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individual containers increasing by 19 percent in some cases. Fifty-five percent of commercial bin customers will <br /> experience an increase of 5 percent or less. Also included in the proposed rule are a new definition and standards for <br /> commingled recycling and requiring glass to be kept separate from other recyclables to reduce contamination to the <br /> recycling stream. Written comments will be accepted until May 30, 2003. For more information, please contact Nancy <br /> Young in Planning and Development at 682-6849, or e-mail at nancy.a.youna@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Volunteers Ready Mausoleum and Garden Shed/Kiosk for Memorial Day Open House <br /> On Saturday, May 10, 28 volunteers gathered to add the final touches to the landscaping at the Hope Abbey Mausoleum <br /> and the new garden shed at the Masonic Cemetery (26th and University). The garden shed has a kiosk for display of <br /> information, including flyers from the two closest neighborhood associations, <br /> Amazon Neighbors and South University Neighborhood Association. <br /> The work is part of the second Neighborhood Matching Grant to the cemetery <br /> association. The first grant helped restore the exterior of the mausoleum, '` 4 pl <br /> including the metal doors. The second grant, for the garden shed and ' <br /> • <br /> landscaping around the mausoleum, was for$14,000. The project's total value is :; <br /> over$30,000, including volunteer time and cash donations. <br /> �y <br /> This Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, the Masonic Cemetery Association <br /> will host an open house. Each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the mausoleum will <br /> be open and tours on the historic aspects of the cemetery and its native/heritage - <br /> plants will be available. For more information on the Neighborhood Matching Volunteers work on garden <br /> Grants program, please contact Beth Bridges, Planning and Development, at shed/kiosk. <br /> 682-5272 or via e-mail at beth.b.bridgescci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Delta Rotarians Make Final Push to Complete Gazebo in Owen Rose Garden <br /> Members of the Eugene Delta Rotary Club and Parks and Open <br /> Space staff spent hundreds of hours last month completing the final <br /> phases of construction of the gazebo at Owen Rose Garden. TheyInk <br /> have excavated and refilled an electrical service trench from the <br /> gazebo to the maintenance shop, installed the upper and lower <br /> ornamental railing, repaired uneven sections of the paver pathway, <br /> `filled depressions in the gravel walkways, placed and planted five <br /> lanters around the gazebo, and installed two donor benches and <br /> several donor bricks along the pergola pathway. This final push is in <br /> 11 <br /> preparation for the formal dedication of the gazebo on June 6 at a <br /> special club meeting. ` <br /> ISI -_ t <br /> The rotary club adopted Owen Rose Garden as a community service — <br /> project in 1999. Since then, the group has donated countless hours IN - <br /> to the beautification of the public garden which is located next to the Willamette River. In addition to constructing the <br /> new gazebo, and in conjunction with Parks and Open Space staff, the club has decorated the garden with trellises and <br /> constructed rose bed borders, a paver pathway and a large pergola to adorn the walkway with climbing roses. To <br /> purchase a personalized brick, slate tile or planter in the garden or for more information about the dedication or project, <br /> call Park Development Coordinator Carrie Peterson at 682-4907. <br /> Willamette Greenway Permit Application for Skinner Butte Park Approved <br /> On May 5, the Eugene Public Hearings Official approved a Willamette Greenway permit for Skinner Butte Park. The <br /> approved Greenway permit application covers multiple projects that will begin in the park this summer as part of the <br /> recently adopted Skinner Butte Park Master Plan. Most of the projects involve habitat restoration, redevelopment of <br /> existing park areas and improved public access for the park. All of these projects closely align with Willamette Greenway <br /> land use goals. <br /> The application was prepared by Parks and Open Space Planning staff over the last 12 months and involved continued <br /> outreach to the stakeholders who participated in the extensive park master planning process. About 15 people attended <br /> a public hearing for the Greenway permit application on April 9. There were no comments in opposition, and several <br /> attendees provided very positive testimony in support of the permit application, the master plan in general, and the <br /> planning process. <br /> The three minor conditions of the approval are: 1) detailed landscape plans must be submitted with parking lot <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />