estates, 1919 Bailey Hill Rd.
April 22, 7pm.

To whom it may concern:
Please be aware that the Churchill ARea Neighbors meeting scheduled to meet this week is to being cancelled due to Spring break and lack of expected attendance. We will resume meeting next month at our normally scheduled time.
Wayne Taubenfeld,
Chair, CAN

Agenda
1) Quick review of action items from last meeting
2) brainstorm with City Planning personnel regarding alignment of building damage assessment and disaster preparedness objectives of neighborhood CERT teams.
If you are not yet on the CAN DO team but wish to attend, call Charlie Fernandez at 520-3465.