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The big federal stimulus is trickling down to a big local disappointment. “Eugene has a list of over $200 million in ‘ready to go’ projects that fit the stimulus criteria,†Mayor Kitty Piercy said in her state of the city speech in January. “We expect these projects, if funded, could create 4,404 well-paying jobs by the end of next year–with an emphasis on green industry.” Continue reading
Eugene will get half as much federal stimulus money per citizen as Springfield under an allocation approved unanimously today by the Metropolitan Policy Committee. Eugene will get $3 million for road preservation projects while Springfield will get $1.7 million. The money will create an estimated 30 jobs in Eugene and 17 in Springfield. Continue reading
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, the state and the Oregon Toxics Alliance have planed a town hall meeting on the planned gypsy moth spraying over a large swath of south Eugene. Here’s the press release: Mayor Piercy Co-Sponsors Town Hall on Gypsy Moth Spraying Panel Members Will Provide Information and Respond to Questions, Comments from the Public Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:00-9:00 p.m. Eugene City Council Chamber, 777 Pearl Street Continue reading
News of a whale washing up on the beach at Devil’s Elbow has given the media an excuse to talk about video of ODOT mistakenly blowing up a previous whale. So…here’s the old video, seen 1.3 million times on YouTube: Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted unanimously to consider delaying the imposition of pending street assessments to look for a fairer way to finance the projects. Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted unanimously to send the recommendations of a subcommittee on the Police Auditor to a public hearing. Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted 6-1 tonight to give WG development another six months to commit to a project to fill the pit across from the downtown library with a office and retail project. The council rejected a recommendation by City Manager Jon Ruiz to instead pursue a student housing project proposed for the site by Opus development. Continue reading
While students at the UO Emerald appear to have ended their strike and are working on resolving differences with the board, the newspaper, like many today, still faces big financial hurdles. That’s clear from a look at the non-profit paper’s tax forms, which are public documents by law. The most recent return available, for the year ending June 30, 2007, shows: Continue reading
Eugene Police say they cited three adults and four juveniles for drug possession and/or sales at Sheldon High School today. Police cited Matthew Pankey, 24, Christopher Pankey, 21, and Daniel Grossman, 23, for alleged possession and or delivery of marijuana, meth, and/or cocaine, according to an EPD press release. The police alleged they found less than 40 grams of the drugs in their vehicle. Police took Matthew Pankey to jail and cited and released the other two. Continue reading