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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />January 21, 2016 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />CITY BOOTH FOCUSES ON A HEALTHY GARDEN FOR EVERYONE <br />DETAILS FINALIZED FOR SOUTH WILLAMETTE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />City Booth Focuses on a Healthy Garden for Everyone <br />The City’s booth at this year's Good Earth Home, Garden and Living Show provides plenty of tips about composting, soil, <br />beneficial bugs and lawn care. It will also feature the Love Food Not Waste commercial compost program and product. <br />Plants, children and pets all benefit from a healthier place to grow and play, and using fewer chemicals reduces runoff from <br />yards and business properties into the stormwater system and waterways. <br /> <br />Visitors to the City booth who answer a question from the spinning wheel can <br />participate in a drawing for some great garden-themed products. <br /> <br />The Good Earth Home and Garden show starts Friday, Jan. 22,at 5 p.m., and <br /> <br />runs through Sunday, Jan. 24, until 5 p.m. Staff will be on hand to answer <br />questions and provide handouts. The booth is a collaborative effort between <br />Eugene’s Public Works Stormwater Management Program and the Planning <br />Department’s Waste Prevention and Green Building Program. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Stormwater Information Specialist Kathy Eva in <br />Public Works Administration, at 541-682-2739, kathy.a.eva@ci.eugene.or.us or <br />www.happyrivers.org. <br /> <br />Details Finalized For South Willamette Street Improvement Project <br />The project that will reshape parts of Willamette Street is beginning to materialize. Brown Construction will start work on <br />Feb. 1. The project calls for permanent changes, including the widening of Willamette Street north of 24 and 29 avenues. <br />thth <br />Crews will also add a new traffic signal at the Woodfield Station <br />driveway north of 29 Avenue. <br />th <br /> <br />The changes implement a pilot study of a three-lane Willamette Street <br />from 24 to 29 avenues. The road will be restriped to three lanes <br />thth <br />with one travel lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and bicycle <br />lanes on both sides of the street. In the vicinity of 29 Avenue, the <br />th <br />restriping study will include two southbound lanes, as well as the <br />other changes. <br /> <br />Daytime traffic impacts are expected to be minimal, but may include <br />some lane shifts or partial closures. A portion of the work will be <br />completed at night. Businesses in the area have been notified about <br />the upcoming work and access will be maintained during business <br />hours. <br /> <br />Contracted construction costs for the improvements are $743,232, with funding coming primarily from transportation <br />system development charges. Costs of monitoring the pilot study are $150,000. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />January 21, 2016 <br /> <br />