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çENE <br /> Ii <br /> 'J /, rMIM '/ Iifff* <br /> 41111 s <br /> August 8, 2002 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Eric Johnson, Supervisor, City of Eugene Park Amenities, 682-4904 <br /> • Therese M. Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814 or <br /> 682-4800, therese.m.picado(a�ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK PLAYGROUND <br /> OPENS FOR PLAY BY THIS SATURDAY <br /> Parks and Open Space crews will install the wood chip surface today and wrap up the <br /> finishing touches this week, and the renovated playground at Martin Luther King Park will open <br /> for play of all kinds by this Saturday, August 10. Formerly Grant Park, this small neighborhood <br /> park on Grant Street between West 9th Place and West 10th Avenue was last renovated in the <br /> early 1980s when it was renamed to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. <br /> The renovated playground sports a new play structure, swing set, sandbox, concrete <br /> wheelchair access ramp from the sidewalk, and engineered wood chips, which will provide a <br /> safe, wheelchair accessible surface. Children can slide down a couple of different slides and <br /> swing on the brand new T-swing set as well as climb a rock climbing structure and find the <br /> dinosaur "fossil" in its interior and send messages to their friends via talk tubes. According to <br /> the parks maintenance staff that have been working on the project, neighborhood children have <br /> been clamoring to start playing on the new structures as the project nears completion. Both the <br /> new surface and playground equipment meet current safety and accessibility standards. By <br /> popular demand, the basketball court and tile artwork created as part of a neighborhood project <br /> remain. The Public Works Maintenance concrete crew assisted parks maintenance crews with <br /> this project by constructing the concrete access ramp and sandbox. For more information <br /> about this renovation project, call Park Amenities Supervisor Eric Johnson at 682-4904. <br /> ### <br />