Lookout Eugene-Springfield
The loudest voices against the Eugene Clean Energy Fund have it wrong. Here's why I'm voting no.
We all want green jobs with good wages, a reduced carbon footprint and energy-efficient improvements to the homes of our most housing-burdened. But people already pinching nickels shouldn’t bear the…
Read the original at Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldMore audio from Lookout Eugene-Springfield
-
4mOdors return to Baxter site during cleanup, but air stays safe, EPA says
The EPA has removed 2,485 cubic yards of soil and 8,100 gallons of water over the last month from J.H. Baxter. Crews are contracted to be on site for a full year.
-
2mSpringfield's city payroll tax will take effect Jan. 1
Springfield will start collecting a payroll tax from employees and employers starting Jan. 1, 2027, the city announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
-
4mEgan Warming Centers makes plans for winter season
St. Vincent de Paul, which manages the centers, has confirmed one youth and two adult locations in Eugene and anticipates having a Springfield location.
-
1mPolice investigate gunshot wound in downtown Eugene
Police are investigating a report of a 19-year-old woman who suffered a gunshot wound in downtown Eugene.
-
2m
Springfield needs leaders who support common people | Letter to the editor
QuickTake: Lane County counsel Rob Bovett left his job “without cause or comment” in August. In the months before then, he scrambled to limit the county’s financial liability related to the $150 million recycling project, and raised concerns about withheld information that didn’t come before commissioners, records show. As someone who had the opportunity to […]