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Kit Staples 3105 Lincoln Eugene 97405 Jan. 18, 1993 Barbara Keller City Council 777 Pearl Eugene 97401 Ms. Keller, A recent article in the Daily Emerald focused on your concern for the Amazon Channel and the need to allow "more recreation, natural habitat areas...and natural cleansing of stormwater from the South Hills." This is a laudible sentiment on your part, but very inconsistent with positions you have taken as a member of the PARCS Commission. As a member of that group, you have consistently supported continued use of the Wayne Morse -- Park as a dog off -leash area despite mounting evidence of the damage to the pasture which contains a year -round stream and seasonal seaps and springs which feed into the Amazon. The city's own Planning and Development Department's Winter '93 "Eugene Neighborhood News" had an article on stormwater concerns and mentioned animal feces as a factor in contamination of stormwater, One can suppose a lot of contamination from animal feces into the the stormwater from a dog off -leash area, don't you think? City Engineer Les Lyle is quoted in the January 16th Register Guard as saying, "Much of the City's storm water plan is expected to focus on improving natural settings along the Amazon Channel and other wetland areas ". Sounds like the Wayne Morse Park to mei Many of us with concerns about the Wayne Morse Park have been extremely frustrated with the lack of a clear vision from the city: a lot of concerned rhetoric but little action in line with that. Since you have put yourself forward as an advocate for proper management of Eugene's urban wild areas, 1 would appreciate a response from you on this, especially in light of your apparent flip -flop on the issues. Sincerely, Kit Staples cc: City Council members Chris Anderson, Public Works