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PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL <br /> • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> i <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> May 13, 1 88 <br /> CONTACT: Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> Bob Hammitt, Maintenance Superintendent, 687-5220 <br /> ~ FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> PUBLIC WORKS OPENS MAINTENANCE YARDS TO PUBLIC <br /> The ommunity will have an opportunity to try their hands at running <br /> public wo s equipment during the city of Eugene public works community open <br /> house, Thu sday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 <br /> p.m. at the public works maintenance <br /> t yards, 182 Roosevelt Boulevard. The opening ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m. <br /> i <br /> with State Representative Carl Hosticka and Mayor Brian B. Obie kicking off <br /> the celebr tion. <br /> Duran the day-long event, community residents will have an opportunity <br /> to actuall operate public works equipment, such as street sweepers, <br /> backhoes, ump trucks, aerial lift trucks, and much more. Hands-on display <br /> range from operating the engine diagnostic equipment to participating in a <br /> nail drivi g contest to running a simulated pump station to solving a puzzle <br /> made of PV pipe to viewing the micro-organisms found at the wastewater <br /> treatment lant through microscopes and a video monitor. Free bicycle <br /> identification stamping will be available for all bikes brought to the event. <br /> Art by area school children will be on display, and hot dogs, popcorn, and <br /> drinks will be available throughout the day. <br /> Accord'ng to Christine Andersen, public works director, we all depend on <br /> public work services, but the public often doesn't understand what the <br /> <br /> ~ ~ more <br /> <br />