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-k <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E (503) 687-5262 <br /> October 17, 1990 <br /> j CONTACT: B b Hammitt, Maintenance Director, 687-5220 <br /> G ne Shutt, Maintenance Supervisor, 687-5220 <br /> From Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5223 <br /> FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> CITY CO NCIL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED EMERGENCY SNOW ORDINANCE <br /> On Mo day, October 22, at 7:30 p.m., the Eugene City Council will hold <br /> a public he ring on the proposed snow emergency ordinance. The Council will <br /> make a deci ion about whether or not to approve the proposed ordinance. If <br /> adopted, it would go into effect this winter. <br /> The or finance was developed to help the city keep priority streets open <br /> during ice nd snow storms. It would allow the city to ban parking on <br /> <br /> ~r <br /> priority on and two streets and on priority three streets, as needed, during <br /> winter sto s or when more than one inch of snow accumulates. <br /> Accor ing to Maintenance Director Bob Hammitt, parked cars seriously <br /> ~ hamper the ability of staff to maneuver sanders and snow plows safely, and <br /> they restr'ct the ability of buses and emergency vehicles to move safely and <br /> efficient) on icy streets. <br /> Durin moderate snow storms, parking would be prohibited along priority <br /> one and tw streets; only during severe storms would parking be banned on <br /> priority t ree streets. The ban would remain in effect until the snow <br /> F emergency as over. Examples of priority one and two streets include <br /> Roosevelt oulevard, Chambers Street, Coburg Road, 13th Avenue, Centennial <br /> Boulevard, Willamette, Hilyard, Fairmount Boulevard, and Lorane Highway. <br /> more <br /> i <br /> <br />