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the Eugene web site. The KMWorld article is an excerpt from a case study published by Laserfiche. For more information, contact Information Services Department Applications Manager Loring Hummel at 541-682-5479. Slurry Sealing Under Way on Dozens of Residential Streets Slurry sealing began today on more than 75 residential streets in 10 areas of the city. Slurry sealing is a thin layer of asphalt emulsion, rock and sand applied to street surfaces to fill small cracks, keep water out of the road base, and improve drivability and skid resistance. Because slurry sealing adds no structural strength to a roadway, it is used exclusively on low-volume residential streets (other pavement preservation treatments such as overlays are used on busier streets and streets that carry a lot of truck traffic). This year’s slurry sealing is being done by a local contractor, Asphalt Maintenance Associates. Funding for the $385,000 contract comes from Eugene’s five-cent-per-gallon local gas tax. Preliminary work such as sweeping streets and sealing larger cracks was done in July. The current schedule calls for the slurry sealing portion of the work to be completed by August 17; however, the schedule is weather-dependent and may change due to various factors. Streets typically are closed for one day while they are being slurry sealed. Residents have received several notices of the work being done and will be notified at least two days before their street is closed. Detailed information, including a complete list of streets, maps of work areas, and the current schedule is also posted on the web at www.eugene-or.gov/slurryseal. For more information about this year’s slurry sealing project, contact Project Manager Doug Singer at 541-682-8460. New Signage Coming to a Park Near You Parks and Open Space Planning staff has been working on a new maintenance-friendly design for park entry signs. The effort will culminate this summer and fall with the installation of approximately 20 new signs throughout the parks system. The first five signs were installed over the weekend at three community parks: Amazon, Bethel Community, and Skinner Butte parks. The next set will be installed by early September and will include signs at Wayne Morse Family Farm, Maurie Jacobs Park and several neighborhood parks throughout the city. Identification signage for the park system has long been inconsistent, and existing signs often require frequent maintenance, repair or outright replacement. The new signs are consistent in design and color and are fabricated with powder-coated aluminum posts and frames. The identification components of the signs are easily replaceable and interchangeable, facilitating ease of long-term maintenance. Each sign includes the name of the park, the year it was established, hours of park operation, a quote unique to each site, and one of six graphic emblems at the top. For more information about the park signage project, please contact Emily Proudfoot in Parks and Open Space Planning at emily.a.proudfoot@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-4915. A Safer Town for Kids More than a hundred pre-kindergarteners will graduate this Friday from an interactive and engaging program offered by the Police Department to teach comprehensive and valuable safety lessons to young children. The two-week day camp, Safety Town, is a nationally recognized program that introduces young children to safety awareness and accident prevention through hands-on safety education. The Eugene Police Department partners with the Eugene Kiwanis Club each year to offer the Safety Town program for children entering kindergarten in the fall. Safety Town teaches life-saving lessons on pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, school bus, playground, poison, fire, water and home safety, with much of the information taught through fun activities and educational play. Teaching tools include a child-sized town complete with streets, crosswalks, stop signs EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 August 5, 2010