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<br /> iw <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> October 2, 1990 <br /> CONTACT: ob Hammitt, Maintenance Director, 687-5220 <br /> ene Shutt, Maintenance Supervisor, 687-5220 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> ~I <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> ROPOSED SNOW EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW <br /> The c ty of Eugene's proposed snow emergency ordinance is available for <br /> public rev ew at the city's Public Works Maintenance yard, 1820 Roosevelt, <br /> and at the Public Works Building, 858 Pearl Street. The proposed ordinance <br /> was develo ed to help the city keep its street systems open so that emergency <br /> vehicles, uses, and traffic can move safely around town during snow and ice <br /> storms. T e ordinance would allow the city to ban parking on priority one <br /> and two st eets and on priority three streets, as needed, during winter <br /> storms leet, freezing rain, or icy weather or when more than one inch <br /> of snow ac umulates on the streets. <br /> A pub is hearing before the Eugene City Council is scheduled for Monday, <br /> Oct. 22, a 7:30 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, 777 Pearl Street. The <br /> Council will make a decision about whether or not to approve the proposed <br /> ordinance. If adopted, the ordinance would go into effect this winter. <br /> Duri g moderate storms, parking would be prohibited along priority one <br /> and two s reets; only during severe storms would parking be banned on <br /> priority hree streets. The ban would remain in effect until the snow <br /> emergency was over. The city has 18 miles of priority one streets, 102 miles <br /> of priori y two streets, and 39 miles of priority three streets. <br /> more <br /> <br />