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EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> November 14, 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 /> SKINNER CITY FARM- COMMUNITY GARDENS <br /> YARD DEBRIS PROGRAM UPDATE <br /> SALEM EXPRESSES INTEREST IN EUGENE'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br /> NEIGHBORS INVITED TO RE-ENVISION FRANK KINNEY PARK <br /> CITY SEEKS INPUT ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION AT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE NEXT WEEK <br /> 'AROUND THE CITY <br /> Skinner City Farm- Community Gardens <br /> The Skinner City Farm, a Neighborhood Matching Grant project, istow z w <br /> moving from the drawing board to the park. The site is the southwest . ). <br /> corner of Skinner Butte Park by Cheshire Avenue. -- <br /> f- <br /> or <br /> µ -qfor the first few months of the grant, volunteers and the City worked <br /> on a detailed design of the project. Robin Hostick, Parks Planner, has w, <br /> been assisting with the project and is now working on the Greenway <br /> Permit application for this and all other improvements proposed as - <br /> part of the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan. In addition to the project <br /> team work, there were two community workshops facilitated by local <br /> landscape architect, Kate McGee. The final design can be viewed on <br /> the Skinner City Farm website (www.efn.org/—scf). <br /> The fence posts around the community garden area have been erected. The next step is to pull wiring between the posts, <br /> which should be completed by early spring. A composting workshop was held for Northwest Youth Corps and CAT <br /> students. The students built and now maintain compost piles at the site. The area designated for community gardens has <br /> been tilled and planted with a cover crop of rye grain, fava beans, and bell beans. The cover crop will be plowed under in <br /> the spring to help restore the soil. Skinner City Farm will add about 35 plots to the City's inventory of community gardens. <br /> For more information on Skinner City Farm, contact Jan VanderTuin, Project Manager, at 344-1197. For information on <br /> Neighborhood Matching Grants, please contact Beth Bridges, Planning and Development Department, at 682-5272 or via <br /> e-mail, beth.b.bridges@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Yard Debris Program Update <br /> City-licensed garbage haulers began curbside collection of yard debris in Eugene on September 1, 2001. Approximately <br /> 30,000 residential customers were provided with 65-gallon roll carts in which to place grass clippings, leaves, limbs, and <br /> garden discards. The carts are collected every other week with dedicated collection vehicles that deliver material to those <br /> compost facilities in Eugene which are permitted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Garbage rates for <br /> II customers increased by$3.20 in order to pay for the new program. Within the rate structure, there is a provision for <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> November 14,2002 cc111402.wpd <br />