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<br /> 0~!/~.4/p5 THtT 17:36 FA% 541 682 4882 EtTGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~3j001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parkg and <br /> N EUVS RELEASE <br /> Open space <br /> Www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks <br /> April 14, 2005 <br /> ',!C~NTACT: <br /> ¦ Scott Gibbs, G Group, LLC, 485-2050 (office), 915-9379 (cell), scottg iustina.com <br /> Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, City of Eugene, 682-4819 (office), 912-4082 (cell) <br /> Max Stabin, Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine, 579-3755 (cell) <br /> ¦ Sandy Little and John Fitzgerald, Mezza Luna Pizzeria, 684-8900 (restaurant) <br /> FIJR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Restaurateurs Work with City to Plant Trees Downtown <br /> On Saturday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, the City's NeighborWoods program and its <br /> community partner, Eugene Tree Foundation; are working with local downtown restaurant owners and G <br /> Group, LLC, to plant new street trees near the intersection of Pearl and Broadway. The "Trees for Concrete" <br /> project was initiated by the owners of two new downtown restaurants, Me»a Luna Pizzeria and Sweet Basil <br /> lhai';Cuisine, and G Group, LLC, the firm that manages the downtown property: They removed the <br /> c~anarete, the City provided the trees, $nd Eugene TreQ Foundation coordinated the effort. <br /> "Sandy Little and John Fitzgerald, co-owners of Mezza Luna, and Max Stabin, owner of Sweet Basil, <br /> are proud business owners and are very happy to be located downtown. They're excited about making their <br /> ri~staurants more attractive, while helping beautify this area of the City," says Scott Gibbs, Property <br /> I~lanoger for G Group. "{t looks like both restaurants are here to stay: They have gotten very good reviews <br /> end are enjoying a thriving business already." <br /> This project will cap this year's tree planting season. The NeighborWoods program works with local <br /> qusinesses, school groups, community groups, and nE;ighbors to build Eugene's urban forest and improve <br /> ~ratar quality by planting street trees. Since January, more than 375 trees have been planted in sites across <br /> tie city by the program's volunteers. For more information about this or other tree planting projects, call <br /> 682-4831. <br /> <br />