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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 3, 2011 <br /> <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 /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />LEAF PROGRAM INCLUDES COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICES <br />(SUB)URBAN PROJECTIONS LAUNCHES FIRST DIGITAL ARTS PROJECTION FESTIVAL <br />GRANTWRITING AND HOMESCHOOLING WORKSHOPS AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT CAMPBELL CENTER ON NOVEMBER 5 <br />LCOG LAUNCHES UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CAMPUS TRAVEL SURVEY <br />ENVISION EUGENE LAUNCHES ON-LINE OPEN HOUSE <br />RIBBON-CUTTING CELEBRATES INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RETURNING VETERANS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Leaf Program Includes Collection and Delivery Services <br />The City of Eugene’s annual leaf program is gearing up for another busy fall season. For both operations and <br />outreach, the goals are to maintain the levels of street sweeping and collection services while increasing awareness of <br />leaf delivery services. <br /> <br />On the collection side, the program includes enhanced service on approximately 25 miles of <br />designated priority bike lanes, focused messaging to the community to emphasize the <br />importance of keeping leaves out of bike lanes, and a suite of online services that allow <br />residents to report leaves and other debris in bike lanes and get the most current information <br />on leaf collection operations. This year’s collection schedule is: <br /> <br /> <br /> West and central Eugene -- Nov. 7 to Nov. 16, and again from Dec. 19 to Dec. 28 <br /> <br /> North Eugene -- Nov. 15 to Nov. 30, and again from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6 <br /> <br /> Southeast Eugene -- Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, and again from Jan. 5 to Jan. 10 <br /> <br /> Southwest Eugene -- Dec. 8 to Dec. 20, and again from Jan. 10 to Jan. 16 <br /> <br />Leaves are picked up on unimproved streets only during the second round of collections. Residents and yard services <br />are asked to not place leaves in the streets until the weekend before collection is scheduled in the neighborhood. This <br />is a particularly important message early in the season when rain, wind and sudden drops in temperatures can <br />accelerate the fall of leaves well before the start of scheduled collections. Keeping leaves out of catch-basins prevents <br />flooding and protects the water quality in local streams – two of the main objectives of the stormwater-funded leaf <br />program. <br /> <br />As in 2010, when the City collected nearly 16,000 cubic yards of leaves, a key message is that leaves are a <br />sustainable natural resource that can be used as mulch or compost material. In keeping with this value, none of the <br />leaves collected by the City wind up in the landfill. Instead, 65 percent of the leaves collected in 2010 were delivered to <br />local residents – an all-time high. The rest were used in community gardens and parks. A handy online form makes it <br />easy to request leaf deliveries, and a short online video helps people understand how many leaves are in a dump truck <br />load. <br /> <br />Leaf program postcards have been mailed to approximately 1,700 property owners along priority bike routes, and <br />Eugene and Lane County have partnered with Rexius and Lane Forest Products to distribute information to <br />landscaping companies, reminding them, “It’s your business to dispose of leaves responsibly.” Public Works <br />Maintenance staff will be meeting with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, information to neighborhoods <br />will be going out this week, and Eugene, Springfield and Lane County are working together to provide weekly updates <br />to local media. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 3, 2011 <br />