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ki <br /> mizT-4mitimiimmim____, ..,, vs -mom 17,, 1.-,....--___ r,,__....r, le) <br /> (uh d n M i i 'Tx.. <br /> 1 +4 <br /> November 13, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: Robin Hostick, Park Planner, 682-4915 <br /> Emily Proudfoot, Project Manager, 682-6019 <br /> Therese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682- <br /> 4814 or 682-4800 or therese.m.picado(a�ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> New Neighborhood Park off of Oakmont Way Open for Play <br /> A new, 5.5-acre neighborhood park just opened near the Oakway Mall off of Oakmont <br /> Way. Funded by the 1998 Parks and Open Space bond measure, the new park, with its wide <br /> variety of active and leisure activities, is drawing throngs of children and adults alike. <br /> The new playground features a sand play area and modern play equipment, including a <br /> climbing wall, swings, spring toys, and interactive water fountain (water is turned off during the <br /> winter). Nearby, an informal basketball court can double as a place to hold neighborhood <br /> events, as well. Paths curve gently through the park, providing a key bicycle route and helping <br /> to reconnect the neighborhood with new crosswalks to the Oakway Center, while a soft-surface <br /> jogging/walking trail takes park users on a winding, quarter-mile loop through the meadows. <br /> Surrounded by restored native oak savannah prairie, the park is an oasis of green, with more <br /> than 150 new trees, plus large, open lawn areas and a series of rolling hills for frolic, picnicking <br /> and sunbathing. <br /> Justin White, who lives in the neighborhood, is very excited about the addition to the <br /> neighborhood. "I'm so glad a park was built instead of another housing development," says <br /> White, who recently became a father. "It was a flat field; now it has rolling hills and trees and it's <br /> 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 by parks staff from neighbors at a series of <br /> public workshops held in winter and spring 2002. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for <br /> y k next spring. For more information, call 682-4800. <br /> ### <br />