[NLC] West Eugene Community Forums

[Jan Wostmann]

For over a year, a group of about two dozen community members including
elected officials, leaders of environmental, business and community
groups, along with government agency representatives, have gathered to
discuss and envision the future of transportation and land use in west
Eugene.  This group is known as the West Eugene Collaborative (WEC).  The
WEC has developed from a relatively grassroots base and is committed to
finding solutions that are acceptable to most in our community.  We have
adopted the following as our purpose statement:

The purpose of the West Eugene Collaborative is to develop an integrated
and broadly supported land use and transportation solution that will
facilitate movement of people and commerce from/through/to west Eugene and
west of Eugene while enhancing community, business and the environment.

However, before we suggest solutions we want to report to the community
about our work together so far and to hear from you.  The  WEC will host
four open houses, two on July 8th and two on July 10th to listen to your
concerns, ideas, feedback and input.  Community members are invited to
attend one of the following forums:

Veneta  City Hall
88184 8th St, Veneta,  OR 97487
Tuesday, July 8th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Petersen  Barn Community Center
870 Berntzen Road,  Eugene 97402
Tuesday, July 8th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Downtown  Eugene Library
Bascom/Tykeson  Room
100 West 10th Ave.,  Eugene 97401
Thursday, July 10th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley
(old Westmoreland  Community Center)
Cafe/Art  Room
1545 West  22nd Ave., Eugene 97405
Thursday, July 10th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Together we can build a  vision for lasting and sustainable transportation
and land use solutions for West Eugene and beyond to Veneta.

For more information contact:
Emily Proudfoot
541-682-6019
emily.a.proudfoot at ci.eugene.or.us