Eugene issues

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City of Eugene
rain in the winter
lots of sunshine all summer
coastal rain forest
Eugene, Oregon
a little town, or metro
it is still confused
divided council
cannot reach an agreement
Kitty breaks the tie
highlight of the year
the Oregon Country Fair
seed of what could be
great place for Peak Oil?
only if we work very hard
don't be smug, grow food!
 
more highways and roads
West Eugene Parkway
paving over the wetlands
make Veneta big
why build more highways?
Peak Oil will reduce traffic
developer pork
the Roosevelt Road
connects beltline ninety nine
we don't need another
eleventh avenue
lots of intersection work
cheaper than WEP
bus rapid transit
once seemed like a good idea
but other routes cut
BLM preserve
cannot be used for parkway
federal lawsuit
all parts are special
Bertelsen Nature Park and
its wetland forest
wetlands absorb floods
bioremediation
home for rare species
deforestation
trees take centuries to grow
saplings don't replace
growth around Beltline
Region 2050 plan
when is enough?
corrupting process
pretend listen to public
makes sense if bribed
politicians love
building more and more highways
pavement destroys life
hospital soap opera
move both hospitals
outside forces coerce towns
build them on flood plains
central location
at second and garfield streets
would serve more people
 
Green Eugene? Greenwash.
sustainability
sorry but i'm not impressed
greenwash rhetoric
mayors with billboards
left us ugly legacy
we should take signs down
sand and gravel pits
moon scape at the confluence
McKenzie River
wal mart big box stores
our money goes to china
not much in return
clearcut capital
not environmental town
just an illusion
more buildings face north
we need intelligent design
change the building codes
local food security
eating local is good for you
community gardens
fireworks in July
Chinese incendiaries
cause South Hills firestorm
nine dangerous dams
if Subduction Zone earthquake
run for higher ground
formaldehyde gas
Lane County top air pollutant
in glue for plywood
facing north, not south
need intelligent design
change the building codes
local ownership
velocity of money
boycott big box stores
Staples Company
sells tons of virgin paper
got green biz award
fourteen families
own eugene, it is their town
since stole it from natives
cutting old growth trees
how Eugene was built - boom, bust
now big trees are gone
Downtown Development
downtown is dying
build a bigger broadway place?
shows lack of vision
broadway as great street
we use eminent domain
more marketing hype
giant developer
a profitable business
still wants more tax breaks
downtown yuppie ville
knock down atrium building
subsidize chain stores
a farmers market
support local food growers
better than Whole Foods
broad way place building
pepper spray lawsuit - 10 grand!
storefronts never full
hideous court house
homeland security is
the covert purpose
armies of planners
no intelligent design
despite the awards
housing bubble bursts
real estate market declines
no policy shift
Republicans say
private property sacred
but we'll seize it here
Opus company
in many states, Canada
our town lacks talent?
Connor Wooley scam
a pretense of ecology
"green roof" is just bait

 

new parking garage
subsidize Republicans
not sustainable

 

Springfield call center
for Caribbean cruises
in India soon

thin blue line of crime
the police out of control
many crooked cops

Hyundai factory
cheap water, lower wages
that is why they're here

Coburg power plant
would burn Canadian gas
now used for home heat

 

 

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