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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 6, 2008 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />RESIDENTS URGED TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH LEAVES <br />HULT CENTER HOSTS COMCAST NEWSMAKER <br />EUGENE POLICE USE INTERNET FEATURE TO SEEK VICTIMS OF THEFT <br />FIRE PREVENTION SECTION PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR TROUBLED YOUTH <br />SANTA CLARA ORGANIZATION COMPLETES NEIGHBORHOOD BLUEPRINT PROJECT <br />MEDICARE INFO WORKSHOPS AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />CAMPBELL CENTER ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Residents Urged to Do the Right Thing with Leaves <br />Eugene’s annual leaf program began Monday, November 3, and is <br />scheduled to continue through January 2009. While one of the main <br />services offered by the program continues to be curbside collection <br />of leaves, there is a growing emphasis on encouraging people to <br />make the best use of a valuable natural resource. Several benefits <br />occur when people choose to mulch or compost their leaves, give <br />them to neighbors, place them in their yard debris containers or take <br />them to local recycling facilities. The nutrient value of leaves is <br />retained, public costs are reduced, and streets are safer, particularly <br />for cyclists. Public Works staff met with the Bicycle Pedestrian <br />Advisory Committee earlier this fall and pledged to get the word out <br />about the safety problems that can occur when people put their <br />leaves in the street. Targeted mailings were sent to yard care <br />services and people who live along streets with bike lanes. Other <br />program information materials have emphasized this point as well. To help make it easier for people to consider <br />options for using leaves, the City provides a website (www.eugene-or.gov/leaf) with tips and links, including a new, <br />online leaf delivery request form. (Each year residents typically request more than 5,000 cubic yards of leaves to <br />be delivered to their properties.) The City also has a leaf hotline service at 682-5383. Perhaps one of the most <br />important safety tips is for people to wait until the weekend before collection is scheduled in their neighborhood. <br />The planned collection schedule is listed below. Changes and updates are posted on the website and listed on the <br />hotline: <br />Round 1 <br />? <br /> November 3-7 West Eugene <br />? <br /> November 10-14 Central Eugene <br />? <br /> November 17-26 North Eugene <br />? <br /> December 1-12 Southeast Eugene <br />? <br /> December 15-19 Southwest Eugene <br />Round 2 <br />? <br /> December 22-26 West Eugene <br />? <br /> December 29-January 6 Central Eugene <br />? <br /> January 5-16 North Eugene <br />? <br /> January 19-23 Southeast Eugene <br />? <br /> January 26-30 Southwest Eugene <br /> <br />For more information, contact Damon Joyner, Public Works surface maintenance supervisor, at 682-4835. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 6, 2008 <br />