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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 (1975-1999), contact
Colene Doll at (541) 682-4389.
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
| 2003 | 2002
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999
| 2008 |
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Autumn 2008
Staff Focus: Andrea Riner, Stacy Clauson, Barbara Jaye
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 Resouce Options to Seniors and People with Disabilities, A Quiet RxOlution, American Community Survey Income and Poverty Data |
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Spring
2008
Staff Focus: Bob DenOuden
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 |
| 2007 |
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Autumn
2007
Staff Focus: Paula Gourley
Articles: Needs
Assessment Document Determines Funding Levels, Senior Services
Advisory
Council Appoints 12
New Members, Demographic Information, Oregon Planning Institute
2007, Third Annual Native Caring
Conference Highlights
Outreach Efforts, Creswell Comprehensive Land
Use Plan Update, Steve Gordon’s Career
Celebrated, New Layers and Query Options
in Lane Maps, LCOG Promotes Environmental
Stewardship in Transportation Plan |
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Spring
2007
Staff Focus: Nick Seigal, Ellen Kozyra, Jeff Cook
Articles: Kelly,
Spindle, Gaydos and Others Honored at Annual Dinner; Metro
Waterways Study Enhancement Alternatives Developed; 60 Ways
to Leave Our Groundwater—Cleaner; LCOG, EWEB, and DHI
Build Advanced Hydrologic Models; FY 05/06 HRA Review; Land
Use Data Redesign Underway; New RLID Features on the
Way; 2007 Oregon Planning Institute Date Set |
| 2006 |
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Autumn
2006
Staff Focus: Ann Terrell
Articles: New
Design for City of Creswell Street Map; Senior & Disabled
Services Needs Assessment for 2006; Governor Kulongoski Dedicates
Water Trail; LCOG Provides Florence Community Development
Assistance; RLID Moves Forward with New Features, More Data;
City of Roseburg Stormwater and Drinking Water Utilities
Mapping Nearly Complete; House Prices Slow in First Quarter;
What is the American
Community Survey?; New Library for Oakridge; Oregon Planning
Institute Region Trends: Data for
Sound Decision Making |
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Spring
2006
Staff Focus: Christine Puetz
Articles: Senior & Disabled Services
Provides Assistance for Medicare Part D, May is Older Americans
Month, Two Meals on Wheels Benefits Scheduled, Senior & Disabled
Services Provides Choice Counseling to Over 6,000 Eligible Clients,
LCOG Approved for $500,000 Loan from USDA, Creswell Parks and
Open Space Master Plan, LCOG Budget Revision Approved, EWEB Contracts
with LCOG to Build Web Application, Regional Trends: Data for
Sound Decision Making in Lane County, LCOG’s Creative
Services Provides Design Excellence, Eugene-Springfield Students
Ride LTD for Free |
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Winter
2006
Articles: LCOG to Celebrate 60th Anniversary;
Sixty Years of Natural Resource Planning; GIS Technology—Travel
Time, Routing, and Site Analysis; LCOG Offers Training Courses
for RLID Users; Kay Metzger Appointed Director of Senior & Disabled
Services; Senior & Disabled Services Launches New-Look
Website; Ted Stevens, Director of Senior & Disabled Services,
Retires; New Health Insurance Plan a Success; Network of Care—A
Comprehensive Website for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities;
Medicare Part D—Prescription Drug Benefit |
| 2005 |
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Fall
2005
Articles: LCOG's
60 Years of Service; Veneta in Balance; Veneta Served Locally
by LCOG’s Senior Meals, Senior Connections; Americorps*VISTA
Volunteer for Senior Connections Progam; Veneta Holds “Design
Your Future Community” Meeting on Growth; Senior & Disabled
Services Becomes a United Way Agency; Delta Ponds Plan; 2005
LCOG Appreciation Dinner; Meals on Wheels Volunteer and Staff
Training; 2005 Oregon Planning Institute; Working and Playing
Together - LCOG Annual Picnic; LCOG Assists in Obtaining Over
$7.5 Million in Loans |
