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5oc/.v �r�y <br /> • <br /> Vela <br /> Un ` .versityWest <br /> September 18, 1995 <br /> • <br /> City of Eugene Parks Maintenance <br /> ATT: Dick Morgan <br /> Mr. Morgan: <br /> • <br /> The pocket park on 14th between Hilyard and Patterson has become <br /> a haven for drug dealers and their customers. This park is not <br /> used at all by neighborhood residents or business employees <br /> but has been taken over totally by drug dealers. <br /> Since the police have cracked down on illegal street activities <br /> on 13th Street, most of the offenders have moved to this park <br /> and they now claim it as theirs. It is not uncommon to see <br /> thirty or forty anti-social street predators in the park and <br /> police surveillance has. resulted in numerous arrests for drug <br /> dealing. After four arrests for drug dealing last Thursday, <br /> an unmarked police surveillance van was surrounded by park <br /> dealers in an attempt to tip over the van. A number of officers <br /> had to be dispatched to the scene to rescue the officer trapped <br /> in the van. <br /> This park has been abused over the years by street offenders <br /> and used as a haven for illegal activities. It has now escalated <br /> to the point of being a public menace. <br /> The University Small Business Association wants the park closed <br /> immediately until the city can determine an alternative use <br /> for the land. This is a crisis and needs swift action. <br /> Please contact us if we can be of any help. <br /> • Sincerely, <br /> • <br /> Richard Greene <br /> University Small Business Association <br />