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1 <br /> i <br /> i <br /> I <br /> ~ ~ i _7 _ ~ <br /> I <br /> September 2 , 1997 <br /> i <br /> CONTACT: Eric Jones, Public Information Coordinator, 682-5523 <br /> I <br /> From Public ormation Section, 682-5262 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> TTENTIO A SI NMENT EDITORS <br /> ACE P OJECT DEDICATION TO BE HELD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 <br /> i <br /> A cer ony to dedicate the Amazon Creek Enhancement (ACE) project in west Eugene <br /> will be held ursday, September 25, at 1:30 p.m. on the new bike path just east of Danebo <br /> I <br /> Avenue and n rth of West 11th Avenue. Parking for the event is available at the Bureau of Land <br /> Management' west Eugene office, 751 South Danebo. <br /> Mayor Jim Torrey and other local, state and federal officials will be joined by bicyclists, <br /> Stream Team olunteers, and others to dedicate the many benefits provided by ACE. The $3.3 <br /> million projec included widening and changing the profile of Amazon Creek between Bailey <br /> Hill Road and erry Street to allow for restoration and enhancement of the natural habitat in the <br /> stream corrido ,increasing the flood-protection capabilities of the stream, and constructing a 2.5- <br /> mile-long exte sion of the Fern Ridge Path. <br /> Dedica ion events will include a cutting a ribbon to open the new path and seeding a <br /> portion of a ne ly created wetland area with native grasses. Speakers will also highlight a <br /> I <br /> number of opp rtunities for citizen volunteers to enhance the bicycle path and stream corridor. <br /> <br /> Public Works • Admini tration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />