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i I , i _ _ i <br /> ~ <br /> May 14, 1997 <br /> jCONTACT: ony Jobanek, Maintenance Supervisor, 682-4800 <br /> J am Bessey, UO Event Coordinator, 346-1146 <br /> From Public In ormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> 1 <br /> UO FRA ERNITIES AND SORORITIES TO CLEAN UP LOWER MILL RACE <br /> 1 <br /> Fraterni and sorority members at the University of Oregon will join the City's Public <br /> i <br /> Works staff for a spring cleanup of the lower mill race this Sunday, May 18. <br /> More t 100 students have signed up to remove debris from athree-block section of the <br /> mill race betwe n Alder and Ferry streets, said Sam Bessey, who is coordinating the event for the <br /> UO's Interfrate 'ty Council. The Public Works Department will drain the channel below the <br /> !mill pond begi ing Thursday. The mill pond will not be affected by the drawdown, and the <br /> i <br /> lower mill race will be refilled as soon as the cleanup is completed Sunday afternoon. Public <br /> Works also wil provide equipment for the cleanup, and haul off debris gathered by volunteers. <br /> 1 <br /> The cle up begins at 11 a.m. and is expected to take several hours to complete. <br /> ~ Volunteers sh d wear boots and gloves and bring rakes and shovels if they have them. The <br /> i <br /> mill race clean p is a valuable community service because the mill race flows directly into the <br /> ~ Willamette Ri er, and any debris thrown into the millrace can wind up polluting the river, said <br /> Public Works aintenance Director Bob Hammitt. Volunteers are also welcome to enhance <br /> water quality other locations around the city. For more information about stream clean-up <br /> opportunities, all the Eugene Stream Team at 682-4850. <br /> <br /> ~j <br /> public Works • Admi istration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />