Meetings

JWN General Meetings

2022/23 Schedule

  • November 8 (Zoom)
  • December (no meeting)
  • January 10 (2023) Zoom Agenda [Travel Lane County In-door Athletic Facility; Beyond Toxics on West Eugene Environmental Justice] [Minutes- JWN General Meeting Jan 2023]
  • February 14 Zoom Agenda [Updates from Eugene Parks and Open Space; Public discussion on kindness][JWN General Meeting Feb 2023]
  • March 14 in-person and on Zoom. Agenda [Brad Bills Hosea Youth Services; Naval Reserve Site housing update; Lane County Sheriff Harrold on Jail Levy Renewal]
  • April 11 in-person and Zoom Board Elections [Updates and Q&A with Ward 1 Councilor Emily Semple]
  • May 9 in-person and Zoom Agenda [EWEB’s General Manager Lawson with updates on projects and initiatives; Historic District updates; Restorative Justice program at the Center for Dialogue and Resolution]
  • No meetings June-July-August

Contact us for information.

Second Tuesday of each month (no meetings June, July, August, December)
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church; 1376 Olive Street and via Zoom
The First United Methodist Church is not affiliated with the JWN and we thank them for providing this meeting space.

If you have an announcement for the JWN membership, please notify the Chair at least four days prior to the meeting.

Why Tuesday Nights?

Some neighbors expressed dismay at Tuesday evening meetings and that some other days should be explored that would be more convenient. Setting aside convenience, no time/day is “convenient,” there is a good reason why the JWN settled on Tuesdays.

What about weekends?
Some folks suggested weekend meetings as being especially friendly to families with kids. There are multiple reasons why weekends won’t work:

  1. Neighborhood meetings are focused on having city, county, businesses, and non-profits come in and inform neighbors and answer questions. City and county staff do not work on weekends and neither do most non-profit or business staff.
  2. Saturday and Sunday are days of religious observance.
  3. People like to recreate on weekends and are more likely to go out-of-town.
  4. Many events that are much more fun than a neighborhood meeting are on weekends.

Why not another day of the week?
The Eugene City Council meets on Monday and Wednesdays, so if we want our elected officials, City Manager, or other city management to be able to come our meetings, we can’t meet those days. That leaves Thursday, not significantly different than a Tuesday, or Fridays, whose proximity to the weekend is a problem. No time or day is going to work for everyone and the desire to attend means prioritizing attendance, making the time because it is important to you.

JWN General Meeting Minutes/Recap
Recap of GM meetings are in the monthly eNews

JWN Executive Board Meetings
Third Tuesday of each month (via Zoom until further notice)
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Start and end times may vary. Check agenda.)
When in-person, McNail-Riley house NW corner of Jefferson St. and W. 13th Ave.)
The public is welcome to attend JWN Executive Board meetings, please contact us to confirm the time/date in the advent of changes.

Minutes
Minutes are reviewed and voted on to be approved at the Board meeting following the meeting for the minutes, so typically a at least a month delay.

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018 and before

Time is allotted at the start of each meeting for announcements and comments from non-board members. If you have an announcement for the board, or you would like to suggest a topic to be considered at a board meeting, please notify the Chair at least four days prior to the board meeting.