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Spring 2005
Articles: LCOG Takes Major Role in Public Outreach
for I-105 Construction, LCOG Board Explores Regional Issues, Lane Library League Joins LCOG, Senior Meals Endowment Fund Established, Senior Connections Chosen for AmeriCorps*VISTA Placement, Southern Willamette Valley Communities to Talk About Growth, LCOG Staff Secures Funds to Meet Area Needs, Oregon Planning Institute Set for September, Regional Partners Advancing GIS on Many Fronts, LCOG Revised Budget Adopted |
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Winter
2005
Staff Focus: Alicia Kehoe, Kay Bork, David Richey
Articles: Hampton,
Kelly, Shine and Richardson Cap Among
Award Recipients at 2004 Appreciation Dinner; LCOG
Welcomes New Leader
ship; Citizen
Advisory
Committee Created;
Creswell and Oakridge
Adopt Telecommunications Fee; LCOG Coordinates
TMDL Effort; Revolving Loan Fund Created; LCOG Assists
Downtown Project; OPI Launches Hospice Program;
High Quality Color Orthophotography Now Available |
| 2004 |
Autumn
2004
Staff Focus: Helen Shannon, Warren Roe, Will Jensen, Kim Meacham,
Jim Walsh
Articles: Fresh
Approach Enhances the Tradition of OPI, West Coast Regional Councils Gather,
LCOG Receives Economic Development Funds, Significant RLID Upgrade Nearing
Roll-out, Regional Transportation Planning Organizations Hold Second Summit
Meeting, Regional GIS Partners Successfully Update Datum Standard, Adult
Foster Home Provider Trainings Fill A Need, LCOG Computer Staff Assisting
City of Veneta, Agency Restores Services to Seniors and People with Disabilities,
Senior Connections Undergoes Changes
Summer
2004
Agency Focus: City of Oakridge
Staff Profile: Jamon Kent
Articles: City
of Oakridge Starts Work on Refinement Plan for Highway 58; Oakridge Community
Center Plan Moves Forward; Gordon Zimmerman, City of Oakridge; COG Board
of Directors and Executive Committee Realign Responsibilities; Budget and
Work Program Adopted; Senior Meals Program Reductions Take Effect; Senior & Disabled
Services Enhancing Access to Services; Walkable Community
Workshops a Success; OPI 2004: From Nuts and Bolts to New Frontiers; Senior & Disabled Services Contractors
Spring
2004
Agency Focus: City of Creswell
Board Profile: Ron Petitti, City of Creswell
Staff Profile: Nancy Bughman
Articles: Creswell
Works to Address Rapid
Growth, City of Creswell Hires
New City Administrator, Walkable
Community Workshops Scheduled for May 10-12, LCOG GIS
Assists with Local
Planning
for Natural Disasters, Mayor Volta Goes
to Washington, Revised FY 2003-04 Budget Recommended,
Senior Meals Program Proposes
Significant Reductions,
S&DS Services Update Winter
2004
Agency Focus: Emerald People's Utility District
Board Profile: Richard Eymann, Emerald People's Utility
District
Staff Profile: Jane Aggers, Megan Banks
Articles:
EPUD Celebrates 20 Years of Success, Certified Population
Estimates Released, LCOG Programs Featured at Tech Fair, S&DS
Offices Reduce Public Access Hours, Computer Applications
Enhance Productivity |
| 2003 |
| Autumn
2003
Agency Focus: Bethel School District 52
Board Profile: Alan Laisure, School District 52
Staff Profile: Sarah Finney
Articles: Bethel School District 52 Thrives
Despite Budget Concerns; LCOG Receives Grant from Lane County
to Target Job Creation; EPA Grant Awarded to Evaluate Alternative
Regional Growth Scenarios; Long-Term Care Program Faces Uncertainty
in Funding for Some Clients; Senior Connections—New
Name, Same Quality Services; Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act Implemented by S&DS; Possible Restoration
of Vital Services to Seniors and People with Disabilities;
Telephone Consortium Works to Reduce Communication Costs Summer
2003
LGS Program Focus: Community and Regional Planning
S&DS Program Focus: Family Caregiver Support Program
Agency Focus: City of Veneta
Board Profile: Marion Esty, City of Veneta
Staff Profile: Jan Silva Spring
2003
LGS Program Focus: Natural Resources and Open Space
S&DS Program Focus: Criminal History Clearance Program
Agency Focus: Lane County
Board Profile: Bill Dwyer, Lane County
Staff Profile: Vicki Smith Winter
2003
LGS Program Focus: Resource Development Program
S&DS Program Focus: Measure 28 Cuts
