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2 Public Works Maintenance and Parks & Open Space News ~ May 2004 unti13:30 p.m., over 1000 children will learn more about the .access out of the yard should park near the Radio Shop before Public Works Department. leaving on Wednesday, May 19. Major activity areas include: For more information about Public Works Day, please talk o Tiny Town, the simulated road system where with your division representative. Representatives are: children are taught about city transportation systems and Jackie Hallett, PWM; Kristi Hayden, PWM; Debbie traffic safety. Moulton, PWM; Therese Picado, POS, and Andrea Riner, o Tiny Park, the interactive park . POS. experience, that includes a playground, ' di m area a uatic insects in Petri ' I-Xi s ' gg~ g q _ ;;y dishes, tree stumps for climbing and ~ CONCRETE REMOVED FOR ARBOR DAY TREE investigating, native plants, doggie PLANTING INRECORD TIME park, and visits with Nearby Nature animals . On April 10, over 50 people gathered to celebrate Arbor Day o Water World, the exploration of our water systems, and Eugene's 25th Tree City USA Award. Thanks to the PWM habitat and cycles. concrete crew, planting spaces were ready for them, and the o Equipment Rodeo, a variety of miscellaneous volunteers, including Webelos, Boy Scouts, youth from the equipment used in the world of Public Works on display First Christian Church, residents of the Aurora House, and o Other displays include "Fly Eugene," a video others, were able to plant 25 new street trees in what used to simulation of an -airport control tower; classroom be a drab concrete sidewalk near and around the intersection photographs on a manhole cover; patching potholes with of 11th Avenue and Oak Street. Twenty-five trees were P1ayDoh; emergency communications; and televising of our selected to be planted this Arbor Day in honor of the underground sewer pipes and the discovery of a few community receiving the Tree City USA award for the 25th creatures. year in a row. Eugene is only the third city in Oregon to achieve this distinction. This year, a box lunch will be provided for staff working the Public Works. Day Open House. A Public Works The "Trees for Concrete" project was organized by the Department lunch will not be held at the event, but a NeighborWoods program, in partnership with Eugene Tree department gathering may happen in the future. Foundation (ETF) and the PWM concrete crew. The purpose of the project is to create more livable and green downtown Many staffing opportunities are still available for a variety environments by replacing concrete with trees and flowers of assignrnents including school tour guides, Tiny Town tour along sidewalks in Eugene's urban core. According to guide, yard logistics, parking vehicles, preparing giveaway NeighborWoods Coordinator Rick Olkowski, the concrete bags for the children, and more. If you are interested in any removal was completed with very short notice. "The concrete of these opportunities, please contact the lead staff identified crew did a great job which helped make this year's Arbor Day below: such a great success." o Tiny Park: Andrea Riner x4909 o Tiny Town: Tom DeShazer x4967. ~ ~~.r ~ , : r° o Water World: Kathy Eva x2739 ~ ~ ~ ',~;~f o Airport: Betty Nielson x5063 o Kids Giveaway Bags: Betty Nielson, Airport x5063 ~ ~ o Shuttle: Russ DeLess x4838 ~ h f o Employee and School Bus Parking: Keith ~ : ~ ~ ~~yh Nicolson x4867 k, ~ o Yard Logistics: Jackie Hallett x4897 r ~ o Equipment Rodeo: Jerry Mounts x4834 o Tour Guides: Debbie Moulton x4812 ~ o Rest Area: Richard Zucker x4833 ~ ~ " fi=~.~ ~~:`N o Kid Lunch Area: Tina Siria x4839 i+~ , w o Employee Lunch Area: Tim Fassbender x2704 ~ ~ ~ l ~ w ~ ~ . a „W ~j j y.~ ; a On the day of the event, please plan to use alternative ~s ~ transportation or park at the Emergency Services Center at 2nd and Chambers. Maintenance Division staff will assist with parking on the drill field and shuttling staff to the Roosevelt yard facility. Critical work vehicles that need.