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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />February 24, 2011 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />WATER QUALITY WORTH CELEBRATING <br />EUGENE’S FUTURE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE NETWORK PRESENTED AT OPEN HOUSE <br /> <br />CITY OF EUGENE RECEIVES GRANT FOR FERN RIDGE PATH IMPROVEMENTS <br />“TALES OF THE PACIFIC RIM” STORYTELLER AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Water Quality Worth Celebrating <br />It was little more than a century ago that a typhoid epidemic struck Eugene. That epidemic provided the catalyst that <br />led to the creation of today’s Eugene Water & Electric Board. When the 1906 outbreak was traced to the private, for- <br />profit water company, outraged citizens sprang into action, voting in 1908 to buy the system and <br />create a municipal, citizen-owned water utility. The first meeting of the Eugene Water Board was <br />held on March 11, 1911. <br /> <br />To celebrate 100 years of public ownership with its citizen-owners, EWEB will hold a series of <br />events in 2011, including sponsorship of Eugene’s Summer in the City outdoor concert series. As <br />part of the centennial celebration, EWEB is distributing free calendars commemorating the utility’s <br />history. Calendars can be picked up at the Downtown Eugene Public Library, Sheldon and Bethel <br />library branches, the Amazon, Sheldon, Campbell and Hilyard Centers and Petersen Barn. <br /> <br />To order large quantities of calendars, contact Joe Harwood, external communications coordinator <br /> <br />for the Eugene Water & Electric Board at 541-685-7471 or Joe.Harwood@eweb.org. <br /> <br />Eugene’s Future Pedestrian and Bicycle Network Presented at Open House <br />What will Eugene’s walking and bicycling system look like in 20 years? <br />Community members are invited to the second Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Master Plan open house on Thursday, Mar. 3, to preview the projects and <br />facility improvements that will provide for a world-class, non-motorized <br />transportation network. The project team is hosting the open house from <br />th <br />4 - 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at the corner of 10 and <br />Charnelton in downtown Eugene. Arriving on foot and bike is simple with <br />close-by transit at the downtown Lane Transit District station and free <br />valet bike parking. <br /> <br />More information about the plan and project timeline is available at <br />www.eugenepedbikeplan.org or by calling Transportation Planner David <br />Roth at 541-682-5727. <br /> <br />City of Eugene Receives Grant for Fern Ridge Path Improvements <br />The City has received a “flexible funding” grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation in the amount of <br />$678,807. These funds are for non-highway projects that positively impact connectivity, the environment, mobility and <br />access, and livability. The grant received by the City of Eugene will be used to replace a section of the Fern Ridge <br />Path from just west of Chambers Street to Arthur Street. That section of path is currently failing and will be replaced <br />with a new, 12-foot-wide, 1,500-foot-long section of path that will be further away from the Amazon Creek. The <br />current section of path has safety issues and staff hears frequent concerns from pedestrians and bicyclists. The <br />replacement path is in alignment with recommendations from the Eugene Metro Waterways Plan and will improve the <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />February 24, 2011 <br />