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„ EUGENE:' Public Works <br /> Maintenance <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (503) 687 -5220 <br /> July 25, 1994 <br /> To Interested Parties of the Amazon Park Development Plan: <br /> In a June 7, 1994 public forum, City staff presented a revised <br /> development plan for Amazon Park that was responsive to public <br /> comment received during and following the first public meetings <br /> on March 28. In addition, the plan has been prepared in the <br /> context of the Statewide Planning Goals, the Metro Plan, the <br /> Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan, and the Natural Resources <br /> Study. <br /> The response to the plan presented on June 7 was very favorable. <br /> Many, but not all, expressed needs for additional recreation <br /> facilities were accommodated. In the process, several areas of <br /> the park were identified for being changed to enhance or recreate <br /> natural resources that existed before any park development <br /> occurred. The preservation and enhancement of natural resources <br /> in the park is an expressed need according to many of the people <br /> who attended the meetings, and is supported by goals and policies <br /> in all of the documents mentioned above. Public response was <br /> that the June draft addressed those diverse and conflicting <br /> objectives in a way that will ultimately and significantly <br /> enhance both interests. <br /> Accordingly, staff have prepared a proposed final (July) draft <br /> development plan that is being posted at the Hilyard Center for a <br /> two week period - -July 27 - August 10- -for final review. This <br /> draft is responsive to some of the "fine- tuning” suggestions that <br /> were made during and following the June 7 public comment period. <br /> It leaves substantially intact the major features that were <br /> supported. You are invited to mail or phone in any comments you <br /> have on this final draft to the location listed on the letterhead <br /> above. If no new ideas are presented that would lead to <br /> significant changes in the plan -- balance between recreation and <br /> natural resource values, locations for specific features, <br /> inclusion of certain activities, etc. - -the plan will be adopted <br /> administratively. <br /> Accompanying this letter is a document that provides pertinent <br /> background information needed for Amazon Park planning, and a <br /> variety of considerations behind each planning decision made. <br /> Thank you for your interest and input in updating the Amazon Park <br /> Development Plan. Staff look forward to working with elected <br /> officials, private citizen efforts and volunteers in implementing <br /> the various changes proposed. <br /> John Etter, John Weber, <br /> Parks Planning Staff, Public Works Maintenance <br />