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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />December 9, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <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 />EUGENE MUNICIPAL COURT LEASES SPRINGFIELD JAIL BEDS <br />BREAKFAST WITH SANTA ALWAYS A FAVORITE <br /> <br />THE NUTCRACKER AND MORE FOR KIDS AT THE LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Eugene Municipal Court Leases Springfield Jail Beds <br />Eugene Municipal Court has negotiated an agreement with the City of Springfield Jail for the lease of 10 jail beds. <br />Eugene will add the 10 beds to its current 15-bed inventory at Lane County Adult Corrections for a total of 25 jail <br />beds. The additional jail beds will not only provide Municipal Court with more jail capacity, but will help ensure that <br />defendants comply with alternative sanctions such as work crew, community service and diversion programs. The <br />Springfield beds will also reduce the stress on the current 15 Lane County beds and provide more space to hold pre- <br />arrangement offenders before they are released due to lack of jail capacity. <br /> <br />The Springfield Jail houses only healthy male prisoners. Female prisoners and prisoners with significant medical <br />conditions will continue to be sentenced into the Lane County Adult Corrections Facility. Municipal Court looks <br />forward to the partnership with Springfield and the joint effort to help improve safety in the community. Eugene will <br />begin using the Springfield jail beds on December 9, 2010. <br /> <br />Please contact Court Administrator Jeff Perry at 541-682-5019 with concerns or <br />comments. <br /> <br />Breakfast with Santa Always a Favorite <br />A perennial favorite, Breakfast with Santa presented by Recreation’s Youth and Family <br />program is again a sell-out event with two more breakfasts offered this year. More than <br />60 children are expected to enjoy breakfast with the jolly old elf on Saturday, Dec. 11, at <br />Petersen Barn Community Center and at two breakfasts on Saturday, Dec. 18, at <br />Amazon Community Center. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Diane Sconce at 541-682-5521. <br /> <br />The Nutcracker and More for Kids at the Library <br />The Eugene Youth Ballet will perform The Nutcracker Short & Suite, a kid-size version of the classic ballet, on <br />Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m., at the Downtown Eugene Public Library. Travel the globe with these young dancers <br />and dream of sugarplums all night. <br /> <br />The Downtown Library continues to host a new activity for kids and families each Sunday <br />afternoon at 3 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m., make recycled paper from scratch <br />with Brent Jacobs of BRING Recycling. <br /> <br />Join super-gamer Chris Ballowe for games familiar and new at Family Board Games on <br />Sunday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m. At “Welcome Lords & Ladies” on Sunday, Dec. 26, at 3 p.m., <br />enjoy stories and crafts inspired by medieval England, with guests from the Society of <br />Creative Anachronism in full costume. <br /> <br />All activities are free. For more information, call the Public Library at 541-682-8316 or visit www.eugeneor.gov/library. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />December 9, 2010 <br />