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Friendly Area Neiqhbors Invited to 2nd Workshop to Discuss Park Improvements Neighbors of all ages are invited to preview, evaluate and prioritize options for improving Friendly Park, a 1.2-acre neighborhood park located at the intersection of West 27th Avenue and Monroe Street. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Adams Elementary School Library, 950 West 22nd Avenue, Eugene. This is a follow-up to the first neighborhood workshop held last October. A report of the first workshop is available online at www.ci.eugene.or, us/parks/friendly. Improvements will be funded by the parks and open space bond measure approved by voters in 1998. For more information otto give input, fill out and return the comment sheet on the website or contact Philip Richardson, park planner, at 682-4906 or philip.s.richardson@ci.eugene.or, us. Celebration Planned for Aurora Buildinq Award St. Vincent dePaul (SVdP) invites you to celebrate the City of Eugene's HUD Doorknocker Award on Thursday, February 10th at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurora Building, 100 East 11th Avenue. The event will begin in the lobby and will be followed by a reception at Tea & Crumpets, next door. The HUD Doorknocker Award is among the first 20 ever presented by HUD for innovative design in affordable housing. The Aurora Building is a mixed-use building with 54 residential units that demonstrates the successful use of sustainable design and "green" building techniques in a downtown setting. Partners in the Aurora project included the City, SVdP, the State of Oregon, Lane Community College, and EWEB. Representatives of all concerned are being invited to the event. For more information, contact Linda Dawson, Planning and Development Department, 682-5071. Quarterly Update on Maior Capital Proiects A report on the Facility Management Division's current capital construction and rehabilitation projects can now be found on the City's internet site at: http://www.ci.eugene.or, us/asd/facilities/Projects/council updates/index, htm Facility Management is responsible for construction and maintenance of approximately 100 of the City's General Fund buildings. This building inventory includes a wide range of new and historic structures, such as the Sheldon- McMurphey-Johnson House, the Library, and the City's fire stations. For further information, please contact Design and Construction Manager Mike Penwell at 682-5547. Volunteers Plant Trees Alonq Harlow Road Last Saturday, the City's NeighborWoods program kicked off the 2005 tree-planting season. Twenty-five volunteers from Eugene Tree Foundation, the Red Lion Hotel, and Cub Scouts from the nearby Bertha Holt Elementary School spent the morning planting 35 new trees. Thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of all these volunteers, big leaf maple, northern red oak, catalpa, London plane, and Oregon ash now line Harlow Road between Honeysuckle Lane and Calvin Street. It was tough work. Janice Matthews, Regional Director of Human Resources for Red Lion, says, "Although I woke up pretty stiff and sore the next day, I really had a good time. I drove down Harlow twice yesterday just to look at the trees. Good feeling." The Red Lion Hotel is a new NeighborWoods tree planting partner this year, and NeighborWoods Coordinator Rick ©lkowski was impressed with how dedicated the Red Lion employees, who dubbed themselves "Team Red" for the project, were to contributing to their community. "1 could not have had a better planting crew. Everyone worked as a team and the project flowed like we had all been working together for 10 years," says Olkowski. "It's amazing what these diverse volunteers accomplished in just four hours and how they did it--with enthusiasm, care and leaving the area cleaner than when we arrived." EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 February 3, 2005