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i <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 4, 1990 <br /> CONTACT: ]len Lowe, Planning, 687-5113 <br /> ohnny Medlin, Maintenance, 687-5220 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> i <br /> j FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CITY HOLDS PUBLIC NEARING ON TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE <br /> Unregulated tree cutting in Eugene's south hills has recently been the <br /> subject of onsiderable debate. In response, the Eugene City Council will <br /> hold a public hearing on a proposed tree preservation ordinance on Monday, <br /> <br /> i <br /> Oct. 8 at 7 30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 777 Pearl Street, <br /> f <br /> 4 <br /> Eugene. <br /> The ci y of Eugene and Lane County have prepared a draft ordinance that <br /> would establish rules for the cutting and removal of trees in the area <br /> between the city limits and the Urban Growth Boundary. The ordinance amends <br /> the existin tree preservation code by adding definitions, clarifying the <br /> criteria for issuing tree removal permits, establishing standards and <br /> guidelines f r tree cutting and removal, and establishing an appeals process. <br /> Accordi g to Allen Lowe, an assistant planner with the city of Eugene <br /> Planning div sion, the ordinance does not apply to land within the city <br /> limits, so t e role of the City Council is to recommend the ordinance to the <br /> Lane County oard of Commissioners. "Comments made by citizens during the <br /> 1 <br /> 1 public heari g on Oct. 8 will be considered by the Council before it makes <br /> its recommen ations on the ordinance to the County Commissioners," said Lowe. <br /> more <br /> <br />