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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 10, 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 />BLAIR BOULEVARD PARTNERSHIP SUCCESSFULLY BOOSTS BUSINESSES <br />LOCAL BUSINESSES INVITED TO ‘LOVE FOOD NOT WASTE’ WITH COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING <br />STOCK UP FOR WINTER: USED MYSTERY NOVEL SALE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS LEARN SKILLS AND TOOLS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH <br />INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION SET FOR DECEMBER 6 <br />WEST BANK MULTI-USE PATH EXTENSION TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND <br />CITY STAFF PARTICIPATES IN STATE INITIATIVE ON WASTE <br />MOBILE APPLICATION ALLOWS CYCLISTS TO DIRECTLY REPORT BIKE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ISSUES <br />PLAY IN THE RAIN DAY MEANS FREE FAMILY FUN <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Blair Boulevard Partnership Successfully Boosts Businesses <br />The Blair Boulevard Small Business Renovation Project brought together local partners to provide $10,000 in <br />renovation grants to local businesses. The public-private partnership included the City’s Community Development <br />Division, eDev Entrepreneurial Services, NEDCO <br />(Neighborhood Economic Development <br />Corporation) and Wells Fargo Bank. Together the <br />partners held a press conference on Nov. 3 and <br />presented an additional $500 check to the business <br />with the “greatest impact.” <br /> <br />The goal of the Blair Boulevard Small Business <br />Neighborhood Renovation Grants was to help <br />businesses refresh their appearance, increase their <br />sales space and continue the momentum of <br />building a vital and attractive business district along <br />Blair Boulevard. <br /> <br />The three businesses, Nib: A Modern Eatery, the <br />MiTierra Groceria, Carniceria & Taqueria, and <br />Marco’s Salon & Wig Gallery, each received <br />$3,000 in grant money from Wells Fargo. They also <br />received volunteer design help from University of Oregon architecture students and professionals such as Stan Honn <br />of Stan Honn Architecture & Construction, Nir Pearlson of Green Building Inc. and Bradley Cook of Huckleberry <br />Fencing. University of Oregon students consulted with the business owners on their vision for their business, <br />completed new designs for the businesses and helped supervise the Wells Fargo employees who volunteered their <br />time to make the renovation ideas a reality. <br /> <br />Three judges awarded MiTierra an additional $500 from Wells Fargo for their project’s impact on the adjacent <br />streetscape and the look of the neighborhood. The improvements included an outdoor, fenced-in seating area, lighting, <br />and new bicycle racks at the prominent intersection of Blair Boulevard, Adams Street and 6th Avenue. <br /> <br />The many hundreds of hours in volunteer labor leveraged by the City of Eugene, Wells Fargo, and its non-profit allies <br />highlights what can be done when the community works together to foster economic development. For more <br />information, contact William Ellis, program assistant at 541-682-8367 or William.R.Ellis@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 10, 2011 <br />