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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />August 19, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br />SPECIAL TWO-WEEK EDITION <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />FIRE & EMS RESPONDERS AT LANE COUNTY FAIR <br />BRASS COLLECTION PAYS OFF <br />IF THE WALLS COULD TALK <br />EUGENE WELL-POSITIONED TO WEATHER STORMY STATE BUDGET <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Fire & EMS Responders at Lane County Fair <br />As in years past, the Lane County Fair has once again <br />contracted with Eugene’s Fire & Emergency Medical <br />Services Department to provide a first-response <br />presence and first-aid services, at this year’s expo, <br />which runs from August 18 – August 22. The <br />operations area, at the northeast corner of the Lane <br />County Ice building, includes two patient treatment <br />areas and a private, indoor bathroom, plus an outside <br />display tent and fire engine. The area is shared by the <br />Oregon Department of Forestry and the Lane County <br />Fire Prevention Co-Op. <br /> <br />The engine crew is available for fire, rescue, and <br />emergency medical response within the fairgrounds <br />during fair hours, and a small “gator” vehicle is also <br />available for response to more confined and/or <br />crowded areas. Elected officials are invited to stop by <br />the Fire & EMS display area and say hello to the City’s <br />firefighters. For more information, please contact Glen Potter, Fire & EMS, at 541-682-7118. <br /> <br />Brass Collection Pays Off <br />After reviewing its range practices, the Eugene Police Department’s (EPD) firearms team discovered their <br />dumpsters were filling with items that had salvage value. With metal prices on the upswing, cartridge cases have a <br />reasonable value. During 2009, range staff collected and sorted the used brass, which generated a check for <br />$1,946. <br /> <br />Sergeant Scott Thomas worked with Volunteers in Policing Program Manager Carrie Chouinard to create a <br />volunteer-range recycling team. Within a few months, the team had four volunteers including a former police <br />officer, an insurance representative, a retired mechanic, and a retired electrician. They put their collective heads <br />together and came up with a plan to collect brass, cardboard, and wood from pallets. The preliminary result is that <br />with Sanipac’s assistance (paper and plastic recycling) and the range-recycling team collecting brass, EPD has <br />reduced its waste volume by about 60-70 percent. This EPD recycling team is generating revenue from what used <br />to be thrown away and recently was able to give the City a check for $547. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Public Information Director Melinda McLaughlin 541-682-5124. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 19, 2010 <br />