Springfield could send road repair bond to voters
This week, the Springfield City Council is slated to discuss the boundaries of a proposed tax exemption to incentivize denser housing and hold a public hearing and vote on sending a road-repair bond to residents.
The Lane County Commission is scheduled to vote on a new paid leave program for county employees and hold a public hearing on the county’s floodway development rules.
Springfield City Council
To watch: Springfield’s system requires registration to watch and to participate in meetings. Use the links for meetings to register and get information to attend.
To listen: Dial 1-971-247-1195 or 1877-853-5247 and use the meeting ID.
To attend: Meetings are held in the City Council Meeting Room of Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth St., Springfield.
To comment: There are instructions during the regular session for how to provide testimony.
Register: https:// us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_52dOpv7SRi2mEJm_hFbmTQ
Meeting ID: 882 6862 2039
WORK SESSION
When: 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 5 What: The council is developing a tax exemption to encourage the development of dense housing. At this meeting, councilors are expected to discuss whether Glenwood should be included in the boundary area for this exemption, and if so which parts of it should be included.
REGULAR SESSION
When: 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 5 What: The mayor is slated to recognize the winners of the city’s bookmark design contest. Then, councilors are scheduled to hear public comment and then hold a public hearing and vote on sending a street-repair bond to Springfield voters.
Lane County Board of Commissioners
To attend: These meetings take place at the Harris Hall at 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene. Doors to Harris Hall open at 8:45 a.m.
To watch: County meetings stream at bit.ly/LaneCounty-meetings, Lane County’s YouTube channel and Comcast channel 21.
To comment: In-person commenters can sign up at the door. Online commenters should register for the Zoom meeting. To submit written comments, email diana.jones@lanecountyor.gov by noon Monday with the subject line PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MEETING DATE 2/6/2024.
MORNING SESSION
When: 9 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 What: The commissioners are scheduled to hear public comment, vote on a slate of Health and Human Services contracts and vote on a new paid leave plan for county employees.
AFTERNOON SESSION
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 What: Commissioners are set to continue a public hearing to loosen the restriction on reconstruction in a floodway.
Eugene Water & Electric Board
To watch: Meetings stream online over Microsoft Teams at https://tinyurl.com/EWEB-Board-Meeting-0206-24 and can be viewed afterward at https://www.eweb.org/about-us/board-of-commissioners/publicmeetings
To attend: EWEB meetings are held in EWEB’s Roosevelt Operations Center at 4200 Roosevelt Blvd., Eugene.
To comment: Fill out the form to provide testimony over the phone or submit written testimony by 2. p.m. Tuesday, Feb 6., or complete a “request to speak” form in person.
REGULAR SESSION
When: 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 What: EWEB commissioners are scheduled to hear public comment and an update on ice storm recovery. Next commissioners are set to vote on whether to ask Eugene City Council for permission to issue bonds for construction projects and on what joint initiatives EWEB wants to pursue with the city. Then commissioners are then slated to discuss plans for an upriver meeting in the McKenzie Valley.