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PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> October 16, 1989 <br /> CONTACT: ichard Zucker, Maintenance, 687-5279 <br /> ene Shutt, Maintenance Manager, 687-5220 <br /> Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> ANNUAL LEAF PICKUP PROGRAM TO BEGIN <br /> The ity of Eugene's annual leaf pickup program will begin on Monday, <br /> October 3 and will continue through January 5, 1990. Bob Hammitt, <br /> maintenanc director, said residents should pile leaves in the street the <br /> weekend before their area is scheduled for pick up. Property owners will be <br /> <br /> ~r? responsibl for removing any leaves left on streets after January 5. <br /> Debris other than leaves, such as branches, rocks, metal, and lawn <br /> clippings, will not be removed, and scattered leaves and leaves piled under <br /> or very cl se to parked cars cannot be collected, Hammitt added. <br /> Public Works maintenance crews will collect on curb and gutter streets <br /> during th first round of pickup; streets without curb and gutter will be <br /> collected during the second half of the schedule, which begins Monday, <br /> December On streets with curb and gutter, Hammitt asked residents to pile <br /> leaves on the street surface near the gutter line, keeping gutters and catch <br /> basins op n to prevent flooding during winter storms. On streets without <br /> curb and utter, he asked residents to pile the leaves near the street <br /> surface, ut clear of ditches. <br /> Hammitt also cautioned against placing leaves in marked bike lanes <br /> ww because t ey create a safety hazard for bicyclists. If leaves must be placed <br /> more <br /> <br />