Planning <br /> & Development <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 99 West 10th Avenue, Suite 240 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (541 } 687-5477 <br /> May 21, 997 (541) 984-8335 Fax <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> From: R sie Pryor, Community Relations Manager <br /> PI nning and Development Department, 682-6851 <br /> For mor information contact: <br /> ob Hibschman, Planning and Development, 682-5109 <br /> For rmm diate release: <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL SCHEDULES HEARING ON <br /> RENEWAL OF DOWNTOWN SERVICES DISTRICT <br /> he Eugene City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss tl~e renewal of the <br /> Downto n Services District and the changes proposed by Downtown Eugene, Inc., on Monday <br /> <br /> ~ June 2n at 7:30 p.m. <br /> he Downtown Services District was established in 1994 at the request of Downtown <br /> Eugene, Inc (DEI) as a means of coilecting a fee from all private-property owners in a 30-block <br /> area wit in downtown Eugene. <br /> he fee is based on the portion of a building that is occupied or used for non-residential <br /> purpos s. The money collected is used by DEI for enhanced downto«~n security, marketing, and <br /> mainte ance such as landscaping and graffiti removal. <br /> (more) <br /> <br />