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The City's Volunteers in Parks (VIP) program is coordinating the project. On the work agenda is construction of a park <br /> storage facility and 1,100 feet of path, as well as clean-up of the playground, tree wells and picnic areas. VIP Coordinator <br /> Chris Girard says, "Many hands and resources are coming together to make some significant improvements at Trainsong <br /> ossible in one day." <br /> Among the organizations and groups that are contributing building materials, labor, funding, lunch for the volunteers, and <br /> other services are Home Depot, Outback Steakhouse, Cumulus Broadcasting, Blackhawk Construction, Eugene Sand and <br /> Gravel, and Trainsong Neighbors. For more information, call VIP Coordinator Chris Girard at 682-4845. <br /> Eugene Receives 23rd Tree City USA Growth Award <br /> Eugene has been named a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation for the 23rd <br /> year. This nationally recognized award will be presented at the June 10 City Council meeting by <br /> Robert Johnson, service forester for the Oregon Department of Forestry, who will make the <br /> presentation to Mayor Jim Torrey. 1 <br /> Eugene is also the recipient of a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its <br /> community forestry program through two planting projects with the Eugene Tree Foundation, TRE CTTY USA <br /> work on an improved ordinance, and the establishment of a tree donation program at the Hays <br /> Memorial Tree Garden. The Growth Award recognizes the environmental improvements and higher levels of tree care in <br /> Tree City USA communities. <br /> As part of the ceremony on Monday, Eugene will receive a Tree City USA flag. The collection of Tree City USA flags was <br /> prominently displayed at the Public Works Day open house in May, and pictures of last year's display are included with an <br /> article about the Tree City USA program on the City of Eugene urban forestry web site, www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw. For <br /> more information, contact Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 682-4800. <br /> fi'HIS WEEK <br /> 06/06 Th 4:00pm NN,SM North End Scoping Group Atrium/Sloat Room <br /> NEXT WEEK <br /> 06/10 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room <br /> 06/10 M 8:00pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber <br /> 06/11 T 5:30pm NN,SM,BB Planning Commission + 3 Atrium/Sloat Room <br /> 06/12 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session Equitable Building, One E. Broadway <br /> 06/13 Th 11:30am JT,BT Metropolitan Policy Committee LTD <br /> 06/13 Th 5:30pm BB,BT Police Commission McNutt Room <br /> 06/13 Th 7:30pm SM,GP,PF RR/SC Urban Services Committee River Road Park District, Rm. C <br /> UPCOMING <br /> June <br /> 06/18 T 6:00pm GP Human Rights Commission McNutt Room <br /> 06/19 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room <br /> 9/20 Th Noon BB Citizen Involvement Committee Atrium/Sloat Room <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br /> June 6,2002 cc020606.wpd <br />