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.

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
Nancy Diskin (2008), Thomas Halferty (2008), Sharyn Lee, Treasurer (2009), Fred Niemeyer (2009), Deborah Noble (2009), Bob Rosen, Newsletter Editor (2008), Ken Standhardt (2008), Carla Wenzlaff (2009).

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

Beth Bridges, Neighborhood Services
Community Development Division
Planning & Development Department
99 W. 10th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
beth.b.bridges@ci.eugene.or.us
541-682-5272, TTY 541-682-5119