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G <br /> 4~d~. <br /> <br /> i <br /> Public Works Department <br /> Transportation Division <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street, Suite 300 <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E Eugene, Oregon s7ao1 <br /> (503) 687-5218 <br /> May 30, 1 90 <br /> CONTACT: Dick Stevens, Traffic Maintenance Supervisor, 687-5223 <br /> Bob Noble, Traffic Operations Supervisor, 687-5218 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> CITY CHANGES TIMES ON PARKING METERS <br /> <br /> I, On T ursday, May 31, the city of Eugene Public Works Department will <br /> begin rel beling all city parking meters with new time limits for paid <br /> parking. The relabeling will ensure metered hours are consistent throughout <br /> the city. The project will be finished by June 8, weather permitting. <br /> However, he city will not begin enforcing the new hours until June 18, 1990. <br /> The ew time limits for metered parking will be between 7 a.m. and 6 <br /> p.m, Mond y through Saturday. No fee will be required for the use of metered <br /> parking s aces on Sundays and on the following holidays: New Year's Day, <br /> Martin Lu her King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, <br /> Veterans ay, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. <br /> <br /> li Acco ding to Traffic Maintenance Supervisor Dick Stevens, the <br /> discrepan ies in the metered hours occurred when the city installed 1,000 new <br /> parking m ters. The meters arrived from the factory with new metered hours <br /> and excep ion labels already on them, leaving approximately 1,000 old meters <br /> with outd ted information. When the project is completed, all meters in the <br /> city will display consistent information. <br /> <br /> ~I For ore information about the new hours, call 687-5218. <br /> l <br /> I <br /> ~I <br /> <br />