The City of Eugene is exploring ideas to expand public outreach and make it easier to include more community members in important conversations that affect everyone. Healthy Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Portland, will be presenting about their citizen juries; diverse groups that are designed to be more representative of community demographics than traditional committees. Participants are compensated for their work reviewing complex issues for policy impacts on people across the community. This presentation is an opportunity for the Planning Commission and the community to learn about the organization and new opportunities to move forward and grow the effectiveness of equitable engagement, for example as the City implements House Bill 2001 to enable middle housing types like duplexes and rowhouses.

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