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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 1, 2009 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <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 />SOLAR & GREEN BUILDING TOUR SPANS FROM CRESCENT TO CRESCENT <br />FALL FAMILY FUN AND FITNESS COMES TO SHELDON POOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER <br />BILINGUAL FAMILY FIESTA AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />EXPERT HELP FOR JOB HUNTERS <br />RECREATION STAFF MEMBER HONORED <br />NW REGIONAL WATER POLO TOURNAMENT AT AMAZON POOL <br />FIRE & EMS PREPARING FOR FIRE PREVENTION MONTH <br />SCHOOLS GET OPPORTUNITY TO “DISCOVER PUBLIC WORKS” <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Solar & Green Building Tour Spans from Crescent to Crescent <br />The City of Eugene and the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) will host an extensive solar and green <br />building tour in Eugene as part of the world’s largest grassroots solar event. The Solar & Green Building Tour <br />offers participants the opportunity to tour eight sites spanning from <br />Crescent Village in North Eugene to Crescent Ridge in the South Hills. <br />The tour will highlight how solar energy, energy efficiency, and other <br />sustainable approaches can reduce monthly utility bills and help tackle <br />climate change. It will showcase a variety of building types, technologies <br />and local firms. Two projects are LEED platinum-certified, the highest <br />rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. The tour will include new <br />construction, residential remodels, a ‘mother-in-law cottage’ infill project, <br />and mixed-use development. <br /> <br />Eugene’s green building and solar tour is part of the American Solar <br />Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour where over 150,000 people in <br />3,000 communities will participate in open house tours of solar powered <br />and energy efficient homes (www.nationalsolartour.org). Attendees will <br />be able to explore green buildings first-hand and talk directly with the <br />builders, solar contractors and homeowners. Lane Community College (LCC) will also introduce its new <br />solar/electric vehicle charging-station project. <br /> <br />th <br />The tour will begin at 11:00 a.m. at EWEB, 500 East 4 Avenue, with a kick-off presentation by Mayor Kitty Piercy. <br />Self-guided tours will include eight sites in areas throughout the city. To minimize driving times, participants will <br />choose from a ‘north loop’ or ‘south loop,’ each touring four different buildings. A biking tour of three central sites <br />is another option. A reception at La Perla Pizzeria, at 1313 Pearl Street, will be held at the end of the tour. <br /> <br />To participate, please register at SolarTour@eweb.org. For more information, contact Jenna Garmon at <br />Jenna.R.Garmon@ci.eugene.or.us or 682-5541. <br /> <br /> Fall Family Fun and Fitness Comes to Sheldon Pool and Community Center <br />Often imitated, never duplicated, Family Fun Night at Sheldon Pool and Community Center had more than 300 <br />people in attendance on September 18. The event celebrated Sheldon Pool’s reopening and the beginning of the <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 1, 2009 <br />