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ii i'tr~~~¦~irr~ <br /> March 26, 1999 <br /> CpNTACT: Eri Jones, Public Information Coordinator, 682-5523 <br /> F#om Public Info ation Section, 682-5262 <br /> FbR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY AT 1:30 P.M. <br /> r TO DISCUSS RESOLUTION OF MAPLE TREE ISSUE <br /> i <br /> Represen tives from the City of Eugene, the Eugene Tree Foundation and Red Cloud <br /> Thunder, an envi onmental activist group, will hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday, <br /> i <br /> I~tarch 29, to dis uss a resolution to the protest over the removal of a large maple tree at Owen <br /> ;111~Iemorial Rose arden. The news conference will be held on the closed section of bike path <br /> ff~ <br /> nI ar the base oft e maple tree. <br /> The City n March 17 posted the 80-year-old tree for removal, citing cracks and <br /> e~tensive rot tha makes the tree a hazard for park and bike path users. Members of Red Cloud <br /> 1~hunder climbe the tree and have occupied it since the posting to protest the cutting of the tree. <br /> I <br /> i <br /> <br /> Public Works • Admini tration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />