COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.Vegetation vegetation /veg·e·ta·tion/ (vej?e-ta´shun) any plantlike fungoid neoplasm or growth; a luxuriant fungus-like growth of pathologic tissue. advisory applicants sought The Lane County Board of Commissioners seeks applicants for the Vegetation Management Advisory Committee. The committee reviews roadside vegetation management needs and related issues and makes recommendations to the board. Meetings are monthly and there is one vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. . The deadline to apply is June 29. Applications are available in the Board of Commissioners' Office in the Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene. Call 682-4203. Volunteers wanted to clean Hendricks Park Hendricks Park (32 ha / 78 acres) is the oldest city park in Eugene, Oregon. Just blocks away from the University of Oregon campus, it contains mature forest, a world-renowned 12-acre rhododendron garden, and a native plant garden. Volunteers are sought to help prepare Hendricks Park for the summer this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will help remove invasive invasive /in·va·sive/ (-siv) 1. having the quality of invasiveness. 2. involving puncture of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the body; said of diagnostic techniques. ivy, pull weeds 1. weeds - Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds." 2. , maintain trails and plant. Volunteers should meet at the F.M. Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Ave., rain or shine. Tools and snacks will be provided. Forum to target downtown development The Citizens for Public Accountability will hold a forum today at 7 p.m. at the Eugene Water & Electric Board to discuss "West Broadway Downtown Development and Citizen Involvement." Professor Mark Gillem will discuss ways the public can take part in Eugene's Downtown Plan and recent proposals for development. Gillem is an assistant professor in the Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . There also will be a discussion about the West Broadway Redevelopment Advisory Committee and what people think they should be considering. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@guardnet.com. |
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