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~ I. I ~ ~ <br /> ~ <br /> December 1, 2000 <br /> CONTACT: Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4800 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ADAMS STREET TREES TOPIC OF MEETING ON THURSDAY <br /> A meeting will be held Thursday, December 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the 4J Administration <br /> Auditorium, 200 North Monroe Street, to discuss the trees on Adams Street identified by EWEB <br /> in 1998 as potentially hazardous. At the meeting, Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder, <br /> Ashland consulting arborist Pete Seda, and Whiteaker residents Mili White, Adam Wendt, Bob <br /> Graef and Steve Bouton will report on the conclusions of the Adams Street Ad Hoc Committee. <br /> Information also will be provided on Seda's recommendations for hazard mitigation, restorative <br /> pruning, neighborhood tree planting, and the start of undergrounding work by EWEB. <br /> EWER board members approved funding in August to underground electric lines on <br /> Adams from Third to Fifth. Excavation is scheduled to begin in late November. EWEB is also <br /> working with the City to sponsor a volunteer tree planting effort this winter, dubbed "Fifty by <br /> February" by local residents. <br /> Ad Hoc Committee members have been meeting since June with staff and Whiteaker <br /> residents, including members of the Whiteaker Residents Ensuring Survival of the Trees <br /> (WRESTT) to discuss ways to address safety concerns over hazardous trees while <br /> encouraging ongoing local participation in issues such as pruning and new tree planting. <br /> <br /> ~ Public Works • Administration • City of Eygene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />