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~ ~ i <br /> <br /> _ ~ - <br /> September 8, 1 99 <br /> CONTACT: dreg Riner, Parks Planning Manager, 682-4800 <br /> arbara Keller, Lane County Audubon Society, 344-8052 <br /> From Public I ormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME ATE RELEASE <br /> CITY, AU UBON SOCIETY PURCHASE AMAZON HEADWATERS PROPERTY <br /> A 15-a re section of the upper Amazon Creek headwaters in southeast Eugene is now a <br /> protected nat al resource area, thanks to a partnership involving the City of Eugene and the <br /> Lane County udubon Society along with the cooperation of the property owners. <br /> An agr ement inked late last week by the property owners, the City and the Audubon <br /> Society compe sated the property owners $180,000 in exchange for public ownership and <br /> conservation a sements totaling 14.8 acres. The newly acquired public property is along <br /> Amazon Cree at the end of West Amazon Drive and connects to City park property and the <br /> Ridgeline Trai in the vicinity of Martin Street. <br /> Of the City's payment of $107,500, approximately 85 percent was provided from the <br /> voter-approve Park and Open Space bond measure. The remaining 15 percent was from <br /> Stormwater F nds. Lane County Audubon Society's $72,500 share came from private <br /> donations and grant received from several community organizations including Citizens for <br /> Public Acco tability (CPA). Funds provided by CPA were acquired from the settlement of a <br /> I <br /> (more) <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 687-5262 • FAX: (541) 683-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />