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<br /> 1 <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 /> ~iJune 4, 199 <br /> ..,CONTACT: N than Duke, Transportation Planner, 687-5218 <br /> D ve Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, 687-5218 <br /> 'From Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> CIT SPONSORS OPEN HOUSE ON EIGHT ALTERNATIVES TARGETED FOR <br /> FERRY STREET BRIDGE CORRIDOR STUDY <br /> An ope house to give community residents an opportunity to learn about <br /> ',the eight alternatives proposed for study in the Ferry Street Bridge corridor <br /> jenvironment 1 impact statement is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6, at the <br /> ~IEugene Conf rence Center in the Thornton Wilder Room. An informal drop-in <br /> '"session will run from 4 to 9 p.m., with a presentation scheduled for 7:30 <br /> p.m., folio ed by an informal public hearing. <br /> The op n house will give interested residents a chance to discuss the <br /> ieight alter atives and their potential impacts. The study team and the Ferry <br /> Street Brid a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will be on hand throughout the <br /> afternoon a d evening to answer questions. The CAC was formed to monitor the <br /> study and t provide input into the public involvement program. <br /> According to Dave Reinhard, city of Eugene transportation engineer, this <br /> study and i s final recommendations have critical implications for Eugene's <br /> future grow h. "We are urging residents to attend the open house, to become <br /> aware of th alternatives and the study's findings, and to give us feedback <br /> on the alte natives," Reinhard said. <br /> more <br /> <br />