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<br /> City has completed a public master plan for the property. <br /> "Once we realized the high level of community interest in extending the ridgeline trail through the property, <br /> <br /> we were excited to help make it happen," said Suzanne Arlie, president of Arlie & Company. "We are <br /> <br /> thrilled to make this important addition to this treasured open area that is already heavily used by the <br /> community. Donating the funds to design and create the trail will ensure that it is improved and that hikers <br /> are able to enjoy this spectacular open space in the very near future." <br /> "The acquisition of this section of the Ridgeline Trail brings the goal to link Mount Pisgah to Fern Ridge for <br /> hikers closer to fruition. This is an incredibly important and exciting acquisition for the preservation of <br /> parkland in the Eugene /Springfield Metro area," said Terry Smith board president of the Eugene Parks <br /> Foundation. The property is identified for acquisition in numerous Open Space planning documents such as <br /> the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Project and Priority Plan that was adopted by the city council in <br /> 2006 and the Regional Open Space Strategy document "Rivers to Ridges" that was endorsed in 2003 by <br /> Eugene, Springfield and Lane County. The property was also identified in information related to the Parks <br /> and Open Space bond measure that was approved by Eugene voters in 2006. <br /> "This is the most significant acquisition for the Ridgeline in the last 25 years," said Mayor Kitty Piercy." <br /> appreciate the City staff's careful stewardship of public funds and the partnership with Arlie & Company to <br /> enable this significant addition to our community's treasured Ridgeline Trail." <br /> About Arlie & Company <br /> Arlie & Company, based in Eugene, Oregon, is a diversified, family-owned real estate development and <br /> management company committed to environmentally-friendly development practices. Suzanne K. Arlie <br /> founded the company in 1991. <br /> Arlie & Company's largest current project is Crescent Village, Eugene's first planned urban village. The <br /> progressive vision of this <br /> mixed-use development is designed to meet the community's goals for compact urban growth and <br /> sustainability and encourages <br /> alternative modes of transportation. Key to this "new urbanist" style of development is the creation of <br /> intimate, walkable <br /> neighborhoods that nurture a sense of community. For more information, visit: www.arlie.com or <br /> www.crescent-villa eq com. <br /> 2 <br /> i <br /> <br />