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10/25/96 10 :39 $541 683 6826 EUG PUBLIC WORKS 4 MAINTENAN f�006 /006 <br /> P't e la-CA-5 &P 1.8 1495 <br /> Illegal activity must be curtailed in the pa. Laws and park rules must be <br /> enforced_ Dealing and using drugs, drunkenness, defecating and urinating, and <br /> , j ' <br /> vandalism of . plants is unacceptable. That a child stepped on and.was punctured ... <br /> by a cast off hypodermic needle in the park this summer is not OK. That <br /> teenagers are shot up with drugs in the park is not OK. That parks maintenance <br /> people must step among feces,. used condoms, and needles as they tend the <br /> ark is not OK. Enforcement of laws and clearly posted park rules must occur. <br /> p I • DISTRIBUTED TO: <br /> Temporary closure of the park allows time for stomped and brutalized <br /> plants to recover and should keep illegal activity out of Scobert. Importantly, <br /> I AYOR <br /> temporary closure will allow time to plan and implement ways to bring order to .1 /CC <br /> the park_ i MGR_ 1 <br /> } ASST MGR. _ 1 <br /> How to turn abuse of Scobert Park around: I <br /> l C <br /> Hire "green caps" (similar to the "red caps" who patrol the downtown m <br /> to work in the park during peak months of park visitation (May- September). I <br /> DEPT_. — <br /> addition to enforcing park rules, the "green caps" could do park maintenance <br /> and facilitate activities in the park such as games for children and art or music in <br /> the park: The "green caps" could at all times contact the Whiteaker Safety . . vra) <br /> , Station for backup help. . <br /> Organize regular neighborhood gatherings in the park. Schedule potluck <br /> meals and games such as volleyball and badminton. <br /> Police need to do their job. Park rules and laws must be enforced. When <br /> neighbors have tried to enforce rules in the park, their lives, children, and <br /> property have been threatened. The criminal element in Scobert Park requires <br /> police intervention. <br /> . ,3e o 1 vi- Pail--- Cruf , <br /> • <br /> . . <br /> , • <br /> ,...0) <br /> m /, a. /a / <br />