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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />December 3, 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 />WALNUT STATION HOLDS OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 10 <br />EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL RANKING <br />SECOND PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO AMTRAK DEPOT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED <br />INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PRESENTATION PROMOTES HEALTHY BUILDINGS <br />LIBRARY OFFERS EXPERT ADVICE FOR JOB-SEEKERS <br />EVENT SHOWCASES HAND-CRAFTED GIFTS <br />FIRE & EMS SCHEDULES AWARDS CEREMONY <br /> <br />EPD CRIME PREVENTION PROVIDES ANTI-THEFT OUTREACH IN KINSROW AREA <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Walnut Station Holds Open House December 10 <br />The City of Eugene Planning Division is holding a public open house on the Walnut Station Mixed Use Center. <br />The open house will be at the Eugene Library Bascom/Tykeson rooms on December 10 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. <br /> <br />Walnut Station is a planned mixed-use center located across <br />from the University of Oregon and at the eastern gateway of <br />Eugene along Franklin Boulevard. The EmX bus rapid transit <br />line, which is a critical feature for creating a quality urban <br />neighborhood with a mix of business and housing and a <br />reduced reliance on the automobile, also runs through Walnut <br />Station. The area has the potential to become a vibrant, <br />pedestrian-friendly, mixed use center. Community <br />stakeholders, including neighbors, property owners, University <br />of Oregon, and City of Eugene have been working together to <br />create a shared vision for the area and are now at the stage <br />where the implementation tools are being fine-tuned. Staff will <br />present background information on the process and the project, <br />and will outline the current proposal for transportation and code <br />changes. Please attend the open house to hear more about the <br />plans for the area and provide your feedback. <br /> <br /> <br />For more information, contact Lydia McKinney at 682-5485 or via e-mail at lydia.s.mckinney@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Eugene Public Library Receives National Ranking <br />The Library Journal has ranked the Eugene Public Library (EPL) among the top three percent of 7,268 public <br />libraries it examined nationwide for their excellence at providing key services compared with their spending peers. <br />Based on 2007 data, libraries were judged on two typically standard measurements: circulation and visits, and also <br />on program attendance and public Internet computer use, two statistics that more clearly define libraries' <br />increasingly crucial role in their communities. Only 258 libraries received the Library Journal index “star” status. <br />Besides EPL, the Multnomah County Public Library in Portland was the only other library in Oregon to be ranked <br />among the top libraries by the Library Journal. For more information, contact Connie Bennett at 682-5363. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />December 3, 2009 <br />