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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />May 8, 2008 <br />City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />THE FUTURE IS NOW … 2008 PUBLIC WORKS DAY <br />ALL-COMERS HERSHEY’S TRACK AND FIELD GAMES NOW IN FOURTH DECADE <br />CODY TO APPEAR ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW <br />2008 ROAD REPAIR PROJECTS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS MONTH <br />THE ARCHAEOLOGY CHANNEL FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />The Future is Now… 2008 Public Works Day <br />The Public Works Maintenance Yard will be buzzing with activity <br />this Thursday, May 15. That’s when nearly 1,000 schoolchildren <br />(and hundreds of accompanying adults) will be experiencing <br />Eugene Public Works Day. The event runs from 8:00 a.m. to <br />3:00 p.m. at 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br />Councilors, neighborhood leaders, and all Eugene residents are <br />invited to attend the free event. Lane Transit District will be <br />providing free shuttle service between the downtown transit station <br />and the Roosevelt Yard. <br />This year the event organizing committee has three primary goals: <br />promote Eugene Public Works as a caring, service-oriented <br />organization in keeping with the theme of 2008 National Public <br />Works Week: “The Future is Now”; educate young attendees in fun <br />and memorable ways; and enhance camaraderie among Public <br />Works staff. <br />City of Eugene Public Works employees will be leading the kids on <br />tours featuring all areas of the Public Works Department. Interactive activities at this year’s event include <br />Kinder Critters from Nearby Nature, and Emergency Communications and Airport Security. The <br />Equipment Rodeo will feature the latest and greatest in big work vehicles and machinery - a “big wow” for <br />the kids. Imagine what fun it is for a kid to see how it feels to sit in the cab of a dump truck or pretend <br />they’re driving a backhoe. Clean Stream expert Lily the Frog will also be making a special appearance. <br />In addition to the one-day event at the Roosevelt Yard, Public Works staff has reached more than 500 <br />local schoolchildren through in-class presentations this spring. For more information about Public Works <br />Day, contact Eric Jones, Public Works public affairs manager, at 682-5523. <br />All-Comers Hershey's Track and Field Games Now in Fourth Decade <br />For more than 30 years, Eugene’s Youth and Family Services has partnered with the Hershey Company <br />and local school districts to present the Hershey Track and Field Games each spring. This year, the <br />event takes on special significance with the City hosting the 2008 US Olympic Track and Field Team <br />Trials later this summer. One of the goals of the Local Olympic Organizing committee is to inspire youth <br />to become more active, learn about track and field and perhaps become an athlete themselves! <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />May 8, 2008 <br />