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iJ I. /1~~~/~1/ice/T~~i <br /> '//////IL~'~///////`~~/ <br /> ~I~ L <br /> 5~~~~~L <br /> JI ~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> JANUARY 18, 1996 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> CONTACT: John Etter, Pazks Planner, 687-5325 (503) 687-5262 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> CITY ACQUIRES RADIO TOWER SITE AT ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> The City of Eugene has acquired title to the radio broadcast tower site in Alton Baker <br /> Park. The 4.7-acre site is located south of Autzen Stadium, close to the Willamette River and <br /> adjacent to portions of the canoe canal and Pre's Trail. <br /> Securing the site has been an objective of planners of the park since Alton Baker Park <br /> was established in 1970, and envisioned for more than 20 yeazs eazlier. Approximately 1.5 acres <br /> of the site is immediately available for use by the public as open space. The remaining 3.2 acres <br /> is subject to a lease that terminates in 19 yeazs, at which time the Albany Radio Corporation is <br /> required to remove the towers and other above-grade equipment. <br /> The acquisition was made possible by a trade, suggested by the owner of the radio <br /> station, involving a small parcel of the Ridgeline Pazk near Blanton Road. Because the .85-acre <br /> <br /> parcel is outside the city's urban growth boundary and remains zoned for forest use, it cannot be <br /> <br /> built upon, and it will remain as open space. <br /> <br />