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EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> November 13, 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 /> NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK OFF OAKMONT WAY OPENS FOR PLAY <br /> COMMUNITY INVITED TO SHARE IDEAS FOR IMPROVING AMAZON PARK AT 2ND WORKSHOP <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> New Neighborhood Park Off Oakmont Way Opens for Play <br /> A new 5.5-acre neighborhood park recently opened near <br /> the Oakway Mall off Oakmont Way. Funded by the 1998 ..b •' <br /> Parks and Open Space bond measure, the new park, ;- - <br /> with its wide variety of active and leisure activities, is • ' -1 I r • , <br /> drawing throngs of children and adults alike. ' f j <br /> The new playground features a sand play area and • - <br /> modern play equipment, including a climbing wall, sy, <br /> swings, spring toys, and interactive water fountain (water �• 1,1 r► ;j <br /> is turned off during the winter). Nearby, an informal 1,. ummime <br /> basketball court can double as a place to hold I i vr, <br /> neighborhood events. Paths curve gently through the „s •.• ,_ ="" <br /> park, providing a key bicycle route and helping to "'` <br /> reconnect the neighborhood with new crosswalks to the <br /> Oakway Center, while a soft-surface jogging/walking trail <br /> takes park users on a winding, quarter-mile loop through . <br /> the meadows. Surrounded by restored native oak <br /> savannah prairie, the park is an oasis of green, with more than 150 new trees, plus large, open lawn areas and a series of <br /> rolling hills for frolicing, picnicking and sunbathing. <br /> Neighbor Justin White is very excited about the addition to the neighborhood. "I'm so glad a park was built instead of <br /> another housing development," says White, who recently became a father. "It was a flat field; now it has rolling hills and <br /> trees and it's set up to play. It makes you want to run into the park and play, and I'm 30 years old!" <br /> The park design is based on input gathered from neighbors by Parks staff at a series of public workshops held in 2002. A <br /> grand opening celebration is scheduled for next spring. For more information, call Parks Planner Robin Hostick at <br /> 682-4915. <br /> Community Invited to Share Ideas for Improving Amazon Park at 2nd Workshop <br /> All community members are welcome to attend the second in a series of public workshops about Amazon Park on <br /> Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard in Eugene. Funds from the 1998 <br /> Parks and Open Space bond measure are available to provide some improvements to the popular South Eugene park. <br /> Over 60 community members attended the first workshop in September. A draft development plan is being created, <br /> based on the diverse input gathered at the first meeting. The plan will identify long-range and short-range priorities for the <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br /> November 17,2003 <br />