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'transition the landscape to a more native based approach. I hope this part of the project <br /> is done in conjugation with the design professional at the city. <br /> (vi) The city will soon be an installing artificial turf fields at Jefferson. <br /> Again we will have issues associated with park development in peoples front yards -- but <br /> maybe those neighbors don't care. If I lived across the street, I'd be concerned about <br /> the visual clutter that will come with the fields. <br /> An artificial turf field probably means 8 foot chain link fences and lots of paving and <br /> concrete around the fields. I wonder if there is anything the city can do to mitigate <br /> this? <br /> How can FAN work on getting the neighbors what they want instead of what they don't want? <br /> (vii) FAN has been successful in other arenas such as preventing two way traffic on <br /> Willamette (at least this far), installing traffic calming and keeping the College Hill <br /> Reservoir open. In all of these cases FAN has played a constructive role helping the <br /> neighbors. I hope we can find a similar role for it in the situation with Friendly Park. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> David <br /> On Oct 7, 2007, at 3:59 AM, Nancy Ellen Locke wrote: <br /> > Dear J -M, NO telephone votes. You have to be present or write a note <br /> > of support to be added to the minutes. <br /> > Friendly Park Brief Outline of Events... <br /> > City of Eugene announced that it would be up- grading Friendly Park. <br /> > Flyers were sent out - postcards to everyone who lived within a 1/4 <br /> > mile of the park. <br /> > Meetings were held at Adams /Hillside School - they were well attended. <br /> > Philip Richardson (City of Eugene park's Department) helped the group <br /> > work out a park design. <br /> > The park designed approved by the group - everyone didn't like <br /> > everything but everyone had something that they could get behind and <br /> > support. <br /> > Group was told that there probably wouldn't be enough money for <br /> > everything in the park design. <br /> > All of the elements of the NMG (Neighborhood Matching Grant) were in <br /> > the approved park design. <br /> > Greg and I put together the NMG to cover the elements that we though <br /> > most important for the finishing touches of the park - also, things <br /> > that we could do. <br /> > Wrote NMG, it went through the C of E selection process and was chosen <br /> > as a worthwhile project. <br /> > Project work was delayed, delayed, and delayed... <br /> > Project started, C of E moved ahead and didn't follow the plan voted <br /> > on seems our plan morphed into a "concept" plan but the neighbors were <br /> > not told this. <br /> > Example: the path change, neighborhood protest, etc... <br /> > Many other changes took place too, but not so noticeable - however, <br /> 2 <br />