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~ ,.as' .a y <br /> February , 2002 <br /> CONTAC Jeff Lankston, Maintenance Director, 682-4800 <br /> Eric Jones, Public Affairs Manager, 954-2938 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE <br /> EDGE E PUBLIC WORKS BEGINS MASSIVE CLEANUP FOLLOWING WINDSTORM <br /> Eu ne Public Works crews have begun a massive cleanup effort in the wake of the <br /> windstorm hat hit the area Thursday afternoon. The immediate focus is to remove trees from <br /> streets and to get all traffic signals back in service. <br /> The Public Works Emergency Command Center (ECC) was activated shortly before 5 <br /> p.m. on Th rsday and is expected to remain open for several days to deal with the large volume <br /> of storm-rel ted calls and work orders. As of 8 a.m. today, the ECC has received about 500 <br /> phone calls elating to an estimated 300 to 350 down trees. <br /> Cre s worked through the night to deal with the most serious problems. Most major <br /> <br /> ~r streets were reopened by this morning, but numerous local streets remain blocked. The Owen <br /> cherry tree ppears to be undamaged. In Hendricks Park, initial reports indicated 18 trees were <br /> down, road ys were clear, and no park structures were damaged. Alton Baker and Skinner <br /> Butte parks ere badly hit, with numerous trees down. Crews are in those parks clearing the <br /> i <br /> bike paths a d assessing damage to park structures. <br /> As of Friday morning, seven crews are deployed on tree clean-ups. One crew is <br /> assigned to erial operations using the department's urban forestry boom truck, and the other <br /> crews are cle ring debris from the streets and bike baths with chain saws, loaders, and dump <br /> trucks. Woo -cutting permits are being issued at the Maintenance Yard, 1820 Roosevelt <br /> Boulevard, fo citizens wishing to cut firewood from the trees removed from public property. <br /> Public Works crews are clearing only trees on public property. If citizens have down <br /> trees or susp cted tree hazards on private property, they should call a tree service. Debris <br /> from private p operty can be taken to commercial recyclers such as Rexius and Lane Forest <br /> Products. <br /> (More) <br /> Publ c Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />