Crest Drive Citizens Association

The Crest Drive street repair project has begun. In early 2011 when the project is completed, residents who live the affected streets will be assessed for a portion of the cost. The assessments are likely to be quite high. If you would like to make a donation that would help offset some of the assessments, the information below explains how donations can be made. The donations will be used to reduce the total cost that will be assessed to the residents. The   effect will be that everyone’s assessment will be reduced by the same percentage. Make sure that your donation specifies that it is for the Crest/Story/Friendly street project.

Crest Drive Donation Form

The Crest Oral History Project is beginning, if you are interested in helping investigate our history, contact David Kolb (dkolb@bates.edu) and become involved with interviews or transcription. The project will collect interviews from people in the neighborhood make the results available in a printed form and on the web.

Find out what is happening in your neighborhood and around town by visiting the Community Wiki for Eugene, Oregon. For specific information about the CDCA visit the CDCA wiki.



It may seem like almost a waste to spend much time, effort or resources on preparing for a catastrophe so rare it might not happen in our lifetimes. However, there are a few things each of us can do that we will definitely benefit from, some that we will very likely benefit from, and a few others that take such little effort they are worth doing, just in case.

Here’s one to start with: Get to know your neighbors.
This is good to do anyway, but if we experience a really big disaster,
we’ll only have each other to rely on. Professional responders will be
overwhelmed and/or unable to reach us after a severe earthquake, flood
or other major event. Figure out who in your immediate neighborhood
might need extra help (disabled or mobility-impaired?), who might have
useful skills (nurses, doctors, paramedics, pharmacists, firefighters?),
who has the serious equipment and tools that might be needed
(contractors, arborists, HAM radio operators?). Any hazards nearby? This
can be done as informally or as formally as you want.

And after a big disaster strikes, you can help by putting a big “OK”
sign up in your front window or on your front door if you are fine and
don’t need help – so first responders can get to those who do need help
faster.

If you’d like to help coordinate your sub-neighborhood (we need people
to step up from each little area!), could offer special help during an
emergency, or might need extra help during an emergency, please tell
your neighbors, and me!

- CDCA board member & neighborhood emergency response coordinator,
Charlie Quinn (CERT, WFR, FFT2) at c.quinn@stanfordalumni.org or call
344-7433.

Much more info and links on emergency preparedness can be found at:

www.eugene-or.gov/emergencymanagement

http://www.redcross.org/

Also, the Churchill Neighbors have started a good blog on this:
http://www.churchillareaneighbors.org/blog/284