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<br /> I <br /> I <br /> ~ij ~ <br /> NEWS RELEASE ~ ~-~N <br /> i <br /> November 1 1986 <br /> CONTACT: ob Hammitt, Maintenance Superintendent, 687-5220 <br /> andra Gleason, Information Coordinator, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> I <br /> CITY CHANGES CULVERT MAINTENANCE POLICY <br /> On October 1, 1986, responsibility for maintaining driveway culverts or <br /> private culverts within the public right-of-way was returned to city property <br /> owners. ccording to Eugene City Code, culvert maintenance has always been <br /> i <br /> the responsibility of adjacent property owners. However, for many years <br /> Public Wo ks crews have taken care of the problems rather than enforce the <br /> code. <br /> Acco ding to Maintenance Supervisor Bob Hammitt, returning culvert <br /> maintenan e to the property owner will allow a more efficient scheduling <br /> of crews uring the busy fall maintenance season and will help to reduce <br /> maintenan a costs. "With the cutback in the capital improvement budget, we <br /> have had o look for ways to reduce our costs. Even though we would like to <br /> i <br /> continue o provide the service, maintaining culverts is not our <br /> repsonsib lity and was one logical place for us to cut back." <br /> ~ Unde the new policy, when a problem is reported or observed, Public <br /> Works wil notify the property owner, describe the needed repair, and give <br /> i <br /> i them 20 d ys to fix the problem. "If it's not taken care of by then," said <br /> i <br /> Hammitt, 'we will make the necessary repairs, then bill the property owner <br /> for the w rk." <br /> Durin a heavy rainstorm, if a plugged culvert poses a safety hazard, <br /> <br />