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»~.i /I I Public Works Administration City of Eugene January 20, 995 858 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 (503) 687-5262 CONTACT Bud DeSantis, Project Manager, 687-5291 From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5223 FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE CITY TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE ON ENHANCEMENTS TO FERN RIDGE BIKE PATH AND AMAZON CREEK An en house to discuss a new extension of the Fern Ridge Bike Path will be held by the City f Eugene Public Works Department on January 25, 1995, 2 to 7 p.m., at the offices oft a Bureau of Land Management, 751 South Danebo Street. No formal presentation is planned. People are invited to stop by at their convenience. Staff from the Eugene Pub is Works Department will be available to explain the project and talk with citizens abo t issues and concerns. The ity of Eugene is planning to extend the Fern Ridge bicycle and pedestrian path and enhanc the Amazon Creek during the summer of 1996. Currently the path parallels the Amazon Cr ek from the Lane County Fairgrounds to Bailey Hill Road. The new section of path will r along the north bank of Amazon Creek, continuing from Bailey Hill Road and extending est to Terry Street. Duri g the construction of the path, the Amazon Creek also will be enhanced. Where i suitable, th stream bed will be altered and the banks replanted with native wetland plants that will impro water quality. The plants will act as natural filters for removing pollutants from the creek. nterpretive signs and viewing stations are planned along the path. The displays will help p th users better understand the area one of the last remnants of Willamette Valley prai ie wetlands and the wildlife who live there. Fun ing for the $2.25 million project will be provided by a federal Intermodal Surface Transportat on Enhancement Act grant and a City of Eugene match. For more information about the open house or the project, call 687-5291.