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"Tax-Aide is a valuable service to the community," says Pamela Roberts, the librarian who coordinates the program with
<br />AARP. "As an added benefit, it brings some people to the Library who may not have visited before. We hope
<br />newcomers will be pleasantly surprised by all that the Library offers to relax with once those tax forms are filed -- books,
<br />of course, and also audio books, compact discs, DVDs, and videos in both English and Spanish,." Tax-Aide is co-
<br />sponsored by the Eugene Public Library and AARP. For more information, including other locations, dates, and hours,
<br />call AARP toll-free at 1-888-227-7669 or visit the AARP website at www.aarp.org/taxaide. For Library information, call
<br />682-5450.
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<br />MWMC Launches Reqional Wastewater Web Site
<br />The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), the governing body which manages the regional
<br />wastewater (sewer) system, now has its own web site: www.mwmcpartners.org. The site includes information about
<br />MWMC, commission members, and the regional wastewater system and its components and facilities.
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<br />MWMC is an entity created by Lane County and the cities of Springfield and Eugene to manage regional sewerage
<br />facilities shared by the two cities. MWMC contracts operations and maintenance of the regional system to the City of
<br />Eugene Public Works, Wastewater Division, and administration to the City of Springfield Public Works, Environmental
<br />Services Division. Staff from the two agencies worked together to develop the web site. For more information, contact
<br />Rachael Dillman at the City of Springfield, 726-3695
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<br />Concrete Street and Alley Repair Pro.qram Be.qins
<br />The concrete street and alley repair program will begin February 23 and will continue through May 28. This annual
<br />Public Works Maintenance program, funded by the road
<br />fund operating budget, uses a combination of site
<br />inspections and data from the Pavement Management
<br />System (PMS) to determine which repairs will be
<br />performed and how the work will be prioritized.
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<br />Last season, Maintenance crews poured more than 643
<br />cubic yards of concrete to repair 22,792 square feet of
<br />concrete streets. During this winter and spring, concrete
<br />street repair will occur at locations throughout the city,
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<br />including West 18 Avenue at Polk, Friendly, Jefferson
<br />and Adams streets; Polk Street at 4 , and 8 and 10th
<br />avenues; and Kincaid Street from 11th to 14th avenues.
<br />Maintenance repair crews will work with property and
<br />business owners in these areas to minimize any impact
<br />repair work might create. For more information about this program, contact Street and Surface Supervisor Tony
<br />Jobanek, at 682-4800.
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<br />Task Force Spreads the Word About the Earned Income Tax Credit
<br />Last fall, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Task Force was formed to coordinate an intensive public outreach effort
<br />in the community concerning a valuable, yet little known tax benefit.
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<br />The EITC is for workers who earn Iow or moderate incomes. Individuals or families can receive a maximum return of up
<br />to $4,000 depending on income and family size. An estimated $2.8 million dollars in tax credits went unclaimed in Lane
<br />County in 2001, and only 22 percent of qualified Lane County families filed for the EITC that year.
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<br />Spearheaded by Councilor Nancy Nathanson and Commissioner Bobby Green, the task force is staffed by the City of
<br />Eugene and Lane County. In addition to Councilor Nathanson and Commissioner Green, the group is comprised of
<br />representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, AARP, Centro LatinoAmericano, the Eugene and Bethel school
<br />districts, United Way of Lane County, White Bird Clinic, St. Vincent de Paul, Goodwill Industries, University of Oregon,
<br />Lane Community College, EWEB, and Head Start of Lane County.
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<br />Communication efforts thus far include the following: distribution of thousands of brochures and fliers via county utility
<br />bills and school information packets; an interview on KPNW's morning show with Commissioner Green; a segment on
<br />KEZI's
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<br />Water Cooler; LTD bus posters; a conversation with the Register-Guard editorial board and Op-Ed by Councilor
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<br />March 17, 2004
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