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i i i i <br /> January 20, 1998 <br /> CONTACT: Vic Martin, Facility Management Division, 682-5008 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-SS23 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> DILAPIDATED HOUSE AT OWEN ROSE GARDEN RECYCLED <br /> An old house in bad repair at Owen Rose Garden is being removed and recycled for its <br /> yuildmg matcrials. - <br /> The condemned structure, which has become a safety hazard in recent years, originally was <br /> the home of George Owen, a former City Councilor, and his wife, Enid. The Owens donated the <br /> property to the City in 1950 so the land could be developed as a municipal rose garden. For a <br /> number of years the house was used by park maintenance staff as a field off ce and to store supplies <br /> and equipment. <br /> Over the past winter, a new storage and field office was built on the south end of the park. <br /> This week, a crew from BRING Recycling began disassembling the Owen house, recycling as many <br /> materials as possible. The removal work is expected to be completed by April. <br /> ~ Hiring BRING to remove and recycle the house is not only environmentally sound, but it's <br /> saving the City money, said Vic Martin of the Public Works Facility Management Division. Martin <br /> estimated that the $2,000 BRING contract is approximately $6,000 less than the City had estimated <br /> I <br /> it would cost to have the house demolished and carted off. <br /> The removal of the Owen House is part of a long-range plan to improve Owen Rose Garden <br /> using money to be gathered through private fundraising efforts. The park master plan, adopted in <br /> 1997, envisions such amenities as a gazebo, pond, fountain, overhead trellises, and a community <br /> building to be constructed some day near the site of the old Owen House. <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl .Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />