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'''4 <br /> DiSTt7l'. TED TC3: • CASCADES RAPTOR CARE CENTER mAyop, - - - <br /> Y' ^� v � ,;. , ` 1 j <br /> & Environmental Learning Program <br /> /CC r � r : at ; • Y 'r • ,, <br /> P.O. Box 5386, OR ✓ ' �= r �" ' <br /> MGR <br /> Eugene, 9 7405 =' <br /> (503) 485 -1320 ( � / ► j > -'� £"�� <br /> • SST MGR - <br /> c �� <br /> Y ji^� ts, <br /> September 30, 1993 •EPT `' :,, • .t �� C VED <br /> Mayor /City Council/City Manager . /40,c. <br /> City of Eugene Q C T 1 1993 <br /> REF: Letter of September 3 (addressed to Public Works with copy to Council) and Proposal of May <br /> 12 in re 32275 Fox Hollow Rd <br /> Dear Mayor Bascom, Council Members, and Mr. Gleason: ,, <br /> As a follow -up to our proposal for the establishment of a raptor rehabilitation/community nature <br /> center, I have been calling various of you for feedback on the amended proposal (to purchase the <br /> property) sent to you, in your Council packet of September 3rd. I know that it is wending its way <br /> through Public Works as quickly as they can address it, but I would very much appreciate hearing any <br /> concerns or questions you might have. <br /> I have placed a copy of the full proposal in the City Manager's office for your convenience. It <br /> addresses the issues contained in the Request for Proposal sent out by Public Works in March, and <br /> includes our overall educational goals, rough site and building plans, cage designs, background <br /> information on our organization and directors, list of advisory board members, and letters of support <br /> and cooperation from other organizations such as Lane ESD, Natural History Musem, and WISTEC. <br /> As first stated in the preliminary proposal last October, we feel that the development of a nature <br /> center emphasizing birds of prey and their habitat would be both unique to the West Coast and a <br /> strong addition to the amenities of Eugene - as an educational resource, an adjunct to recreational <br /> outings on the Ridgeline Trail, and as an end -point destination for families outside Eugene. <br /> We will be featured in a Community Television program called While America Sleeps airing on <br /> Tuesday, October 5 at 9:30 pm. While we mention the goal of a nature center only briefly, it may <br /> give you a better understanding of the work that we do. We have also been covered recently on <br /> KEZI, KMTR, and KVAL, as well as the Register -Guard and Springfield News, in connection with <br /> the rescue, rehabilitation and release of an osprey and the topic of rabies. We have been a community <br /> resource for several years, both in working with distressed wildlife and in providing public education <br /> through informational displays at events such as the Eugene Celebration and County Fair, and <br /> hundreds of school presentations. I am confident that there will be wide -spread support for the <br /> establishment of this facility. <br /> The proposal to purchase the property addresses, I believe, both your needs and ours, and I look <br /> forward to.receiving your feedback on it. Thank you for your consideration. <br /> ely, <br /> 1 � ON p : <br /> o uise A. m is el ilif---P—r <br /> cc: Johnny Medlin, Chris Anderson - Public Works <br /> I* <br />