EUGENE, Ore. — The committee in charge of the “Opportunity Village” homeless project will be holding a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the project.
The group wants to use the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Chambers Street as a good site for a village.
Architect Mark Lakeman, whose nonprofit was instrumental in creating Portland’s Dignity Village, will be speaking at the event.
It will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1685 W. 13th Ave.
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Mary Kleeman says:
August 14, 2012 at 4:41 pm (UTC -7)
Wow glad I found this notice. I am on Chambers and 11th since 5/2011 having made it out of WI finally to live in Eugene near my oldest daughter. I lived in my car 3 years trying to get my belongings here rather that live through any more of the nastiness in WI toward the poor and the terrible racism.
I couldn’t believe the Lord would let me be two blocks away from this.
Rickina Bailey says:
August 14, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC -7)
I am so glad we are going to have a Dignity Village, I have been asking and praying and pleading for one for many years.
Rickina Bailey says:
August 14, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC -7)
I read that it “will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1685 W. 13th Ave.”, but it did not say on what date. Was it tonight or will it be some other night. I would really like to be involved.
Not on 13th Ave. says:
August 15, 2012 at 5:13 am (UTC -7)
It wouldn’t be fair to property owners to locate a homeless camp, or “village”, in a residential neighborhood. Why should property owners be forced to take the risk of any property devaluation.