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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />April 21, 2016 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />RAILROAD QUIET ZONE TOPIC OF PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY <br />VEGGIE MOB TEACHES COMMUNITY ABOUT FOOD WASTE PREVENTION <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Railroad Quiet Zone Topic of Public Meeting Tuesday <br />A public open house on a proposal to create a railroad quiet zone in Eugene <br />will be held Tuesday, Apr. 26, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Bascom- <br />Tykeson Room at the Eugene Public Library, 100 West 10 Avenue. <br />th <br /> <br />Residents can drop by anytime during the open house and view details of <br />the proposed quiet zone, ask questions, and offer comments. People can <br />also provide input through an online survey at Eugene-or.gov/quietzone. <br /> <br />The public meeting on Tuesday is part of a six-month civic engagement <br />process to determine how best to proceed with a project to improve <br />crossing safety and silence routine train horns in the downtown and <br />Whiteaker areas. The results of the civic engagement process will be <br />presented to an 11-member citizen stakeholder panel in May. The <br />recommendations of the citizen panel will be forwarded to the Eugene City <br />Council this summer. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Eric Jones, Public Works special projects, at <br />541-954-2938. <br /> <br />Veggie Mob Teaches Community about Food Waste Prevention <br />The Love Food Not Waste commercial compost program is expanding to include food waste prevention education and <br />outreach at a variety of events this summer. To accomplish this goal, the Waste Prevention and Green Building (WPGB) <br />team is conducting event outreach as the Veggie Mob and also hosting a food <br />waste film series. <br /> <br />Veggie Mob is a group of food-clad volunteers and staff who bring awareness to <br />the issue of food waste in the United States and teach people simple tips to <br />reduce their food waste footprint. The Mob debuted at the University of <br />Oregon’s Earth Week celebration. Its next event will be BRING’s Earth Day <br />Birthday on Saturday, Apr. 23, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Track the adventures of <br />the Veggie Mob on Twitter or Instagram with #VeggieMob. <br /> <br />The first film series featuring Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story will be held at the <br />beergarden at 777 West 6th Avenue, from 2 – 4 p.m., Sunday, Apr. 24. <br />For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Waste Prevention <br />Analyst Allie Breyer at 541-682-5034. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 21, 2016 <br />