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Learn more about Eugene's Broadband Planning Project at http://www.oregonbroadbandplanning.org/About-the-Project/ <br />or by calling Bill Ellis in Planning at 541-682-8367 or Pam Berrian in ISD at 541-682-5590. <br /> <br />Application Launched for Building Inspections <br />In order to make City building services easier to access and use, Building and Permit Services is <br />launching a new smartphone app for scheduling building inspections. The new app, called “My Permits,” <br />is available at the iITunes store and Google store, or by scanning the QR code (pictured at right) with a <br />smartphone. <br /> <br />Once the application is installed, users set up an account and associate their active permit(s) <br />with that account. When the app is opened, the list of permits is displayed and choosing the <br />inspection to be scheduled is visual and fast. <br /> <br />Over the last several years, Building and Permit Services has been developing new and <br />innovative ways to serve its customers, both in the office and in the field – including online <br />building inspection scheduling, mobile work stations for inspectors, and an online building <br />permit search system. <br /> <br />On average, the City of Eugene receives 160 building inspection requests each day. These <br />inspections help preserve and protect public safety, as well as property values and the <br />environment by ensuring that building and remodeling projects in the community meet safety <br />standards. In addition to the new app and online scheduling, inspection support staff are also available Monday – Friday, <br />from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., to assist with scheduling. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Debbie Wells at 541-682-6828 or email debbie.l.wells@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />2013 Another Busy Year for Public Works Projects in Eugene <br />Another busy road repair season is under way in Eugene. More than 15 major street repair jobs are on tap, along with <br />public works projects designed to improve City parks, fix underground stormwater and wastewater systems, and improve <br />the Eugene Airport. <br /> <br />The first major street repair project started this week on Coburg Road from <br />Willakenzie Road north to Beltline. This $687,000 project, funded primarily by <br />federal grants and local gas taxes, continues pavement repairs where the 2011 <br />project left off. In addition, pedestrian and bicycling improvements will be made <br />on Coburg Road from Beltline to Oakway Road. Depending on the weather, all <br />work is expected to be completed by the end of May. <br /> <br />Starting in May, one of the bigger contracts being managed by Eugene Public <br />Works will begin. Fifth Avenue from High Street to Blair Boulevard, Blair <br />Boulevard from Monroe Street to 2 Avenue and Van Buren Street from Blair <br />nd <br />Boulevard north to the railroad tracks will be reconstructed. Because of the <br />extensive amount of repair work required to fix these streets, several blocks at a <br />time will be closed to through-traffic. Total cost of the project is estimated at $3.5 <br />million, with the primary source of revenue coming from 2008 voter-approved <br />bond funds. <br /> <br />Repairs to Lorane Highway from Paige Avenue to Washington Street will also get <br /> <br />an early start. This project will rehabilitate the existing roadway using a process in <br />Pavement repairs under way on Coburg Road. <br />which the existing structure is mixed in place with cement to create a stable road <br />base, with a new asphalt surface applied to the top. Work on the Lorane Highway project is scheduled to begin in mid-May. <br /> <br />Other major road repair projects in 2013 include: 10 Avenue from Olive to Jefferson streets, 18 Avenue from <br />thth <br />Washington to Chambers streets, West 5 Avenue from Highway 99 to Bailey Hill Road, Alder Street from 18 to 24 <br />ththth <br />avenues, Broadway from Lincoln to Monroe streets, Hilyard Street from East Broadway to 13 Avenue, Olive Street from <br />th <br />10 to 11 avenues, and Willamette Street from 19 to 23 avenues. <br />thththrd <br /> <br />In addition to road work, repairs and safety improvements will be made to two shared-use paths: Fern Ridge Path from <br />Terry Street to Greenhill Road; and South Bank Path from Skinner Butte Park to the DeFazio Bridge. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />April 11, 2013 <br />