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a <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 974o1 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />April 1, 1988 <br />iqECEIVED <br />APR u � i::�ov <br />PW MAINT. <br />CONTACT: Johnny Medlin, Maintenance Planner, 687 -5220 <br />Bob Hammitt, Maintenance Superintendent, 687 -5220 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />REORGANIZATION SHORTENS CITY'S REPONSE TIME ON VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM <br />Administration of the city of Eugene's vegetation management program was <br />recently transferred to the public works maintenance division. The <br />reorganization will result in a much shorter response time in enforcing the <br />city's ordinance that requires property owners to control blackberry vines, <br />poison oak, weeds, and grass on their property and within the right -of -way <br />abutting their property. <br />Johnny Medlin, public works maintenance planner, urged property owners <br />to respond to the city's notices about mowing or removing vegetation as soon <br />as possible. The ordinance gives property owners 10 days from the time they <br />are notified to take care of the problem. The ordinance is enforced <br />throughout the year on developed property and from June 15 through September <br />30 on undeveloped property. <br />"With the limited staff and resources we have had in the past, we were <br />unable to consistently follow up within the time frame established by city <br />code," said Medlin. "By combining the duties of several programs, we now <br />have more staff available to dedicate to the program, shortening the time it <br />will take us to respond. So, if a property owners expects it to take the <br />same time for us to respond, they may find we have already mowed their <br />property and billed them for the work," Medlin continued. <br />more <br />