The Regional Focus newsletter is published quarterly and contains in-depth information on selected LCOG programs, news, staff profiles, and a column from LCOG's Director.
This page contains links to past Regional Focus newsletters with a brief overview of each. To view the newsletter (in PDF format), click on the underlined link or the accompanying cover photo. For earlier issues of the Regional Focus (1975-2004), contact Colene Doll at 541.682.4389. |
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| 2011 |
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Fall 2011
Articles: Director’s Desk, LCOG Unveils New Logo, 2011 Oregon State Community Service Champion Award Presented to S&DS, Senior & Disabled Services Funding Update, Nobody Should Have to Live with Abuse, Age Knows No Limits Project – Honoring Older Americans in Lane County 2012, Community Needs Assessment, Sweet & Sparkling Affair, Regional Land Information Database Update, Fern Ridge Service Center Awarded $1.5M Community Development Block Grant, Census Data Continues to Flow, Community Emergency Notification System “Alert Me” Registration Opens, LCOG GIS and Creative Services Internship Programs, 4J Technical Assistance, It’s How We Get There That Matters, City of Coburg Wastewater Project Groundbreaking Event, Oregon Planning Institute 2011
Staff Focus: Cindy Johnson, Janell Wooten
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Summer 2011
Articles: Senior Meals Program Awarded $25,000 in Grant Funds for Walk-In Freezer, CENS “Alert Me” Registration Opens, LSSC Hosts 4th Annual Fundraising Event, There is No Excuse For Elder Abuse Conference, 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update, $1,043,000 SBA 504 Loan Approved for Hummingbird Wholesale, LCOG Grant Writing Supports City of Cottage Grove’s Bohemia Park, $8.3 Million Awarded to LCOG for Telecommunications Improvements, OPI 2011 Planning with Purpose, How Can LCOG Help You?
Staff Focus: Milo Mecham
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Spring 2011
Articles: Director's Desk, New Look and Functionality for Creswell and MetroTV Websites, New Advanced Search Capabilities Added to RLID, Business Commute Challenge, New Transportation Commission, Age Knows No Limits Project 2011 Honoring Older Americans Breaking Barriers, Need a Grant Writer?, Metro Plan Update
Staff Focus: Mike Greenwald
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Winter 2011
Articles: Director's Desk, PSCC 2011 Report Card on the Criminal Justice System in Lane County, 2011 UO Reverse Vendor Trade Fair, Green Island Management Plan, Senior & Disabled Services Adult Protective Services and Licensing & Monitoring Units, Community Leaders Honored at LCOG Appreciation Dinner
Staff Focus: Chrissy Fellows |
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Fall 2010
Articles: Director's Desk, Metro TV Update, Celebration A Success, Save the Date for 2010 LCOG Appreciation Dinner, Junction City's Temporary City Administrator, 2010 Census Mail Response Rates Released, EPA Wetland Program Development Grant Underway, Staff Volunteer At Days of Caring, S&DS' Senior Meals Programs, Age Knows No Limits Project Honoring Older Americans, Bank of America Charitable, Foundation/Meals on Wheels Association of America, New Connecting Oregon Website, Central Lane MPO Update, New Fire Protection Provider District Search, Employee Assistance Program, LCOG Provides point2point Solutions Program Management Assistance, Eugene-Springfield Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Another Success for Oregon Planning Institute, Trillium Community Health Plan Gives $2,000 to Meals on Wheels
Staff Focus: Josh Roll, Angela Phinney
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Summer 2010
Articles: Director's Desk, LCOG Facilitates Small Business Loan for Ninkasi, MPC Adopts MTIP for 2010-2013, Florence Recognized as a Tsunami Ready and StormReady Community, EPA's WaterSense Program Launches 'We're for Water' Campaign, New Veneta Website, Eugene City Council Endorses Open Space Vision, LCOG a Winner in the 2010 Business Commute Challenge, LTD West Eugene EmX Extension Project Update, Metro Television Activities, MPO CAC at Eugene Celebration, Oregon Public Safety Broadband Network Grant, High Speed Fiber Optic Connections Grant, Oregon Planning Institute 2010 - Remedy for the Routine, LCOG Board and Legislative Delegation to Preview the 2011 Session
