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Green Building Incentives Support a Greener Eugene <br />The new Green Building Incentive Program begins this week to promote sustainable building practices in the <br />community. Projects that achieve certification by either Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) or <br />Earth Advantage programs will be eligible for priority plan review and inspections, same-day permits, system <br />development charge reductions, technical assistance, and recognition and publicity benefits. Residential projects <br />that meet high standards for energy efficiency and waste reduction <br />will also be eligible for permit fee rebates. <br /> <br />These incentives will help to reduce the time and costs of building <br />green, encourage green building practitioners and highlight the good <br />work that is happening in the community. Depending on the type of <br />building, permit fee rebates will range from a maximum of $1,000 to <br />$5,000 per project. The rebates are partially funded by the American <br />Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through the Energy <br />Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant and will be provided once <br />the project receives its LEED or Earth Advantage certification. <br /> <br />Response to the new incentives has been positive. Dan Hill, <br />architect/senior principal with Arbor South Architecture noted, “Arbor South is committed to sustainable design and <br />construction so it is great to have the City of Eugene as a partner in developing a greener community.” <br /> <br />For more information, contact Jenna Garmon in the City’s Green Building Program at 682-5541 or <br />jenna.r.garmon@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Final Park Dedication of Summer at Filbert Meadows <br />The seventh and final park dedication of the summer will take place <br />on Wednesday, September 9, at Filbert Meadows Park. Santa <br />Clara neighbors will gather for an evening of food, music, and <br />games in celebration of their neighborhood park. The celebration <br />will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a formal dedication at <br />6:00 p.m. The three-acre Filbert Meadows Park was developed in <br />late 2006, with approximately $400,000 in systems development <br />charge (SDC) funds. <br /> <br />Improvements to the previously undeveloped park include a dual <br />purpose amphitheater and basketball court, children’s play area, <br />walking paths, site furniture such as picnic tables, benches and <br />drinking fountain, a rolling open turf playfield, landscaping and accessible on-street parking. Filbert Meadows is <br />located at the corner of Hyacinth Street and Naismith Boulevard. For more information, contact Park Development <br />Coordinator Carrie Peterson at 682-4907 or carrie.a.peterson@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />West Eugene Intersection Reconstructed Using Innovative “Whitetopping” <br />th <br />As part of the pavement preservation project on Seneca Road between Roosevelt Boulevard and 7 Avenue, the <br />st <br />intersection of 1 Avenue and Seneca Road was rehabilitated using an emerging paving technique called concrete <br />“whitetopping.” <br /> <br />Whitetopping is a paving method where existing asphalt is overlaid <br />with a thin section of concrete pavement. Six inches of existing <br />asphalt was removed at this location with a roto-milling machine, and <br />fiber-reinforced concrete was put back in its place. The concrete slab <br />was then sawcut to create smaller slabs that mimic the movement of <br />the flexible asphalt paving beneath the whitetopped surface. <br />Whitetopping is a faster and more economical solution for providing a <br />concrete paved surface compared to a full concrete reconstruction <br />that would require completely excavating and rebuilding the <br />intersection. Using the whitetopping method, the intersection was <br /> <br />closed for less than five days. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />September 3, 2009 <br />