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Deadline Nears For Eugene Residents To Tell City How Safe They Feel

Brian Bull
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KLCC

Eugene residents have until midnight tonight to share their thoughts on how safe they feel for a citywide online survey.

Laura Hammond is the Community Relations Manager for the City of Eugene. She says the survey– posted a month ago -  gauges how people feel about programs such as the mental health court and CAHOOTS.  

Hammond adds insights about general safety issues surrounding neighborhoods and the downtown are also important.

“In terms of seeing some trends that are concerning...around increased calls for service, and increased wait times when people call the police," Hammond tells KLCC. "And so looking at what we can do to come up with some solutions that people feel are going to be important.  And reach the outcomes that are important to them.”

Hammond says people can still take the surveypast Monday, but midnight’s the cutoff point for responses the city council will review for a September 26th work session. 

Copyright 2018, KLCC.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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