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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />May 13, 2010 <br /> <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 /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />HUCKLEBERRY PATROL VOLUNTEERS TACKLE MIDTOWN GRAFFITI <br />EUGENE AIRPORT RECOGNIZED FOR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS <br />OSU VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EUGENE <br />LIBRARY OFFERS KIDS’ BOOKS IN SPANISH AT CENTRO LATINOAMERICANO AND LOCAL SCHOOLS <br />ELECTED OFFICIALS INVITED TO BASEBALL GAME AT PK PARK <br />HEALTHY STEPS TO AGING WALK <br />SHELDON COMMUNITY CENTER AND POOL HOSTS SPECIAL FUN NIGHT <br /> <br />PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DIVISION STUDIES INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR WETLAND RESTORATION <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Huckleberry Patrol Volunteers Tackle Midtown Graffiti <br />Friday, May 7, marked the first shift of the season for the Huckleberry Patrol. Huckleberry Patrol volunteers are a part of <br />the Eugene Police Department’s (EPD) Volunteers in Policing Program, which partners citizens and police in support of <br />EPD’s crime prevention and community policing efforts. <br /> <br />This eight-member, volunteer team, tackles graffiti in the midtown area of Eugene <br />thth <br />(11 to 15, and Charnelton to Ferry). The volunteers travel by bicycle, working in <br />two-person teams to locate, document, and remove graffiti. They wear blue vests that <br />clearly identify them as volunteers. Photos of graffiti tags are downloaded to a server <br />folder and catalogued. The volunteers also keep an activity log and submit an e-mail <br />briefing after each shift that is shared with all team members. <br /> <br />May 7, team founder, George Jeffcott (foreground in photo), and his shift partner, <br />Larry McHenry, responded to graffiti abatement requests from the Assistance League <br />of Eugene’s Gently Used Thrift Shop and the Florence Apartments, but they also <br />located and removed graffiti at the First Christian Church, the Black Forest Tavern <br />and Anastasia’s Antiques. Throughout the shift, people walking by stopped to thank <br />the volunteers for their efforts. <br /> <br />Businesses that sign up to receive Huckleberry Patrol services have the option of <br />providing matching paint. When team members discover graffiti on businesses that <br />have not signed up for the service, they approach the manager to offer their service <br />and provide the necessary paperwork that will allow the volunteers to remove any <br />graffiti they find on the business in the future. The team has relied on the generosity <br />of local business for donations of graffiti abatement supplies, including paint, brushes, coveralls and a bicycle cart. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Volunteers in Policing Program Manager Carrie Chouinard at 541-682-5355 or <br />carrie.f.chouinard@ci.eugene.or.us, or visit www.eugene-or.gov/policevolunteers. <br /> <br />Eugene Airport Recognized for Sustainability Efforts <br />® <br />The Eugene Airport air cargo building was awarded LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the first <br />LEED-certified building constructed by the City of Eugene, and is currently home to Horizon Air Cargo, Lawrence Air <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />May 13, 2010 <br />