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• <br /> October 27 1992 E U G E N E `` <br /> Mike Gleason, City Manager <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl St. <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Dear Mike, <br /> City Public Works and Parks employees have assisted with <br /> the Community Christmas Tree downtown for the past four years. <br /> Their involvement has been critical because of the knowledge they <br /> have and because the donation of their time has kept the project <br /> affordable and, therefore, possible. I received a letter from Bob <br /> Hammitt dated October 19 in which he says City resources will no <br /> - -- --longer be- available -due, in -part, to the Eugene Decisions process. - - - On behalf of DEI, downtown businesses and the community I <br /> ask you to please find a way to make the same level of City <br /> assistance available, at least this year. What this means <br /> specifically is a tree crew to cut the tree, a crane from the <br /> Wastewater Treatment Plant to lift the tree on a truck and set it <br /> in the mall, one or two Mall maintenance personnel to help string <br /> the lights and then a similar effort to remove the tree. DEI will <br /> continue to contribute replacement bulbs for the lights ($400- $500), <br /> an electrician to wire the lights ($600 - $800), a flat bed truck to <br /> transport the tree and production of the Tree Lighting Ceremony. <br /> This will be the Fifth Annual Tree Lighting since DEI brought <br /> back the tradition of a big downtown tree. The tree has become <br /> a symbol of the downtown holiday season and a benefit to the <br /> whole community. City assistance has been essential and really <br /> a pretty small investment for the resulting benefit. If we must <br /> do things differently in the future, I can accept that. But give me <br /> twelve months to figure out what I'm going to do next year <br /> instead of thirty days to figure out what do to this year. Please <br /> try to help us out on this one. <br /> I hope that something can be worked out. Downtown is <br /> making real progress and I'm concerned that not having something <br /> as symbolic as a Christmas tree may set back that progress. Please <br /> have someone contact me as soon as possible so I can finalize things <br /> one way or the other. Thanks Mike. <br /> Si e .del'. <br /> F ss Brink <br /> cc: Chris Anderson <br /> Abe Farkas <br /> (503) 343 -111 1' ! 10 ?04 ruye ni Oregnn (1/110 <br />