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Gt r f"i G f ) / <br /> `J44 <br /> /p <br /> EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> :day 16, 2002 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414 FAX <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> I IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION ` <br /> LAUREL HILL DRIVE FIRST STEP IN NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT <br /> NEW PLAYGROUND SURFACING PUTS BOUNCE INTO STEPS OF YOUNGSTERS AT SCOBERT PARK <br /> CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRES PROPERTY OWNERS TO CUT TALL GRASS AND WEEDS <br /> DATES ANNOUNCED FOR PUBLIC FORUMS CONCERNING CODE CHANGES <br /> MAY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OPERATION <br /> PHASE 11 WIRELESS COMES TO OREGON <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> Laurel Hill Drive First Step in Neighborhood Beautification Project <br /> 42- <br /> On May 15, Northwest Youth Corps (NYC)OutDoor School students and w <br /> staff, and AmeriCorps members cleared invasive species along the <br /> roadside of Laurel Hill Drive. In the fall, volunteers will plant native <br /> L �ecies in their place. Neighbors have been collaborating with Hendricks <br /> ark staff, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Native Plant <br /> Society to identify plants that enhance the neighborhood and require low r *%1 <br /> ongoing maintenance. <br /> The work along Laurel Hill Drive is the first of three components of the <br /> "Neighborhood Beautification Project". The other two components are <br /> repairing the neighborhood reader board and planting perennials in the ` <br /> surrounding right-of-way and replanting the planter boxes at Laurel Hill <br /> Park. <br /> The project received a little over$1,100 from the City of Eugene's Neighborhood Matching Grants program. Neighborhood <br /> and student volunteers have pledged almost 200 hours to work on the three beautification projects. Business supporters <br /> include Rexius Forest Products, Gray's Garden Center, and PC Market of Choice(Franklin Boulevard). For more <br /> information about the Laurel Hill Valley Neighborhood Beautification project, please contact Kathleen Colson, Project <br /> Coordinator, at 349-5055. For information on the Neighborhood Matching Grants program, please contact Beth Bridges in <br /> the Planning and Development Department at 682-5272 or via e-mail at beth.b.bridges@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> New Playground Surfacing Puts Bounce into Steps of Youngsters at Scobert Park <br /> Youngsters who use the playground at Scobert Park have extra bounce in their step, thanks to a new rubberized surface <br /> recently installed by the Public Works Parks and Open Space Division (POS). In early May, a crew removed the <br /> playground's old sand surface and installed two"lifts,"or layers, of a rubberized compound made from recycled tires. <br /> Vince the compound dried, it formed a very resilient, long-lasting, easy-to-maintain surface. <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> May 16,2002 cc020516.wpd <br />