City of Eugene

People can take a look at how the City of Eugene plans to develop 515 acres of parkland southeast of the city.  The Suzanne Arlie Park master plan will be up for discussion on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the downtown Eugene Public Library. The draft plan features share-use trails, a disc golf course and a 50-acre mountain bike park.

People can take a look at how the City of Eugene plans to develop 515 acres of parkland southeast of the city. 

Eugene City Councilors will grapple with climate change at their Monday 11/18 work session. The public can also weigh in on the city’s Climate Action Plan 2.0.

With the final steps of an action planning phase at hand, City of Eugene officials are asking for public input on the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan.

The City of Eugene is looking for community input to choose from 12 finalists for street names in its new Downtown Riverfront neighborhood. 

Hundreds of artists are coming to Eugene to take part in Visual Arts Week, kicking off this Friday.

The City of Eugene wants to transform the downtown park blocks into what it calls a “Town Square”.

Will Dowdy is the city’s urban Development Manager. He says the Town Square concept combines energy around the restoration of the downtown park blocks, a permanent home for the Lane County Farmer’s market and a new Eugene City Hall.

Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz will deliver his 2020 budget to the City Council on Wednesday. He calls the $677 million spending plan a solid one.

The City of Eugene’s latest budget includes more than $280,000 to boost a mobile crisis intervention program that serves the area.

Emergency response crews had their hands full last week, as heavy snowfall caused outages and disrupted traffic and operations throughout the region.

UPDATE: The City of Eugene's Ice Snow Emergency continues on Tuesday. 

Eugene Public Works says, "Despite significant progress clearing roads overnight, people should still prepare to navigate slick and icy roads. That means if you have to go out, give yourself extra drive time to get where you need to go and slow down."

There are hazardous driving conditions in the South Eugene hills as well as on the valley floor and as a result, the city of Eugene has declared an ice/snow emergency, effective immediately.

The Eugene City Council will consider a proposed payroll tax to fund expanded public safety. The tax would be paid by employers and employees and generate an estimated $22.8 million a year.

A three-day workshop on developing new concepts for Eugene’s River Road Corridor started today. 

Eugene City Councilors voted 6 to 1 Wednesday against designating a homeless camp on Highway 99 as a Dusk to Dawn site. The designation would have meant funding and support from the city for St. Vincent de Paul to manage the site.

Lane County is considering a potential site on Highway 99 for a public homeless shelter in Eugene. It would be the first one in the city.