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EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> June 5, 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 /> vww ci.eugene.or.us <br /> IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT FOR ADAMS/HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY PLAYKIT <br /> NODAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 19 <br /> ALTON BAKER PARK BOAT LAUNCH DEDICATED WITH INAUGURAL FLOAT ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER <br /> NEW RESTROOMS AND REINFORCED SHELTERS AT ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> AMAZON APRECIATION DAY THIS SATURDAY <br /> BIDS FOR DEPOT PROJECT SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED ON JUNE 26 <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> Neighborhood Matching Grant for Adams/Hillside Elementary Playkit <br /> On Saturday, June 7, neighbors and parents associated with Adams/Hillside <br /> Elementary School will get together to erect a new"challenge course" <br /> playkit to add to the school playground. The schools are located at 950 <br /> West 22nd Avenue. The work will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is scheduled to <br /> end at <br /> ':00 p.m. "1111 l■, <br /> "" Ir <br /> The playkit is the second phase of a neighborhood matching grant. Last <br /> fall, volunteers built a covered structure to provide protection from the rain <br /> and sun and a good location for community picnics and other gatherings. <br /> The project is a collaborative effort between the school site council, the ��� <br /> Friendly Area Neighborhood Association, 4J School District, and the City. <br /> Slayden & Slayden Construction, Eugene Sand and Gravel, S & M Rock& <br /> Loam, K& K Concrete Pumping, and Rainbow Playground Equipment Phase One:Covered structure <br /> donated materials or expertise to the project. The project's total value is over <br /> $25,000, with a little more than half of that from the neighborhood matching grant. <br /> For more information on the Neighborhood Matching Grants program, please contact Beth Bridges in Planning and <br /> Development Department at 682-5272 or via e-mail, beth.b.bridges@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Nodal Development Information Workshops Scheduled for Thursday, June 19 <br /> The Transportation and Growth Management Program, a joint program of the Department of Land Conservation and <br /> Development and Oregon Department of Transportation, is coordinating two workshops on nodal development, both <br /> scheduled for Thursday, June 19, 2003, at the Bascom/Tykeson rooms of the Eugene Library. <br /> The first workshop, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., is directed to the development industry; the second workshop, from 6:00— <br /> 8:00 p.m. is directed to the general public. Both workshops use real world examples to demonstrate how nodal <br /> development improves community livability and how the lessons learned from successful developments throughout <br /> Oregon can help further the vision for nodal development in Eugene and Springfield. <br /> Panelists include: Bob Boileau, Architect and Urban Designer, Fletcher Farr Ayotte, Portland; Bill Earl, President and <br /> Developer/Builder/Broker, WEDCO Inc., Jacksonville; Wally Harding, Vice-President, Financier, Norris Biggs Simpson, <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />