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DATE NAME <br />1940 Washington <br />ACREAGE INFORMATION <br />(5.55 acres, 1991) <br />$25,000 levy passed to finance building of Jefferson Pool <br />a pp oil l u/" S <br />$40,000 bond additional of inancing <br />1943 Jefferson Park (3.97 acres, 1991) <br />Land purchased from Lane County for $1000; for location of pool <br />1944 Recreation Commission of citizens established to recommend changes in recreational programs and <br />facilities. <br />(Amount ? ?) <br />3 year tax levy approved for long range acquisition and improvement, a swimming pool, and to <br />acquire 5 neighborhood parks. Azontinuing millage levy was approved for park and playground <br />improvement„ <br />City Manager type of government introduced. <br />Country Lane (.67 aces. 1991) <br />Was county park; transferred by Lane County to city in 1962 with Willakenzie annexation. <br />University (2.81 acres, 1991) <br />City purchased a portion from Lane County in November, 1944; additional parcels acquired in 1945. <br />1945 Fairmount V (.68 acres, 1991) <br />Purchased from L ne County at time of annexation of land originally set aside for Fairmount City. <br />Villard Street wa centerpiece of city. <br />1946 Bloomberg (20.80 acres, 1991) <br />Given to City of Eugene by the City of Springfield. Was used as a dump in early years. 6 f,4C j 19 '('V' -� .s ee ca�n✓'� -J <br />Parks & Recreation Department formed from Recreation Commission. First full time superintendent, <br />Don January, hired to direct Parks & Recreation Department. <br />t)+%de oe(ope4 <br />Century Pr ress Fund organized to solicit funds to purchase what eventually became Amazon Park. <br />90 acres of mazon Tract was uadeve4eda8downed by more than 50 people. The fund drive <br />lasted 7 years and resulted in the purchase of what now Amazon Pe�c and Tugman Pa s <br />a rte �-- <br />Jefferson Memorial Pool )n ( 9 , - M+c <br />After funding was approved World War II intervened; eventwhen pool was built was from a <br />battleship. The pool was initially for outdoor use. <br />1973 Canvas bubble put over pool to make .asVyear'round u Y-- P&S b(� . <br />1981 Bubble waa0amaged <br />1986 Pool wa dismantled and filled in <br />$ .7 million levy passed for maintenance and supervision of recreational areas. Parks improved as a <br />result include: Washington, Sladden, Jefferson, University, Fairmont and Grant (now Martin Luther <br />King) parks --- <br />1947 Martin Luther King (.72 acres, 1991), formerly Grant Park <br />P h ed from 4J School District <br />urc as <br />? <br />1977 Renamed Martin Luther King Park nI-1 - ! ( ' i ` I � �;,� , F, <br />