City Council Newsletter - 08/16/07

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Busy Paving Schedule Slated for Next Week Next week is scheduled to be a very busy week for paving repairs on Eugene’s streets. Two dozen neighborhood streets are scheduled to receive slurry seal treatments beginning Tuesday, August 21, weather permitting. The streets include portions of Larkwood, Foothill, Mahalo, Hillside, Larch, Mimosa, Sprague, Manzanita, Snell, Onyx, University, th Elinor, Kincaid, Nixon and Baker streets, and East 25, thth,thth East 26, East 27 East 28, and East 29 avenues. Letters are being sent to residents this week, advising them that the slurry sealing work requires closing the th New concrete intersection of West 18 and Bailey Hill streets for a full day. On-street parking is not allowed on is now open to traffic streets that are being sealed. Residents are also reminded that until the liquid slurry seal has cured – usually a couple of hours – it can be very messy if a roaming pet or person steps in it. Slurry sealing greatly extends the life of residential streets by sealing surface cracks so water does not penetrate the surface and erode the subsurface. th Overlay paving is scheduled to begin next week on both east and west 18 Avenue. On Tuesday, th August 14, the newly rebuilt concrete intersection of 18 Avenue and Bailey Hill Road was reopened to th thru traffic. Next week, contract crews will begin repaving 18 Avenue from Bailey Hill to City View. This work involves grinding off the top layer of deteriorated asphalt and constructing a new asphalt th surface. On the east end, similar paving work is scheduled on 18 Avenue from Agate to Hilyard streets thnd and on Agate Street from 13 to 22 avenues. At least one lane will be open at all times during the paving work; however, motorists are advised to use alternate routes to avoid construction-related delays. Regular updates on area road construction projects are provided on the internet (www.eugene- or.gov/traffic) or by calling the City’s traffic relief hotline at 984-8484. For more information on Eugene’s Pavement Preservation Program, call Program Manager Matt Rodrigues at 682-6036. Eugene’s Fourth Dog Park Opens in Candlelight Park The City of Eugene’s first dog park in west Eugene opened on Tuesday, August 14, in Candlelight Park. Located at Royal Avenue and Throne Drive, this 3.5-acre dog park will help meet the growing demand for recreational and social opportunities for dogs and their two-legged friends. The new park features a wash-down station for dogs to get water and cool off. Off-leash dog parks were introduced more than a decade ago in Eugene, and interest in off-leash dog parks has grown significantly over the years as both pets and owners realize the benefits of creating parks expressly designed with their needs in mind. This is the fourth in Eugene’s network of dog Candlelight Dog Park’s first visitors parks and was preceded by Alton Baker, Amazon, and Wayne Morse Ranch. For more information contact Scott Milovich, Public Works Engineering project manager, at 682-6086 or scott.r.milovich@ci.eugene.or.us, or Philip Richardson, Parks and Open Space landscape architect, at 682-4906 or philip.s.richardson@ci.eugene.or.us. City of Eugene Chosen for 2007 Oregon Business Magazine Tour th The City of Eugene has been chosen as one of the stops for Oregon Business Magazine’s 25 Anniversary Tour, September 10-28, 2007. The tour’s focus is on the future of Oregon businesses and communities. It will spotlight innovation, sustainable practices and branding. The Eugene portion of the tour will take place on Thursday, September 13 and will highlight sustainable practices, green building and other business innovations unique to the Eugene community and will be guided by some of Eugene’s most influential leaders. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 August 17, 2007