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EUGENE <br /> UGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> October 3, 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 /> IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> MAYOR TO PROCLAIM NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH <br /> WORK STARTS MONDAY ON TUGMAN CREEK STORMWATER PROJECT <br /> SUMMER PROJECTS ENHANCE AMAZON CREEK <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> Mayor to Proclaim National Breast Cancer Awareness Month <br /> On Monday, October 14, 2002, Mayor Torrey will join with mayors across the country and proclaim the month of October <br /> as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Under the auspices of the American Cancer Society and the United States <br /> Conference of Mayors, this initiative is designed to heighten awareness about breast cancer and encourage women of all <br /> ages to obtain information about screening and mammography and to seek appropriate medical services. <br /> his year alone, an estimated 203,500 new cases of female breast cancer and 1,500 new cases of male breast cancer will <br /> be diagnosed. Of those, approximately 40,200 will die from the disease. By educating the community about early <br /> detection and treatment options, this number can be significantly reduced. <br /> For more information about the Mayors' Campaign Against Breast Cancer, please contact Mary Walston at 682-5406 or <br /> email mary.f.walston©ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Work Starts Monday on Tugman Creek Storm water Project <br /> Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, October 7, on a project to resolve flooding issues and restore natural <br /> amenities to a portion of Tugman Creek. Public Works Engineering designed the project to realign and add meanders to <br /> the existing channeled stream through the westernmost portion of Tugman Park near 36th Avenue and Hilyard Street. This <br /> will lengthen the stream, reduce flooding and extend seasonal use of the open play field in the park. Stream banks will be <br /> stabilized with native vegetation to improve water quality and natural habitat in the stream corridor. New sidewalks will be <br /> constructed to further enhance this area of the park. <br /> Park neighbors and other interested parties have been activ•aly involved in the design of the project. Additionally, once <br /> construction is completed, there will be opportunities for volunteers to plant vegetation and make other interesting <br /> enhancements along the stream. Stormwater user fees will fund the $295,000 project, which is scheduled to be <br /> completed in early November. Wildish Construction is the general contractor on the job. For more information, call City <br /> Engineer Mark Schoening at 682-5241 or Project Manager Terry Colvin at 682-5398. <br /> Summer Projects Enhance Amazon Creek <br /> ';onsiderable work took place along Amazon Creek this summer as part of the intensive summer field season of the Parks <br /> and Open Space Division Open Waterways program. Portions of lower Amazon Creek, along approximately 1.5 miles <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> October 3,2002 cc100302.wpd <br />