The Eugene City Council met at 7:30 pm Monday, Jan. 25, for their bi-weekly council meeting to discuss tax exemptions for an affordable housing community, listen to concerns from a flurry of environmental advocates during the public forum, and help fill an empty seat on the city’s Toxics Board.
To open the meeting, the council voted unanimously in approval of resolution approving a Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption (LIRHPTE) for the Garfield Trailer Park on North Garfield Street.
The Garfield housing community includes nine apartments and six mobile homes. The proposed rents, which would affect all properties range from $331 monthly for a studio and $612 for a three-bedroom unit. The changes would not be possible without a LIRHPTE in effect and would only be offered to residents earning no more than 60 percent of the area’s average, said Ellen Meyi-Galloway, a member of the Committee of Development. Furthermore, all money saved through the exemption would go
This Indian sabzi stars nutritious cauliflower
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Farmers markets are filling with the seasonal veggie for making Punjabi Cauliflower Sabzi.James Lenhart / Contributor
The humble cauliflower’s meteoric rise from a ho-hum vegetable relegated to crudités or steamed-vegetable medleys points to its impressive health benefits. High in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants, this cruciferous vegetable has become the darling of the plant-based world. You can grate it raw and use it in place of rice or buy a cauliflower pizza crust.
However, most of these preparations do not do justice to just how delicious cauliflower can taste roasted or braised with spices, which is how most of us Indians like to eat it. At my restaurant, it is one of our most popular vegetables, right up there with okra.