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r <br /> Flews Rele se Leaf Pickup Program <br /> October 1 1991 <br /> F'age 2 <br /> The orth Eugene/Willakenzie area, including Silver Lane and Sterling <br /> [)rive, ar scheduled for collection Nov. 4 through Nov. 8. The second pickup <br /> is scheduled for Dec. 9 through Dec. 13. <br /> Nov. 12 through Nov. 15, crews will collect in central and west Eugene, <br /> between t e Willamette River and 18th Avenue from Garfield Street to Agate <br /> i Street an in Bethel/Danebo. Crews will return for the second pickup Dec. 16 <br /> I'~, 1:hrough D c. 20. <br /> Sout east Eugene, the area east of Willamette Street and south of 18th <br /> Ewenue, w 11 be picked up Nov. 18 through Nov. 22. The second pickup is <br /> scheduled for Dec. 23 through Dec. 27. <br /> The outhwest Eugene area, which includes the area west of Willamette <br /> <br /> ~r Street an south of 18th Avenue, will be picked up Nov. 25 through Nov. 29 <br /> and again Dec. 30 through Jan. 3. <br /> i Bike lanes along major arterials will be picked up as needed. <br /> j "Lea piles are the responsibility of the property owner until city <br /> ~I crews col ect them, so property owners are ultimately liable for any traffic <br /> hazard th y create by placing leaves in the street," Zucker cautioned. <br /> Property wners should be sure that any leaves they place in the street do <br /> ~I not treat a hazard for bicyclists or motorists. Piling leaves so they block <br /> a bike la a or cause motorists to swerve into oncoming traffic are examples <br /> III of unsafe conditions, Zucker said. <br /> Zuck r offered the following suggestions for placing leaves safely in <br /> i:he stree Pile leaves on the street surface near the gutter, keeping <br /> gutter an catch basins free of leaves. On noncurb and gutter streets, pile <br /> i:he leave near the street surface away from ditches. Stack the leaves so <br /> more <br /> <br />