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City of Eugene, Eugene recycling center among recent DEQ fines
This story was updated to add new information. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied nine penalties in September, totaling $152,496. Recipients included the City of Eugene for polluting Amazon Creek and violating its water quality certification, a Eugene recycling company that operated an unpermitted waste disposal site and an east Oregon car dealership that failed to properly test its underground storage for spill prevention, line tightness and release detection. Recipients can appeal their fines by requesting a hearing within 20 days of receiving their penalty letter. DEQ sometimes reduces or eliminates fines after appeals. Recipients may also be able to resolve part of their penalty by completing or sponsoring an environmental improvement project instead of paying a fine. Oregon DEQ issues 9 penalties in September Here are the citations: City of Eugene , Eugene, $23,400: For polluting Amazon Creek and violating the city's Water Quality Certification issued for the Amazon Creek Restoration Project . Specifically, the city failed to install erosion and sediment controls, stored equipment in the active channel of the creek and failed to isolate in-water work area. A city spokesperson said that while the city was working on the project in the summer of 2024, two
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Cuthbert Amphitheater upgrades coming to Alton Baker Park
EUGENE, Ore. - Construction will soon begin on improvements at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Alton Baker Park. According to the city, the project includes building a 50-car parking lot with an ADA accessible paved route into and around the venue. The box office will be relocated, and the venue will get improved lighting, fencing and utility upgrades including potable water and electrical. Backstage vehicular access will also be improved.
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City of Eugene fined for polluting Amazon Creek during restoration
Unexpected heavy rain caused water containment measures to fail during the City of Eugene’s Amazon Creek restoration project. As a result of the August 2024 breach, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued the city a $23,400 fine. The violations include storing an excavator in an active waterway and failing to control sediment.
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Eugene crews start collecting leaves Nov. 2 by neighborhood
EUGENE, Ore. - The City of Eugene is launching its annual leaf pickup season, with city crews beginning collections in designated zones Nov. 2. According to the City of Eugene, residents should put their leaves on the street the weekend before their neighborhood is scheduled for pickup. For safety, piles should be kept clear of bike lanes and sidewalks, and branches, sticks or other debris should not be mixed with leaf piles.
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West Eugene Community Newsletter for Tuesday, Oct. 27
Good morning! It’s Oct. 27 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be variable cloudiness with a couple of showers. There is a 84% chance of rain. The high will be 58 with a low of 44. Showers now, changing to cloudy at 9 a.m.
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Oregon Historical Society: Announces Exhibition “Unstoppable: 150 Years of the University of Oregon”
New exhibition explores a century and a half of innovation, discovery, and ideas shaping Oregon and the world. Portland, OR — From an unfinished building in a small Oregon town to groundbreaking research with global impact, the University of Oregon (UO) has spent 150 years challenging convention and turning bold ideas into real-world solutions. Now open at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Unstoppable: 150 Years of the University of Oregon explores the university’s legacy of creativity, innovation, and discovery — and the possibilities that lie ahead.
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Eugene begins annual leaf pickup Nov. 2; residents asked to pile leaves weekend before
EUGENE, Ore. — The City of Eugene is launching its annual leaf pickup season and invites residents to put their leaves on the street the weekend before their neighborhood is scheduled for pick-up. City crews will begin collecting leaves in designated zones Nov. 2. “By disposing of leaves properly...
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Eugene Clean Energy Fund to hit midterm ballots; proponents and opponents weigh in
Voters can expect to see the Eugene Clean Energy Fund on their Eugene midterm election ballots. Modeled after Portland’s Clean Energy Fund, which passed in 2018, the initiative aims to create more efficient renewable energy programs, green energy jobs and infrastructure. The measure brings a 2% tax on businesses...
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Inclusivity committee to map out year-end goals
The Philomath Inclusivity Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Philomath City Hall. The committee’s main business item is end-of-the-year planning. According to the agenda and meeting materials, members will review the committee’s planning calendar and check in with each other on what content and projects they would like to complete before the end of 2026.