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EUGENE <br /> ..UGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> March 27, 2003 <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 /> SALE OF OLD UBRARY PROPERTY <br /> TWENTY-FIVE TREES NOW FLOURISH IN PLACE OF CONCRETE ON WEST 5TH AVENUE <br /> AIRPORT PROJECT EARNS KUDOS FROM ASPHALT PAVING ASSOCIATION <br /> !AROUND THE CITY <br /> Sale of Old Library Property <br /> The City has transferred ownership of the old library property which was vacated earlier this year. The purchasers, <br /> Balzhiser&Hubbard Engineers, will immediately begin renovations estimated at approximately $1 million. Balzhiser will <br /> be converting the property for its office use, with renovations expected to be complete in late September. <br /> Balzhiser was the successful respondent to the City's 1999 Request for Proposals for the purchase of the property. The <br /> ,qty received $1.31 million from the sale of the property, the proceeds of which were contributed to financing the new <br /> rary. For more information, contact Denny Braud, Planning and Development Department, 682-5536, or via e-mail at <br /> denny.braud@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Twenty-five Trees Now Flourish in Place of Concrete on West 5th Avenue <br /> The City's NeighborWoods program and the Eugene Tree Foundation <br /> (ETF), in collaboration with the Public Works concrete crew and area <br /> businesses, property owners and residents, have transformed a plain *""' * '61 <br /> concrete sidewalk into a more inviting downtown vista. The "Trees for • - <br /> Concrete" project, on West 5th Avenue between Lincoln and L <br /> ! i <br /> Charnelton streets, began when the concrete crew removed large f + <br /> blocks of concrete to create planting spaces and was completed by 15 <br /> volunteers working alongside City staff last Saturday for several hours <br /> in the pouring rain to plant 25 new trees at the downtown site. The <br /> event drew coverage from all three local television stations. ' <br /> The purpose of the"Trees for Concrete" program, now in its fifth " <br /> season, is to create a more livable and green downtown environment ix lory I4,4 <br /> by excavating planting spaces and planting trees and flowers in i a <br /> portions of concrete sidewalks in Eugene's urban core. The current <br /> site was identified by Urban Forestry and ETF staff because it would ormurooyi <br /> provide a more appealing and gentle transition between a residential <br /> area with many trees and the densely developed downtown <br /> ^-ommercial area. Area businesses, property owners and residents14. d �' <br /> Volunteers plant green infrastructure <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> March 28,2003 cc032703 Wpd <br />