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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 5, 2009 <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 /> <br />LIFE FLIGHT MOVES TO EUGENE EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER <br />FREE SUMMER EVENTS IN CITY PARKS AND DOWNTOWN A BIG HIT <br />JOURNEY OF ITALIANS IN AMERICA: ILLUSTRATED TALK AT THE LIBRARY <br />HALLOWEEN EVENTS A SCREAMING SUCCESS <br />PARKING PILOTS EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR DOWNTOWN METERS <br />CHAD DRIVE OPENS NEW CONNECTION BETWEEN COBURG ROAD AND GAME FARM ROAD <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Life Flight Moves to Eugene Emergency Services Center <br />With the necessary approvals in place and financing secured, construction is now underway on a helipad at <br />nd <br />Eugene’s Emergency Services Center (ESC) at the 2 and Chambers campus, which will serve as the new local <br />base for the Life Flight medical transport helicopter serving the area. <br />The 24-hour flight crew has moved into living quarters at the <br />Whiteaker Fire Station complex. A public ceremony will be <br />scheduled when construction is completed. <br /> <br />Life Flight’s decision to move to the ESC from the Eugene Airport <br />will significantly reduce overhead costs for the air carrier, while <br />helping to further establish the ESC as a regional center of <br />emergency operations. Life Flight is an essential component of the <br />area’s comprehensive medical rescue and emergency transport <br />system, providing airlift capability in remote locations as well as rapid <br />inter-facility transfers of patients needing special care. <br /> <br />nd <br />The helicopter has been flying from 2 and Chambers on an interim <br />basis since mid-summer. Life Flight has reported a higher rate of departures from this location than from the <br />airport, at least in part due to a reduced incidence of fog. <br /> <br /> <br />Construction cost of thehelipad – on the grassy knoll at the <br />center of the ESC compound – is being borne primarily by <br />Life Flight, supplemented by grants from Springfield <br />FireMed and the Lane County Fire Defense Board ($5,000 <br />each). Life Flight coverage has been a popular addition to <br />the FireMed ambulance membership program available to <br />area households. For more information, please contact <br />Fire & EMS Chief Randy Groves at 682-7115. <br /> <br /> <br />Free Summer Events in City Parks and Downtown a Big Hit <br />The numbers are in, and the City of Eugene’s Summer in the City events were a big hit. The events included 20 <br />free concerts and eight movies in the parks, and 12 fun events and concerts downtown on Broadway Plaza with <br />performances by the Satin Love Orchestra, Kidz Rock, Fashionably Urban, Bite of Downtown, and others. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 5, 2009 <br />