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Neighborhood Matching Grant Applications Available
<br />The City of Eugene 2009 Neighborhood Matching Grant cycle opens August 1st. The City Council allocated
<br />$150,000 for fiscal years 2007-2009 to restart the community-building program. A total of $70,000 is available this
<br />cycle for:
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<br /> Physical improvement projects that involve recreation or public safety facilities, natural resource features,
<br />public art and spaces or community gardens.
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<br /> Public school partnership projects that benefit school children and the immediate neighborhood.
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<br /> Neighborhood-based events and celebrations.
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<br /> Capacity-building initiatives that serve to create, diversify or increase participation in a neighborhood-based
<br />organization or promote an understanding of issues important to neighborhood residents.
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<br />Grant guidelines and application materials are available
<br />on the City’s web site, www.eugene-
<br />or.gov/matchinggrants, and at the Permit and
<br />Information Center, the Downtown, Bethel and Sheldon
<br />libraries, the Amazon, Hilyard, Sheldon, and Peterson
<br />Barn Community Centers and the Campbell Senior
<br />Center. The following information sessions will be held
<br />in the Tykeson Room of the Downtown Library to
<br />provide an overview of the grant guidelines and
<br />application process:
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<br /> 6:00, Thursday, August 7
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<br /> 1:00, Saturday, August 9
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<br /> 6:00, Tuesday, September 9
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<br /> 1:00, Saturday, September 13
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<br />Proposals involving parks or public right-of-way are required to undergo a pre-review by November 14th. Final
<br />applications are due on January 30, 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2009. For more information about
<br />the Neighborhood Matching Grants Program, contact Michael Kinnison, Neighborhood Services at 682-5009, or
<br />michael.j.kinnison@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />New Underground Vault Will Improve Stormwater Quality on Polk Street Line
<br />On Monday, August 4, the City of Eugene Public Works Engineering Division will begin construction of a water
<br />quality vault serving an area of approximately 80 acres of urban infrastructure in the greater metropolitan area of
<br />Eugene. Located on the north end of North Polk Street in Maurie Jacobs Park, the project is designed to remove
<br />sediment, floatable debris, oils and other materials able to be captured by mechanical means. The vault will be
<br />built underground and be maintainable from the surface. Literally tons of sediment, including metals and plastics
<br />will be captured and removed each year and kept from entering the Willamette River. Emery and Sons was the
<br />successful bidder for the $775,000 project. The project is paid for using stormwater user fees. Construction is
<br />scheduled for completion by October 31. Local pathway closures will be necessary for safety reasons; however,
<br />the main pathway will be open for normal use. For more information, contact Project Manager Terry Colvin at 682-
<br />5398, or terry.r.colvin@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Friendly Area Neighbors Host a Three Day Neighborhood Event
<br />Former Eugene Mayor Sam Friendly, namesake of Friendly Street, would have been downright amazed by what
<br />was happening in his former neighborhood over the weekend! The Friendly Area Neighbors (FAN), in conjunction
<br />with the City's Neighborhood Services, coordinated the
<br />event from Friday, July 25th through Sunday, July 27th.
<br />The event coordinated yard/garage sales between 47
<br />households, recycling through St. Vincent DePaul and
<br />NextStep Recycling, and bicycle registration with the
<br />Eugene Police Department. The event culminated with
<br />the Friendly Area Neighbors Annual picnic at
<br />Washington Park with the India House serving food, two
<br />local bands, a raffle, silent auction, information tables
<br />for a variety of groups and Circus Arts offered by the
<br />City’s Recreation Services. The real result was an
<br />ambiance of community shared by the hundreds of
<br />residents who got to feel good about cleaning out their
<br />houses, meeting new people and seeing old friends. For more information contact Isaac Markehe at 682-6243 or
<br />via e-mail at isaac.r.markehe@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />July 31, 2008
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