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Attgi <br /> EUGENE MASONIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATION <br /> PO Box 5934, EUGENE, OR 97405 #.• <br /> July 31, 2010 <br /> Johnny Medlin <br /> Director of Parks and Open Space Division <br /> 1820 Roosevelt <br /> Eugene, OR 97402 <br /> Good Day! <br /> John Bredesen from the Eugene Masonic Cemetery here. <br /> I want to compliment you for your work on the op -ed piece in the <br /> R/G two Mondays ago, and the points you make about the many <br /> parks and recreational opportunities we have in this area and <br /> Eugene specifically. Hendricks Park is very special, not only <br /> because of the Rhody garden, but for the nature trails and natural <br /> beauty. I was married in the shelter way back before it was rebuilt, <br /> so it's very special to me. <br /> While the Masonic Cemetery is not a part of the Parks and Open <br /> Space Division, we of the Board of Directors and our two part -time <br /> employees feel that we make a significant contribution to the <br /> "parks" feeling for many Southeast Eugene neighbors. We have <br /> over two miles of barked paths in our 10 acres, and on an annual <br /> basis, host somewhere between 20 to 30 thousand persons on those <br /> paths, based on informal head counts. Because of the many <br /> requests we've received, we've established a program where two <br /> Board or Staff members are present the last Sunday of every month <br /> (except December) in order to have Hope Abbey Mausoleum open. <br /> All of this is part of our community responsibility as a historic, <br /> cultural and natural resource. <br />