Upcoming Programs – Springfield City Club

EWEB Water Supply

The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) is coming to Springfield to improve water supplies regionally. EWEB has proposed construction of a water treatment plant at the southern tip of Glenwood to treat water drawn from the Willamette River just downstream of the confluence of the Coast and Middle Forks of the river. The treated water will be piped through Glenwood to connect with EWEB’s existing transmission system the Knickerbocker Pedestrian bridge just west of I-5 and will include an intertie with the Springfield Utility Boards’ water system, benefiting SUB customers and the Rainbow Water District.

Laura Farthing and Clarie Wray will present the plans for the project at Springfield City Club on May 21. The program will begin at noon at Roaring Rapids Pizza, 4406 Franklin Boulevard and be live streamed on Zoom. It will be available for later viewing on the Springfield City Club’s You Tube channel. A further overview of the plans may be found here: EWEB Presentation.

Ms. Farthing is a licensed Professional Engineer and Principal Project Manager who has worked at EWEB for 17 years. Laura has led the on-time and on-budget delivery of some of the largest and most complex water construction projects in EWEB’s recent history, including the construction of four water storage tanks with a cumulative cost of over $80 million. Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University.

Ms. Wray is a Communications Specialist with 15 years of experience communicating about water and the environment. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Oregon State University and a Master of Science in Journalism from the University of Oregon.

House District 7 — Democratic Primary

On May 7 Springfield City Club, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Lane County, will hold a candidate forum for the three candidates in the Democrat primary for House District 7, serving Springfield. The seat is presently held by John Lively, who is retiring. The candidates at the forum will include Ky Fireside, an archeologist, KC Huffman, a local attorney, and Kori Rodley, currently member of the Springfield City Council. The winner of the primary will likely face, in the general election, Adam Wilson, who is unopposed in the Republican primary and the only other candidate to file with the Secretary of State.

The forum will be held at noon on May 7, in person at Roaring Rapids Pizza, 4006 Franklin Boulevard in Glenwood and will be livestreamed on Zoom as well as being posted on the Springfield City Club You Tube site. Lunch will be available for purchase starting at 11:30 a.m.

Each candidate has, at the request of the sponsors, submitted a brief statement describing their candidacy. Those statements are available at these links: Ky Fireside, KC Huffman, Kori Rodley.

Ms. Fireside says she is fighting for human rights, an umbrella of protections for everyone here. That means universal healthcare, so we don’t have to worry if we’re covered. It means tax fairness, making giant corporations pay their share. And it means protection from fascism, because the people who already have power aren’t using that power to help us. The system is broken, and we need someone who can dive in, ask hard questions, and solve these problems.

KC Huffman is a husband, father of four, community volunteer, baseball coach, attorney, and 23-year resident of Springfield. He says he is running for the Oregon House seat John Lively has admirably held for the last 14 years because I have a lot of respect for what John has done – and how he’s done it – and I would like to continue John’s hard work.

Kori Rodley is a life-long Oregonian, raised in a logging family, and having spent the majority of her adult life living and working in Lane County. Kori attended the University of Oregon, Portland Community College, and Lane Community College; and has spent more than twenty-five years working in nonprofit management and local government. She currently lives in Springfield, Oregon and is part of the management team at Lane County Development Disabilities–working in equity, strategic planning, and human resources.