Author: Joshua Purvis

EWEB, contractor look for cause of airborne rocks, debris during East 40th site blasting Southeast home hit, damaged by rocks Nov. 3, 2021 Dear East 40th Neighbors, EWEB staff and contractors met on the job site early this morning to discuss yesterday’s blasting incident and next steps. We expect a full Root Cause Analysis Report…

Flying rock and debris from blast damages Southeast Eugene house EWEB halts East 40th project during investigation ‘We don’t yet know why this incident occurred’ Dear East 40th Neighbors, On Nov. 2, EWEB’s contractor conducted a controlled underground blast at the project site. An incident occurred during the blast which resulted in flying rock and…

rEV Up! Workshops teach the basics of owning an electric vehicle, new or used. Tuesday, November 17 at 7 pm or Tuesday, December 7 at 7 pm via Zoom Are you curious about electric vehicles (EVs)? Have questions, need answers about EVs? Interested in a new or used EV with a 200+ mile range? In…

Temporary Camping Update The City of Eugene continues to make progress in establishing its first Safe Sleep sites and will start to draw down the two large temporary camps at Washington Jefferson Park and 13th Avenue as Safe Sleep sites become operational. The Safe Sleep sites will provide a safe and legal place to go…

Oct. 25, 2021 Dear East 40th Neighbors, Following is a round-up of recent activities on the water storage project, information about stormwater management, and FAQ on controlled underground blasting. What’s been happening at the site? Third-party pre-blast home inspections are nearly complete. TerraFirma will email the reports directly to homeowners this week. The additional, unplanned…

Three emergency management leaders from the State of Oregon will share their insights at a free online webinar Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Speakers will include Peter Mackwell, Medical Surge Planner, Oregon Health Authority; Ed Flick, Emergency Management Director, Oregon Department of Human Services; and Sonya McCormick, Public/Private Partnership Program Manager, Oregon…

Do you want to help kids and your community? Consider working with the Eugene School District 4J! 4J has many part-time and full-time school support staff positions open, including classroom, school building and food service assistants, bus drivers and aides, nurses, and more. Some positions offer evening hours or part-time school day schedules, to fit…

by Lindsey Selser, City of Eugene The noon City Council Work Session Oct. 13 will focus on planning to address the full spectrum of housing needs over the next few years. The council materials for the Housing Implementation Pipeline (HIP) planning work identify two potential future affordable housing Land Bank sites: 13th and Chambers –…

Middle Housing Information and Q&A Sessions by Sophie McGinley, City of Eugene The Middle Housing Public Hearings process is about to begin! Join us for an opportunity to hear about Middle Housing project and changes coming to the Land Use Code. Staff will review the requirements of House Bill 2001, the public engagement process, what’s…

The city is entering an exciting phase of work in planning for middle housing options – the formal adoption process! Project staff kicked off the project in the summer of 2020, and spent 10 months reaching out to an Equity RoundTable, Healthy Democracy panel, boards and commissions and local partners, and the general public. To…