Upon completion of the planning process and acceptance of concept by the public, <br />the advisor committee would assist the city and county in acquiring grants andAlonations <br />of money, materials, and manpower sufficient to implement the proposed park. We feel <br />lack of firm future funding should not be used as a reason to delay a visioning process for <br />this unique urban site. <br />This effort would represent positive cooperation between citizens of Eugene and <br />members of local government to create a public resource for the community that neither <br />could realize alone. <br />We loot: fonvard to working �: you to mo t� this important oppoM. -M � forward. <br />Sincerely, <br />Art Farley, Friends of Wgene- Springfield Habitats (FRESH) <br />Charlie Patton, Friends of Delta Ponds <br />=�� M I <br />Bruce Newhouse, Emerald Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon <br />Cynthia Girling, Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon <br />