Work session to review Metro Plan.Byline: CITY BEAT/SPRINGFIELD By Bob Keefer The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD Springfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 105,227), state capital and seat of Sangamon co., central Ill., on the Sangamon River; settled 1818, inc. as a city 1840. - Streamlining the planning process will be the main topic of conversation when the City Council holds it annual joint work session with the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle on Monday Monday: see week. . The 90-minute session begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room at City Hall, 225 Fifth St. Among the topics to be discussed will be what to do about the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan - or Metro Plan for short - the state-mandated planning document created jointly by Springfield, Eugene Eugene, city (1990 pop. 112,669), seat of Lane co., W Oregon, on the Willamette River; inc. 1862. A processing and shipping center in a farming area, the "Emerald City" has lumbering, food-processing, and microchip and other electronics industries. and Lane County. One discussion item on the agenda is the idea that the city might pull out of the Metro Plan and instead create its own Springfield Comprehensive Plan. "There will be an interesting all-around discussion of the Metro Plan," says Mayor Sid (1) (Society for Information Display, Santa Ana, CA, www.sid.org) A membership organization founded in 1962 devoted to the information display industry. With chapters around the world, SID hosts conferences in the U.S. and abroad and publishes a monthly magazine. Leiken, who has expressed his frustrations with the Metro Plan repeatedly this year. "And I am pleased to say the Planning Commission has some thoughts along the same lines as the council." Mayor's Art Show opening The Springfield Mayor's Art Show opens with a reception and awards ceremony from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St. Unlike the Eugene Mayor's Art Show, in which a jury of art experts picks the art works to exhibit, the Springfield version shows everything that's entered. That means this year's show has more than 400 pieces. The show is open to all artists. Regular hours at the art center are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. The show continues at the center through Nov. 12. History buffs The name Buffs can mean:
The Springfield Historic Commission is seeking two new members for terms that expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. in March 2006. The seven-member commission, which meets monthly, conducts tours of historic sites; organizes historic programs; reviews development and restoration requests in the Washburne Historic District; and reviews any proposals that might affect the city's historic resources. Potential applicants are urged to attend the commission's next meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in the Library Meeting Room at City Hall. Applications are available at the City Manager's Office; deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. Bob Keefer can be reached at 338-2325 or bkeefer@guardnet.com. |
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