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EUGENE° Mayor's Office <br /> `' Ruth Bascom <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 -2793 <br /> (503) 687 -5010 <br /> (503) 465 -2665 TDD <br /> (503) 687 -5414 FAX <br /> April 15, 1994 • <br /> To: Councilor Shawn Boles <br /> and Neighborhood leaders Mary Bensten, Doug Card, Wes Bigelow <br /> From: Ruth Bascom <br /> Re: Moving Child Care, Inc. from its present location in Skinner's Butte Park to a <br /> desirable location on Thomason Lane. <br /> Child Care Inc. is likely the best facility in Eugene providing sliding scale child care of <br /> unusually high quality in an area of the city where the need is particularly great. <br /> Two of its directors came to me to request help in their wished -for move to a desirable <br /> and accessible location on Thomason Lane, a small parcel (2 1/2 lots), just off River <br /> Road by the paved parking lot next to the new soccer field at the west end of Maurie <br /> Jacobs Park. This parcel is owned by the City, is not useful for further park <br /> develpment, but does have a monetary value for which the city parkland budget would <br /> need reimbursement. Some of the Lincoln School money could provide that <br /> reimbursement. <br /> My recollection (though perhaps faulty after these years) from serving on the Lincoln <br /> School sub - committee that examined ways to provide child care leads me to believe <br /> that expiditing Child Care Inc.'s move meets the goals of that original sub - committee. <br /> Councilor Shawn Boles has expressed interest in this Child Care Inc. proposal, also, <br /> and I defer to him in finding ways to work with you to further this goal. <br /> I've appreciated the work of all three of you in making our city a humane place for its <br /> citizens and in strengthening our neighborhood organizations. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Ruth Bascom <br /> cc: Janet Kerans, Director, Child Care Inc. <br />