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The crews also recently completed the installation of an irrigation system, walkway borders and turf in the area that surrounds the Owen Rose Garden gazebo. The gazebo is a popular site for small weddings. In 2004, 44 couples were married in this idyllic rose garden next to the river. The gazebo, with adjacent pergola and walkways, was installed in 2003 by Parks staff in conjunction with the City's community partner, Delta Rotary Club. The funding and volunteer labor provided by Rotary was critical in making these improvements possible. For more information about these turf projects, contact Rob Hallett at 682-4935 or rob.r, hallett~ene.or, us. For more information about Alton Baker Park, Owen Rose Garden or park rentals, call 682-4800 or visit www.ci.eugene.or, us/parks. City Ordinance Requires Property Owners to Cut Tall Grass and Weeds According to the City of Eugene Code, property owners are required to maintain vegetation on their property in order to reduce potential fire hazards, eliminate traffic vision problems, and provide for appropriate use and access within the public right-of-way. The following conditions are considered public nuisances and are subject to enforcement by the City: · grass and weeds over 10 inches in height · trees and shrubs that obstruct streets, alleys, and sidewalks · blackberry vines that extend into a public right- of-way or cross property lines · any vegetation that obstructs motorists' visibility "Enforcement of nuisance vegetation codes is intended to protect the safety, health and general welfare of Eugene's citizens and visitors," says the City's Vegetation Program Manager Kristi Hayden. "Our goal is to obtain voluntary compliance by providing information to property owners about their responsibilities to maintain vegetation." The City requests the cooperation of property owners in monitoring and maintaining vegetation and other debris on both developed and undeveloped property all the way up to the curb line, including vegetation growing over the sidewalk. The City annually reminds property owners of their vegetation maintenance responsibilities through newspaper advertisements and/or by letter. Violations on developed property are enforced year-round with the property owner being notified and given ten days to correct the problem. Traffic vision, right-of-way obstructions and blackberry encroachment violations on undeveloped property are also enforced year-round under the same notification process. However, tall grass and weeds on undeveloped property are considered a nuisance only between June 15 and September 30, but may be abated by the City without further notice. In either case, if it is necessary for the City to abate a nuisance vegetation problem, the property owner will be charged all costs incurred in performing the necessary work, including administrative costs. The minimum charge for any abatement is $166. For more information, call Program Coordinator Kristi Hayden at 682-4821 or visit www.ci.eugene.or, us/parks/vege/tallgrass.htm. Series of Readinqs by Willamette Repertory Theatre Scheduled = ~~ ~ On May 20-22, the Willamette Repertory Theatre will present a series of I I readings in Studio 1 at the Hult Center- The Big Knife (May 20), Cyber ILLA ETTIE ~.%1, Serenade (May 21), and Bicycle Country (May 22). Clifford Oders, a successful playwright and author of The Big Knife, was also a successful screenwriter in Hollywood (The Sweet Smefl of Success) and one of the few members of the Communist party not blacklisted during the McCarthy era. The Big Knife (penned in1949) is a dark, cynical probing of the film industry's behemoth studio system. Cyber Serenade, by Mia McCullough, is a witty comedy about the vagaries of modern technology. McCullough recently won the American Theatre Critics Association's Osborn Award for new plays, and supports her writing habit by working on a crisis line at a shelter for battered women and children. Bicycle Country is a lyrical journey set in early 1990's Cuba. It's an early work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nilo Cruz who EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 May 12, 2005