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Announcing the 2011 Neighborhood of the Year: South University Neighborhood Association SUNA has been very responsive to their neighbors concerns in a number of ways. They were instrumental in organizing a Livability Summit, a forum to discuss impacts from undesirable behaviors associated with binge drinking and partying by students and other young people that gather in the area.   This effort provided an impetus to form the Neighborhood Livability Working Group, comprised of City representatives from Neighborhood Services and Police, the University of Oregon, UO students, and neighborhood and property owner/manager representatives who were tasked with identifying strategies to address this persistent and challenging problem.  SUNA has combined initiative with a willingness to collaborate to enhance their effectiveness.  Examples include: testifying before state legislators in an effort to grant UO Department of Public Safety (DPS) full police powers; educating and organizing neighbors to respond consistently when alcohol and noise violations occur and coordinating with EPD to increase participation of absentee rental property owners in the City's Rental Property Program; securing a Neighborhood Matching Grant to study bike and pedestrian traffic patterns at the interface of the neighborhood and the university; coordinating with the City's Parking Services program to extend 2 hour parking limits throughout the neighborhood Neighborhood Services - Our Mission
Building a healthy, equitable and prosperous community by connecting people and resources, creating opportunities, and providing support for neighborhood associations, the City organization and the broader community. The City of Eugene Neighborhood Services, part of the City Managers Office, supports City neighborhood associations by building organizational capacity and enhancing communication and collaboration between neighbors, the City, and other community organizations.
 
Neighborhood Services provides an important communication and coordination role that serves many areas of the City organization by informing residents about initiatives, programs and services that affect them directly, and facilitating connections between residents and City staff and departments.
 
Neighborhood Services is critical to fulfilling City Council's vision of Effective, Accountable, Municipal Government by improving Eugene residents' access to, understanding of, and participation in City affairs.
 
Neighborhood Services provides support to the City's 19 residential neighborhood associations in a variety of ways. The City serves as publisher for the associations' newsletters and other public information activities. Staff is available to help with coordinating sustainable neighborhood events; to help coordinate utilizing City staff as a resource at association meetings to provide information about City programs and policies; and to help the associations' members and the City organization collaborate on issues of mutual interest. Neighborhood Services staff helps neighbors collaborate on local issues. Staff provides a conduit for other City services to share information and gather input about service changes, capital improvements, and the local impact of City-wide policy decisions. Neighborhood Services staff also coordinates the Neighborhood Matching Grants Program, supports the Neighborhood Leaders Council, and participates on the Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative committee. How you can get involved.
Neighborhood associations are volunteer organizations that thrive and grow when everyone (that's you!) is involved. Attend a neighborhood event or meeting; read the newsletter or check out your neighborhood website. See "Neighborhood Associations" (left side) to get more information on your neighborhood!
 

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