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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />September 29, 2011 <br /> <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 /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />2011 EUGENE GREEN HOME AND GARDEN TOUR A SUCCESS <br />ADAPTIVE RECREATION OFFERS ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC DISABILITIES <br />EUGENE SUNDAY STREETS ATTRACTS THOUSANDS <br />CUENTOS Y CANCIONES: NEW STORYTIME IN SPANISH AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />PARKS AND OPEN SPACE HOSTS SECOND PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON BETHEL YMCA PROPOSAL <br />DISC GOLF APPROVED IN WEST ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />2011 Eugene Green Home and Garden Tour A Success <br />On Saturday, Sept. 18, a beautiful late summer day greeted participants of the third annual BRING Home and <br />Garden Tour. This was also the first year of a new partnership between the City of Eugene, Eugene Water & Electric <br />Board (EWEB) and BRING to combine annual tours <br />focusing on green homes. The purpose of the tour was to <br />inspire people to rethink their use of resources, encourage <br />the exchange of ideas, foster individual action, and <br />ultimately reduce the community’s collective carbon <br />footprint. <br /> <br />The tour highlighted: <br /> <br /> Green building; <br /> <br /> Energy efficiency; <br /> <br /> Active and passive solar energy use; <br /> <br /> Urban food production; <br /> <br /> Creative reuse of materials; and <br /> <br /> Urban density solutions. <br /> <br />Hundreds of attendees were able to visit the 14 homes <br />and gardens on the tour. They also had the opportunity to <br />learn more about energy efficiency and renewable energy at workshops held on ductless heat pumps, solar hot <br />water, and solar electricity. The tour was the public debut of the WaterWise Landscape Demonstration Garden at <br />Alton Baker Park, a collaboration of the City, EWEB, Nearby Nature, Landcurrent, Schirmer Satre Group, and other <br />partners. <br /> <br />Please contact Jenna Garmon at jenna.r.garmon@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5541 with ideas for homes to feature <br />on next year’s tour. <br /> <br />Adaptive Recreation Offers Activities for People with Specific Disabilities <br />Adaptive Recreation is adjusting its classes and activities to better serve those with “invisible” disabilities such as <br />traumatic brain injury (TBI), psychological disabilities, and other emotional/behavioral issues. The effort is intended to <br />reach out to groups of individuals to broaden understanding of community integration and to improve opportunities for <br />people with psychiatric disabilities and traumatic brain injuries to participate more fully in community life. <br /> <br />The Fall Recreation Guide includes activities for people with specific types of disabilities. For instance, TBI Alive! is a <br /> <br />new social and recreational group for people ages 18 and olderwith traumatic brain injuries. Activities include <br />community outings, money management skills, self-advocacy and daily living skills. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />September 29, 2011 <br />