Agency Focus: City of Dunes City
Board Profile: Bob Petersdorf, City of Dunes City
Staff Profile: Denise Walters
Attachments: Resource
Development Factsheet |
| 2002 |
| November/December
2002
LGS
Program Focus: Economic
Development
S&DS Program Focus: Financial Services
Agency Focus: City of Florence
September/October
2002
LGS
Program Focus: Legal/Cable
Services
S&DS Program Focus: S&DS Medical Transportation
Agency Focus: City of Oakridge
Board Profile: Don Hampton, City of Oakridge
July/August
2002
LGS
Program Focus: Creative
Services
S&DS Program Focus: Elder Abuse
Agency Focus: Eugene Water & Electric Board
Staff In Focus: Theron Roe
May/June
2002
RTS
Program Focus: Regional
Land Information Database
S&DS Program Focus: Financial Abuse Training
Agency Focus: Coburg
Staff In Focus: Jeff Schenck
March/April
2002
LGS
Program Focus: Boundary
Commission
S&DS Program Focus: National Family Caregiver Program
Agency Focus: Lane Community College
Staff In Focus: Patti Little
Board Profile: Dennis Shine, Lane Community College
January/February
2002
RTS
Program Focus: Metro
Television
S&DS Program Focus: Springfield Office
Agency Focus: McKenzie School District #68
Staff In Focus: Ken Warren, Elizabeth Willis
Board Profile: Tom Lininger, McKenzie School District
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| 2001 |
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November/December
2001
LGS
Program Focus: Community
and Regional Planning Program
S&DS Program Focus: Oregon Medical Education Program
Agency Focus: City of Springfield
Staff In Focus: Milo Mecham, Christine Puetz, Patti
Little
Board Profile: Christine Lundberg, City of Springfield
September/October
2001
LGS
Program Focus: Community
Safety
S&DS Program Focus: Power Partners
Agency Focus: Springfield School District 19
Staff In Focus: Brenda Lattion
July/August
2001
LGS
Program Focus: Transportation
S&DS Program Focus: Legislative Update
Agency
Focus: Lane Education Service District
Staff In Focus: Paul Thompson
Board Profile: Jerry Miller, Lane Education
Service District
May/June
2001
RTS
Program Focus: IRA
Website
S&DS Program Focus: Florence Services
Agency
Focus: Western Lane Ambulance District
Staff In Focus: Eric Brandt, Sue Wilbur
March/April
2001
LGS
Program Focus: Natural
Resources
S&DS Program Focus: Information & Referral
Agency
Focus: Eugene
Staff In Focus: Peggy Thompson, Peter Watt
January/February
2001
RTS
Program Focus: Public
Agency Network
S&DS Program Focus: Proposed Budget Cuts
Agency
Focus: Junction City
Staff In Focus: Karen Duran
Board Profile: Winn Wendell, EWEB |
| 2000 |
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November/December
2000
LGS
Program Focus: Willamette
Valley Livability Forum
S&DS Program Focus: Elder Help
Agency
Focus: School District 4J
Staff In Focus: Geoff Crook
Board Profile: Phil Barnhart, School District
4J
September/October
2000
RTS
Program Focus: Property
Data Requests
S&DS Program Focus: LaneCare Elder Program
Agency
Focus: Willamalane
Staff In Focus: Judi A. Hardin
Board Profile: Janice Morrisette, Willamalane
July/August
2000
LGS
Program Focus: Special
Transportation
Agency Focus: Cottage Grove
Staff In Focus: Terry Parker
Board Profile: Darrel Williams, Cottage Grove
May/June
2000
RTS
Program Focus: Telephones
S&DS Program Focus: Candidate Orientation/Legislative
Priorities
Staff In Focus: Dan Mulholland
Council Profile: Herb Dean Ball, Ph.D.
March/April
2000
LGS
Program Focus: Urban
Growth Management Agreements
S&DS Program Focus: On-Site Mental Services
Staff In Focus: Carol Heinkel
Board Profile: Eddie McCluskey, Creswell
January/February
2000
RTS
Program Focus: RTS-X
S&DS Program Focus: Private Pay Meals On Wheels
Staff In Focus: Byron Vanderpool
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| 1999 |
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November/December
1999
LGS
Program Focus: Census
S&DS Program Focus: Employ/Ability
Staff In Focus: Clair Van Bloem, Rosalie Galliher
Board Profile: Warren Weathers, Lowell
September/October
1999
LGS
Program Focus: Public
Safety Coordinating Council
S&DS Program Focus: Legislative Wrap-Up
Volunteer In Focus: Edward Necker
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