River Road Community Organization
The River and Garden District
The Community Resilience Festival is coming into focus. The physical space includes a large room half the size of a gym and four classrooms. We will also have use of outside for breakout groups that want a quieter place.
Plans for the large room are for 15 to 20 groups … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
What do you know? We leave home for the weekend and hear the news in Eastern Oregon that our neighborhood had a dramatic lightning strike with an exploding tree on Park Ave. The Register-Guard article wasn’t the best reportage. I looked to find out what part of … Read more
When: Saturday, August 24, 2019. 10 AM to 5 PM
Where: River Road Recreation Center, 1400 Lake Drive
Hosted by the River Road Community Organization [RRCO]
Contact – Jan Spencer janrspencer@gmail.com or Clare Strawn at clarestrawn@gmail.com
Transportation & Parking: Please ride a bike. The River Road Swim Club will provide … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
April Fool’s has passed, and it feels a lot like Spring out there. We’ve resumed our morning walks and had to adjust our clothing to 53 degree temperatures.
RSVP
Neighborhood Planning Community Events – April 7 and April 10. Your RSVP is anxiously anticipated for another crucial … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
Time to buckle down and get back to regular order–report on events and alert you to upcoming calendar items. Lots of stuff going on.
River Road Corridor Study. In my Supplemental message #203, I mostly spoke about the tone of the charette. Instituting ground rules for our … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
How did you like that snow? I hope all is snug and warm at your house with no frozen pipes. I’m seeing pictures of emerging flowers–snowdrops and hellebores–from neighbors on Facebook. Can Spring not be too far behind?
RR/SC Community Plan – Triple Bottom Line Sounding Board.… Read more
By Carleen Reilly
Here’s just a few words on fences/walls/security. It may be that rich people are building fences to protect their property. Our neighbors have told me that they are more interested in building a strong social fabric and sense of community. They tell me that they are taking … Read more
When: Tuesday, December 11th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Emerald Park in the River Road Parks and Recreation building, room E.
This will be an event where potential developers of the Affordable Housing Site, at River Road and East Maynard, will share there proposals for the City of Eugene’s request … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
The world goes on, even when you’re sick. Pat and I are still coughing after almost 2 weeks of dealing with this bug. I missed a few meetings, but when I re-entered the world of meetings, it was a whirlwind. And the week isn’t over yet. I … Read more
By Carleen Reilly
Fall tips.
Drain irrigation systems. I asked Pat this morning if there was anything I should write about in this morning’s CRG, and he asked me to remind neighbors to drain their irrigation system so the system doesn’t freeze and lines burst. This tip comes from experience!… Read more