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Public Works <br />N E W S R E L E A S E <br />AUGUST 17, 1993 <br />CONTACT: Kevin Foerstler, Vegetation Manager, 683 -6821 <br />From Public Information Section, 687 -5523 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />City of Eugene <br />858 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(503) 687 -5262 <br />EXTRA MOWING NEEDED TO CONTROL TALL GRASS <br />This summer's unseasonably cool and rainy weather has produced a bumper <br />crop of weeds and tall grass. For the owners of undeveloped property in <br />Eugene, that means additional cuttings may be needed to comply with the <br />city's vegetation ordinance. <br />The ordinance requires property owners to keep weeds and grass below 10 <br />inches in height and to prevent blackberry vines from crossing property lines <br />onto adjacent properties, streets, sidewalks, alleys, or bike paths. <br />Overgrown vegetation can impair traffic visibility, block the public <br />right -of -way, and pose fire hazards. <br />The city enforces the vegetation ordinance on undeveloped property from <br />June 15 through September 30. In an average year, owners of undeveloped lots <br />can usually keep their property in compliance with one or two cuttings. This <br />year, however, many lots that were mowed earlier in the summer are now in <br />violation of the code and in need of mowing. <br />"In most years, the rains taper off in May and grass stops growing by <br />August," says Kevin Foerstler, manager of the city's vegetation management <br />program. "This year, the grass and blackberries are still growing <br />vigorously." <br />(more) <br />