CRESWELL – It all boils down to time, place, and manner. Creswell City Council this week spent four hours working toward coming into compliance with a federal court ruling that states that cities cannot enforce anti-camping ordinances if they do not have enough homeless shelter beds for their homeless population. [Read More…]
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Camping vote packs Creswell City Hall
Garden Lake as ‘sleep site’ up for consideration CRESWELL — Creswell City Hall was standing-room only during Monday night’s city council meeting as members of the community spoke against a proposed camping ordinance that would designate Garden Lake Park as a “safe sleep site,” in compliance with state mandates surrounding[Read More…]
Grove Council OKs city manager’s performance
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove City Council met in executive session Monday night to “review and discuss the performance of the City Manager and to review a confidential legal memorandum from the City Attorney to the City Council.” The executive session was called by Mayor Candace Solesbee after The[Read More…]
Rep. Lively town hall focuses housing, homelessness
SPRINGFIELD — Last week, Representative John Lively hosted a town hall meeting in Springfield to focus on the local impact of the Governor’s recent emergency houseless declaration and a recent housing package passed in the legislature. Speakers from the City of Springfield, St. Vincent de Paul, and Lane County also[Read More…]
Blackwell appointed to Springfield’s Ward 4
SPRINGFIELD — Last week, the Springfield City Council appointed Beth Blackwell to serve in the Ward 4 position vacated by Leonard Stoehr, who resigned in January. “I felt this calling to give back to the City,” Blackwell said. “I absolutely love this town and the people in it, and this[Read More…]
Grove city manager up for evaluation
COTTAGE GROVE – The city manager of Cottage Grove will be evaluated after the mayor requested an executive session to review “the employment-related performance” of the chief executive officer of the city. This isn’t the annual evaluation for city manager Richard Meyers, where the council reviews his overall performance. Mayor[Read More…]
Leaders seek transportation solutions in Lane
Last week, local policy leaders participated in a roundtable discussion about the future of transportation – its growth points, community engagement benchmarks, and climate impact. The event was hosted by Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation (BEST) and AARP Oregon at the UO Ford Alumni Center, alongside community transportation partners like Lane County,[Read More…]
Springfield camping rule engages crowd
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council on Monday continued the process of creating new code to determine when, where and how unhoused people would be allowed to camp in the city. While the meeting was only the first of a handful of ordinance readings, council members showed early disagreements on[Read More…]
Creswell TUF under construction
CRESWELL— The Creswell City Council made a significant step towards passing a Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) to fill existing gaps in roads funding. During Monday night’s city council meeting, the council approved the TUF ordinance in a 5-2 vote, but because the vote was not unanimous — councilors Staci Holt[Read More…]
Transportation fee up for Creswell council vote
CRESWELL — The City of Creswell may soon treat transportation like a utility by implementing a monthly fee for the upkeep and improvement of its transportation systems. The proposed transportation fee will be put to the city council for a vote at the April 10 council meeting. It will be[Read More…]