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EUGENE <br /> 'UGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> August 21, 2003 <br /> >>>TWO WEEK EDITION «< <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 /> Kakegawa Delegation Visits Eugene <br /> Staff and Youth Corps Crews Work to Create `Green Pipe' along Amazon Creek <br /> POS Staff Recognized for Landscaping at Sheldon Community Center <br /> Federal Courthouse Accessibility Meeting <br /> March and Program to Honor MLK, Jr. and Celebrate the 4O"' Anniversary of the March on Washington <br /> !AROUND THE CITY <br /> Kakegawa Delegation Visits Eugene <br /> -)n August 21, 2003 twenty delegates from Eugene's Sister City of Kakegawa, Japan arrived for a five day <br /> Ilwvisits to Eugene. Among the delegates are the deputy mayor, two city councilors, several nurses, and city <br /> employees. Their visit will include a tour the new library, a meeting with Mayor Torrey and city staff, and <br /> meetings with representatives from Scared Heart. They will also enjoy the sights and culture of Eugene. <br /> The event is being hosted and sponsored by the Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee. This is the 25th <br /> Anniversary of the sister city relationship between Eugene and Kakegawa. An outbound delegation from <br /> Eugene to Kakegawa is set for October of this year. A special 25th Anniversary Friendship Dinner to <br /> celebrate the sister city relationship and to honor the guests from Kakegawa will be held on Sunday, August <br /> 24, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street. The community is invited to this <br /> event. The cost is $15 for general admission and $7 for Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee members. <br /> The main course, beverages, plates and utensils will be provided, a potluck dessert is planned; no RSVP is <br /> required. For more information about this event and the Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee, contact <br /> John Simpson at 345-0858 or isimpson@callatq.com. For more information on the sister cities contact Mary <br /> Walston at 682-5406. <br /> Staff and Youth Corps Crews Work to Create `Green Pipe'along Amazon Creek <br /> Staffs from the Public Works Parks and Open Space Division are working with Lane Metro Youth Corps <br /> crews to create a "green pipe" in Amazon Creek this summer. Overhanging branches and other vegetation <br /> growing along the banks of the channel creates the pipe effect. The purpose of the project is to foster a <br /> balance between the drainage function of the channel and the natural resources that surround it. <br /> Amazon Creek was excavated in the 1950s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent flooding by <br /> 11411.improving conveyance of stormwater. Until last year, crews removed overgrown vegetation with heavy <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />