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Transportation Planning Technician Lindsay Selser at 682-5094.
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<br />Telecom Program Manager Pam Berrian Receives National Award
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<br />At the 29 annual National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Conference, Pam
<br />Berrian received an Ovation Award for ‘facilitating the development of NATOA comments to the Federal
<br />Communication Commission’s (FCC) Broadband Notice of Inquiry proceeding.” This FCC proceeding is just one
<br />of several federal efforts underway to establish national policy and principles regarding broadband deployment and
<br />funding initiatives, many of which impact local governments.
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<br />Pam serves as Past-President of the Oregon chapter of NATOA, on the League of Oregon Cities’ Cable and
<br />Telecom Committee and was appointed by the Governor to the Oregon Telecommunications Coordinating
<br />Council.
<br />She has worked for the City since 1990, seven years as a program manager in the City Manager’s Office and in
<br />her current position with Information Services Division.
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<br />For more information, contact Information Services Director Randy Kolb at 682-5075.
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<br />Responses to Eugene Neighborhood Survey Roll in
<br />To date, over 3,600 people have completed either online or in-person Eugene Neighborhood Surveys. Launched
<br />in early August 2009, the survey will continue to collect responses until the end of October 2009. The survey asks
<br />what people like about their neighborhood and what they would like to improve, including information on
<br />transportation, parks, safety and many other topics. The survey also asks for information about what barriers need
<br />to be addressed and what incentives might be needed to increase participation with neighborhood associations.
<br />Anyone who lives, works, attends school, or owns property in Eugene is encouraged to take the survey. It is
<br />available online at www.eugene-or.gov/neighborhoodsurvey. All survey materials are available in Spanish and
<br />alternate formats. The survey is estimated to take five minutes to complete, and participants are eligible to win an
<br />iPod or tickets to a Hult Center performance.
<br />Information gathered from the survey will be used to help improve
<br />City services and help neighborhood groups with planning and
<br />outreach efforts. Neighborhood associations will be able to use the
<br />information as baseline data for their Strategic Neighborhood Action
<br />Plan (SNAP). SNAPs are an opportunity for a neighborhood to take
<br />a proactive, comprehensive look at their neighborhood’s needs and
<br />create a plan to help address these needs. SNAPs can cover a wide-
<br />range of topics including traffic management,
<br />housing/homelessness, natural resources, community building, land
<br />use, historic preservation, parks, public safety, and economic
<br />development.
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<br />For more information on the SNAP program, go to www.eugene-
<br />or.gov/nap. For information about the Eugene Neighborhood Survey project, or to access it in an alternative
<br />format or take it orally, please contact Neighborhood Planner Lorna Flormoe at lorna.r.flormoe@ci.eugene.or.us or
<br />682-5670.
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<br />Civil Rights Attorney Evan Wolfson Speaks on Marriage Equality at Eugene Public Library
<br />Famed civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson, named by TIME magazine as “one of the 100 most influential people in
<br />the world,” will give a free talk on Wednesday, November 4, at 6:00 p.m., at the Downtown Eugene Public Library.
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<br />Wolfson, the author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to
<br />Marry, will speak about the past, present, and future of this controversial topic. Like the state
<br />of Oregon, Wolfson has a long, high-profile history in the evolution of laws regarding sexual
<br />orientation. In recognition of the impact of his work, The National Law Journal honored
<br />Wolfson as “one of the most influential attorneys in America."
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<br />Among his many accomplishments, Wolfson was co-counsel in the landmark Hawaii
<br />marriage case, Baehr v. Miike, which launched the current nationwide debate about
<br />marriage equality. From 1989 to 2001, he worked at Lambda Legal Defense & Education
<br />Fund, the nation's preeminent lesbian/gay legal advocacy group. He argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boy
<br />Scouts of America v. Dale.
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<br />October 22, 2009
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