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EUGENE/� <br /> ._.EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> May 22, 2003 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414(FAX) <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> !IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> BOAT PARADE PLANNED FOR GRAND OPENING OF NEW BOAT LAUNCH IN ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> ENGINEERING STAFF SHARE EXPERIENCE AT CONSTRUCTION CAREER FAIR <br /> MAYOR, UO PRESIDENT, NEIGHBORS WORK TOGETHER TO BEAUTIFY WEST UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD <br /> UO STUDENT RESEARCH AIDS HENDRICKS PARK STAFF <br /> ARROWHEAD PARK NEIGHBORS INVITED TO REVIEW DRAFT PARK PLAN NEXT TUESDAY <br /> EUGENE HOSTS OFCA AWARDS BANQUET <br /> 'AROUND THE CITY <br /> Boat Parade Planned for Grand Opening of New Boat Launch in Alton Baker Park <br /> Boaters are invited to bring their non-motorized craft and float the Willamette River for the inaugural board parade to <br /> dedicate the new Alton Baker Park boat launch Saturday, May 31. The dedication will begin at 11 a.m., followed by the <br /> boat parade at 11:30 a.m. Participants are asked to have their craft in the water by 11 a.m. and Admiral Mike Fischnaller <br /> of the Rotary Duck Navy will lead the flotilla. A shuttle service will be available from the Valley River Center parking lot. <br /> rhe boat launch is located off of Day Island Road, across from Cuthbert Amphitheater. <br /> The vision for a new boat launch in the park was conceived in 1997 in the West Alton Baker Park plan, after an informal <br /> gravel launch was discontinued in the eastern section of the park in 1996 and the local boating community lobbied for a <br /> replacement. The vision became a reality when voters approved a $25.3 million parks and open space bond measure in <br /> 1998. Construction began last summer and the launch opened for public use in late November 2002. The new facility <br /> features parking for 12 boat trailers, landscaping native to the riparian or river habitat, and safety features at the crossing <br /> between the bike path and the road, including two post lights, stop signs for vehicular traffic, and caution signs for <br /> bicyclists and pedestrians on the bike path. <br /> The dedication coincides with the beginning of the fishing and boating season. City parks staff are hoping that the <br /> festivities—and the boat launch—encourage residents to take advantage of the many recreational opportunities the river <br /> has to offer. For more information about the boat parade, call 684-7747. For information about vendor displays at the <br /> event, please call Public Works Maintenance Division, at 682-4800. <br /> Engineering Staff Share Experience at Construction Career Fair ° ' <br /> Four members of Public Works Engineering staff, Kris Olson, Molly <br /> Ritter, Ginger Perales, and Peggy Keppler, participated in the 2003 <br /> Willamette Valley Construction Career Day event at Staton <br /> Companies in Goshen on Wednesday, May 20. The National <br /> Association of Women in Construction, together with Federal Highway :. <br /> Administration, Oregon Department of Transportation, and Associated <br /> General Contractors, sponsored a career day event focusing on <br /> construction and construction-related fields for Lane County High <br /> School students. <br /> ' ublic Works Engineering was one of nearly 50 participating <br /> PWE Project Manager Kris Olson shows surveying equipment to high <br /> school student Johnathon Thramer. <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER rnvL <br />