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I <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> March 12, 19 7 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: ob Hammitt, Maintenance Director, 682-4800 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> TWO OAT LANDINGS REMAIN LOCKED DUE TO MEASURE 47 CUTS <br /> Two C' -maintained Willamette River boat landings in the Santa Clara area will remain <br /> closed as a res It of Measure 47 budget reductions. <br /> The gat s at Whiteley Landing at the end of Chapman Lane and Hileman Landing at the <br /> end of Hilem Lane will not be opened this spring and will remain closed until further notice. <br /> The closures ar due to Measure 47 reductions in general fund parks operations, Eugene Public <br /> Works Mainte ce Director Bob Hammitt said. <br /> The two boat landings have been maintained by the City of Eugene since the late 1980s. <br /> In the past, the andings were gated during the winter and open to the public during daylight <br /> (hours in the sp ng, summer, and fall. However, that arrangement required a contract with a <br /> ,Security comp y and the help of neighbors to lock the gates at night and unlock them in the <br /> lmorning to disc urage drinking parties and other illegal uses, Hammitt said. Other costs <br /> associated with peeing the boat landings include garbage .pickup, maintenance of the access <br /> <br /> $~oads and sanita ion facilities, and repairs due to vandalism. <br /> ~ <br /> <br />