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<br /> e <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> June 17, 1 92 <br /> CONTACT: ohn Etter, Parks Landscape Architect, 687-5325 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Communication Manager, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> D FT WAYNE MORSE RANCH PARK MASTER PLAN AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW <br /> A dr ft master plan that will guide the future development of the Wayne <br /> Morse Ran h Park has been prepared and is available for review. Copies of <br /> the draft Wayne Morse Ranch Park Master Plan Report are available at the City <br /> of Eugene Public Works Building, 858 Pearl Street; the Permit and Information <br /> Center, 2 4 East Broadway; the Pubic Works Maintenance Office, 1820 Roosevelt <br /> Boulevard; and the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Street. <br /> Comm pity residents will have an opportunity to offer comments on the <br /> draft mas er plan at a community workshop scheduled for ~e~~a-y, ly 9, <br /> from noon to 2 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. City of Eugene staff <br /> will make a formal presentation at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. The <br /> drop-in m eting will be held at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard <br /> Street. <br /> Acco ding to John Etter, parks landscape architect, the park is <br /> different from other city parks because of its historic and environmental <br /> qualities and for its open spaces. The ranch was owned by the late Senator <br /> Wayne Mor e, and his family asked that the park pass into public ownership <br /> after his death. <br /> The lan addresses the preservation of the remaining woods, which <br /> predate t e Morse family's settlement of the ranch, a perennial stream, and <br /> the wetla d areas in the lower pasture. Other elements proposed in the plan <br /> i <br /> I <br /> ~i <br /> <br />