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(7- <br /> Etie <br /> Ki 7T <br /> May 8, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ➢ Steve Norris, Neighborhood Program Liaison, 682-5009 <br /> ➢ Troy Kreger, NeighborWoods Coordinator, 953-2388 (cell) <br /> ➢ Pam Olshanski, Public Information Director, Eugene Police Department, 682-5124 <br /> ➢ Jackie Reed, UO student coordinator, West University Task Force, 710-2342 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> WEST UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP AND TREE PLANTING PLANNED <br /> University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey will join <br /> West University neighbors for a ceremonial tree planting and all-around neighborhood clean up <br /> this Saturday, May 10. The tree planting will take place at 10 a.m. at the corner of 16th Avenue <br /> and Ferry Street, where a street tree was burned in a riot last September. Neighbors are <br /> encouraged to join the festivities and take part in the effort to beautify their neighborhood. <br /> Dumpsters and pick-up trucks will be available to haul trash and yard debris, and tools for raking <br /> and planting will also be available for those who would like to do a little gardening. Refreshments <br /> will be served at Central Presbyterian Church at 1475 Ferry Street. The event is expected to last <br /> until 3 p.m. <br /> The neighborhood clean up and tree planting was conceived and organized by the West <br /> University Task Force that convened after a riot took place in the neighborhood last year in which <br /> a street tree and trash can were burned. The purpose of the task force and this event is to create <br /> stronger ties in the community in order to prevent episodes of violence in the future. The event is <br /> a collaborative effort between the City of Eugene, University of Oregon, ASUO, West University <br /> Business Association, Central Presbyterian Church, Sanipac, Von Klein Property Management, <br /> Lane County Waste Management, and many neighbors. <br /> For more information about the event or about forming a West University Neighborhood <br /> Association, contact City Neighborhood Liaison Steve Norris at 682-5009. For more information <br /> about other volunteer tree planting projects, contact NeighborWoods Coordinator Troy Kreger at <br /> 953-2388. <br /> ### <br />