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    Southeast Neighbors Newsletter - Summer 2009 (PDF)

    Southeast Neighbors Annual Picnic
    Sunday, September 20, 4:30 to 7:00pm
    Tugman Park, 37th and Hilyard
    Neighborhood Potluck Dinner
    with Friends and Neighbors


    Southeast Neighbors General Meeting
    Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 7:00-9:00pm
    Hilyard Community Center

    Local Ambulance Service:
    What's the Future?

    Guest Speakers from the Eugene, Springfield, & Lane Rural Fire Departments





    Southeast Neighbors General Meeting
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 7:00-9:00pm
    Hilyard Community Center

    Annual Neighborhood Board Elections

    Guest Speaker:
    Matt McRae
    Climate and Energy Action Coordinator for the City of Eugene


    Spring 2009 Gypsy Moth Sraying Info

    2008.0806 — City of Eugene Purchases East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest from Joe Green!

    2008.0612 — Report of the Mayor's Amazon Headwaters Committee

    2007.0519 — White Paper on the Amazon Headwaters (PDF)

    2007.0305 — Southeast Neigbors Spring Newsletter (PDF)

    2007.0209 — Hearings Official Denies Green Valley Glen PUD! (decision PDF, 52 pages)
    The Green Valley Glen PUD Appeal Hearing was held on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, before the Eugene Planning Commission. Thanks to all who came and showed your support for the neighborhood position!

    2006.0915 — Hearings Official Denies Dillard Heights PUD! (decision PDF, 58 pages)

    South Ridgeline Habitat Study (SRHS)


    Southeast Neighbors Nature Form (PDF 60KB)

    We will combine the individual neighbor reports into a master submittal and deliver it to the city.
    If you prefer, you can also use this form and send it in directly, and of course you can follow the raw city guidelines at the SRHS site and submit in your own way.

    Read the Official South Ridgeline Habitat Study Draft Report Here

    Thanks to many neighbors for your timely and generous contributions to help pay back the essential costs of expert witnesses and lawyers for fighting the Amazon Creek headwaters PUDs, including the pending developer appeal of our victory on the Green PUD!

    You can still contribute to our essential resources for the next neighorhood preservation struggle by contributing to VIEW online through Friends of Eugene, the official non-profit fiscal sponsor, quickly and securely anytime. Just say "VIEW" in the comments field.

    Any amount is appreciated! — Kevin & Lisa


    Southeast Neighbors

    Southeast Neighbors is an official local neighborhood association representing the Southeast Neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon. Southeast Neighbors is formally recognized by the City of Eugene, and our president fills a standing seat on the Neighborhood Leaders Council (NLC).

    As Southeast Neighbors, we care about the quality of life in our neighborhood, and we work together to maintain and improve it. Through our collective actions, consultative relationship with the City of Eugene, participation in the Neighborhood Leadership Council and other local groups, and through our many other relationships and organizational efforts, we share great opportunities to protect and contribute to the beautiful place we live in.

    Historically active and politically involved, the Southeast Eugene neighborhood includes more than 13,000 residents in some 6000 households, or roughly 8% of the city of Eugene. This diverse area includes schools, businesses, low income housing, old and new developments, and affluent homes. It also includes substantial natural resources, including most of the remaining upland wildlife habitat in the City of Eugene.

    First growth, old growth, and established second growth forest, steep slopes, vital headwaters and upland wetlands, resident threatened plants and animals, historical landslides and one or more documented earthquake faults add to the special character of the local landscape. Recognizing several unique aspects of our neighborhood, the City of Eugene has established special policies and goals for planning and development, through the South Hills Study (1974, adopted as a refinement plan to the regional Metro Plan) and other documents.

    Public participation in Southeast Neighbors is warmly invited. Working together for the best for this great neighborhood is what we're all about! So please drop by our free online Discussion Forum, join our email lists (below), and share your thoughts about our special place and people.


    Some Goals

    • Increase citizen awareness of, and involvement in, key planning and land use issues through regular public meetings, hosting speakers and sponsoring public forums on timely issues.
    • Encourage policies and planning practices that preserve or enhance the livability and quality of life in Southeast Eugene.
    • Improve and expand the system of parks, open areas, greenbelts and natural areas in Southeast Eugene.
    • Increase emphasis on pedestrian, bicycle and alternative transportation throughout the neighborhood.
    • Achieve full recovery of the impact costs of new development on roads, sewers, water and electricity, schools and other public services.
    • Improve the quality of all new development in the neighborhood through design standards and a public review process.
    • Promote growth management to keep the area's growth rate down and maintain a healthy local economy.
    • Direct local economic development efforts towards local small businesses (rather than large out-of town corporations).


    Membership

    Basic membership in the Southeast Neighbors is geographically based. If you live in the Southeast Neighborhood, as defined formally and shown on the neighborhood boundary map by the City of Eugene, then you are a member. Our organizational structure is formally defined in the Southeast Neighbors Charter.

    Email Lists

    Please join the Southeast Neighbors general discussion email list to help stay in touch! Just visit:
        http://www.designcommunity.com/mailman/listinfo/sen_discuss

    And follow the simple steps there to subscribe.

    To send your own message to the discussion list, first subscribe as above, and then address your email to "sen_discuss@SoutheastNeighbors.org".

    And to join the Southeast Neighbors membership announcements-only email list, just visit:
        http://www.designcommunity.com/mailman/listinfo/sen_members

    And follow the simple steps there to subscribe.

    Contributions

    Southeast Neighbors is grateful to receive any donations to help defray our organizational expenses, such as communications and special events. Suggested annual dues according to our charter are $5.00. Contributions by check should be made payable to "Southeast Neighbors".

    Address:     Southeast Neighbors, PO Box 1588, Eugene, OR 97440

    A note on privacy - Southeast Neighbors does not exchange the names and addresses of its regular members (declared members other than officers and board members) with other organizations.


    Board of Directors

    Officers
    President: Kevin Matthews
    telephone 541-345-7421 (10am to 6pm, or please leave a message), 541-345-7438 fax, PO Box 1588, Eugene, OR 97440
    Vice President: Lisa Warnes — telephone 541-484-2210

    Board Members
    Madronna Holden (2010), Deborah Noble (2011), Carol Pearce (2011), Carla Wenzlaff, Secretary (2011), Zhaohui Chen (2011).

    Southeast Neighbors usually meets on the second Tuesday of each month, from 7-9PM. General membership meetings are usually held about four times a year, typically on the second Tuesday of February, May, August or September, and November. For current announcements, please see our Discussion Forum. Your participation is invited!

    City of Eugene Liaison

    Individual liaison undefined since Beth left
    Neighborhood Services
    Community Development Division
    Planning & Development Department
    99 W. 10th Avenue
    Eugene, OR 97401
    541-682-5272, TTY 541-682-5119

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