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Amazon Pool Renovation More than $4 million of the parks and open space measure was dedicated to renovating Amazon Pool. After an extensive public review process, City staff and pool consultants have refined the pool project design to include a new 50 -meter pool with diving boards, a new shallow -water multipurpose pool, renovations to the existing beginner pool, new decks and fencing, a sand play area, and a new concessions building. Construction is anticipated to begin in late August 2000 and be completed by early July 2001. It(onS If you'd like more information about any of these projects, call Public Works Administration at 682 -5523, or visit the internet at www.ci.eugene.or.us /pw /parks. Youth Help Design Parks Public involvement is crucial in park planning, and who better to help design youth facilities than the -yo *ngstei's -who will use them. � - jav x a 1 Skateboard parks are a case in point. With two such parks planned as part of the parks and open space measure, City staff turned to Eric Dawkins of Great American Skate Parks, a nationally known designer and consultant. A series of public design meetings was set up, and more than 150 people — many of them young skateboarders — turned out for the first session at South Eugene High School. Irwin Park is another success story of young people participating in the park planning process. Youngsters who live in the neighborhood served by the park turned out for several design - sessions. Their participation in the initial phases of the project will ensure that the park meets their needs and will be something they use and respect. Yet another example of youth involvement are the surveys of students at Sheldon and Churchill high schools and Cal Young Middle School. Contributing to health and fitness and providing social opportunities were the benefits of recreation most important to students who answered the surveys. For more information about youth involvement in the parks planning process, call 682 -4800.