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<br /> <br />SnowStorm.CPIstart.txt <br />From:MCCULLEY Jenna B <br /> <br />Sent:Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:49 AM <br /> <br />Subject:Hotline availble for residents to call regarding storm issues <br /> <br />News Release <br />March 21, 2012 <br />Contact: 541.913.1244 <br />PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE # 541.682.6000 <br />Center for Public Inquiry Activated for Non-Emergency Calls at 541.682.6000 <br />In response to the current weather conditions the City of Eugene has activated a call center for Eugene <br />residents with non-life threatening storm related concerns and questions to call. Citizens are asked to <br />report non-emergencies such as downed trees on public property to 541.682.6000. Please do not call <br />911 for these issues. Calling 911 overwhelms emergency communications centers and interferes with <br />life-threatening calls for service. <br />City of Eugene Public Works has declared a snow emergency and have snow plows and sanders out <br />working on the primary snow and ice routes, which can be located online at: www.eugene-or.gov/snow <br />City of Eugene Public Works staff is working closely with EWEB to address downed power lines <br />throughout the city and individuals without power are asked to contact EWEB at: 541.484.2300 for <br />information on current outages. <br />Since the snowstorm began crews have received reports of more than 100 trees down throughout and <br />will address them based on impact to public roads right of ways <br />If a tree is down on personal property residents should call a commercial tree removal company. If a <br />tree has fallen in a roadway or public right of way please utilize the public hotline number and be <br />prepared to provide as much detail about the blockage as possible including: exact location, entire tree, <br />or large branch, approximate diameter and the local impact of the blockage. <br /># # # <br />Page 1 <br />