With its officer elections complete and a month without students approaching, the West University Neighbors will start preparations for the new year at its meeting this evening.
“We’re going to get to know everybody and line up our agenda for the coming year,” WUN board member Drix Rixmann said.
At its last meeting, the WUN elected a new board, as well as a new chairman: ASUO President Adam Walsh.
“We’re not expecting a huge turnout with it being Dead Week and with finals coming up,” Walsh said.
Walsh hopes to discuss what speakers the group would like to invite to visit, such as Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and Police Chief Robert Lehner. He would also like to spend time delegating responsibilities, such as production of a newsletter.
“This will be a planning meeting of the year,” Walsh said. “It’s the last chance for people to throw in their two cents for what they want to see happen in the upcoming year.”
The WUN will also hear a presentation by students from a University business class on a neighborhood watch program they designed.
“We’ll see if we can take their ideas and suggestions and put them into effect for the neighborhood,” Rixmann said.
The group hopes to decide on a new meeting place, Rixmann said. Recent meetings have taken place at the Atrium Building downtown, which is outside the WUN’s borders and has been a problem for some members.
The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Sloat Room of the Atrium Building at West 10th Avenue and Olive Street.
-Chris Hagan