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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 3, 2016 - City Council Newsletter City of Eugene 125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor thnd Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.eugene-or.gov EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER March 3, 2016 IN THIS EDITION MOVINGAHEAD OPEN HOUSE: OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON MAJOR EUGENE STREETS PRIMARY ELECTION UPDATE AROUND THE CITY MovingAhead Open House: Opportunity to Provide Input on Major Eugene Streets An open house is set for the MovingAhead project, a joint collaboration between the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District (LTD) that is looking at how to redesign major streets in Eugene to better accommodate all modes of travel, including transit, walking and biking. Ideas being considered through MovingAhead include potential changes to both EmX and regular buses, and improvements to sidewalks and bikeways that could make it easier to get around the community. At the open house people can review the alternatives for changes to the corridors along Highway 99, River Road, Coburg Road, 30 Avenue to Lane Community College, and th Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The MovingAhead Alternatives Review Open House will be held Monday, Mar. 7, from 5 – 7 p.m., at the Eugene Public Library, 100 West 10 Avenue. Accessibility arrangements, interpreter, and translation services can be made for all th MovingAhead events with 48 hours’ notice. For more information, call 541-682-6100 (voice) or 7-1-1 (TTY). For those who can’t attend the open house, go to www.movingahead.org to review project materials and provide input. The online review will be accepted from Mar. 4 - 18. After confirming the range of alternatives, the MovingAhead team will conduct a more detailed study of the costs, benefits, and impacts of each alternative. Additional input will be collected from the community before a preferred alternative is selected for each corridor in fall 2016. For more information, please contact Zach Galloway at 541-682-5485 or zach.a.galloway@ci.eugene.or.us, Chris Henry at 541-682-8472 or Chris.C.Henry@ci.eugene.or.us, or Sasha Luftig at 541-682-6135 or sasha.luftig@ltd.org. Primary Election Update The following candidates have completed the filing process for Eugene elected positions and will be included on the May 17, 2016, primary election ballot: Mayor: Bob Cassidy, Mike Clark, Scott Landfield, Stefan Strek, Lucy Vinis City Council Ward 1: Chad Anderson, Kelly Boyd, Emily Semple, Joshua Skov, Chris Wig City Council Ward 2: Betty Taylor City Council Ward 7: Claire Syrett City Council Ward 8: Chris Pryor EWEB Wards 1 & 8: Steve Mital EWEB Wards 2 & 3: Dick Helgeson EWEB Wards 6 & 7: Sonya Carlson, Gary Malone EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 March 3, 2016 The City of Eugene will publish a Voters’ Pamphlet for the election. Candidates for positions on the City Council and the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) who pay a fee and submit a statement and a photograph by the Mar. 8 deadline will be included in this publication. The Voters’ Pamphlet is scheduled to be mailed to all city addresses by Apr. 25. For more information, contact Beth Forrest at 541-682-5882. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 3, 2016