Staff Focus: Kyle Overstake
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Spring 2010
Articles: Director's Desk, Creswell's First Earth Day Celebration at Garden Lake Park, Grant Funds Aging and Disability Resource Center, Senior & Disabled Services Staff Expands into Park Place Building, S&DS to Expand and Integrate Transportation Coordination, LCOG GIS Continues Critical Statewide Mapping for USGS, Coburg Plans for its Future Land Use Needs, RLID v2 News, Transportation Update, Community Leaders Honored at LCOG Appreciation Dinner, Lane County Mayors Come Together to Promote Census 2010, Oregon Planning Institute - SAVE THE DATE, LCOG Receives Pat Clark Memorial Award
Staff Focus: Judy Wolf, Jan Carrigan
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Fall 2009
Articles: Willamette River Open Space Vision, Director's Desk, Senior Day at the Lane County Fair, Change in Deferred Comp Carriers, Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP) Advisory Committee, LCOG staff Raise over $1,500 During Relay for Life, Building Tools and Understanding to project Eugene's Drinking Water Quality, A Path System for Coburg, Census Bureau Open House, Metro Television Production Activities, 2009 Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Winners Announced, LCOG to Receive $472,000 for Wetland and Riparian Project
Staff Focus: Arlene Lee, Petra Schuetz
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Spring 2009
Articles: May is Older Americans Month, Director's Desk, Senior Meals Program Receives Rotary Grant, Senior Connections Leads in OPDP Enrollments, Community Contributors Honored at LCOG Appreciation Dinner, Project Homeless Connect, Who Isn't at Garden Lake Park? Growers in Three Counties Participate in Agricultural Chemical Clean Up, Eugene On-Street Parking Inventory Project Underway, RLID v2 News, Loan Program Update, LCOG Teams with LRAPA on "Everybody Wins" Diesel Emissions Reduction Project, Oregon Planning Institute – Save the Date!
Staff Focus: Michelle Apparcel
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Winter 2009
Articles: Creswell's Garden Lake Legacy Grows, Director's Desk, Local Agencies to Acquire LiDAR Data, I-5 Willamette River Bridge Moves Forward, Wild Iris Ridge Management Plan, LCOG's Government Services and Administrative Staff Move to Park Place Building, Senior and Disabled Services and Lane Transit District - A Collaborative Success, Senior Connections Fundraiser Exceeds Goal, Senior Meals Program Volunteer Opportunities, Freezing Weather Challenges Senior Meals and Meals on Wheels, LCOG to Assist Local Governments with Census PSAP and BAS Programs, LCOG Launches New-Look Website, Nominations and Sponsors Needed for Older Americans Month Event Staff Focus: Dan Mullholland, Kathi Wiederhold
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Autumn 2008
Articles: RLID v2 to be Released Fall 2008, Director's Desk, CAST - Community and Schools Together, LCOG's GIS Staff Collaborate with ECONorthwest on Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment, 2008 High Resolution Color Orthophotography Now Available, Programs Add Resource Options to Seniors and People with Disabilities, A Quiet RxOlution, American Community Survey Income and Poverty Data
Staff Focus: Andrea Riner, Stacy Clauson, Barbara Jaye
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Spring 2008
Articles: LCOG Appreciation Dinner, Welcome Back Mark Shrives, A (Brief) Tale of Four Cities, Graffiti Reporting Center, Applied GIS and Data Services, Demographic Information, Park Place Building, Sharing in the Dream, PSCC 2008 Report Card, Project Homeless Connect, RLID Development News, It's How We Get There That Matters—A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Planning, New Site Coordinators at Four Senior Meals Program Sites, Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management, Oregon Planning Institute
Staff Focus: Bob DenOuden
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