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i~ <br /> E U E N E <br /> P ar s and ADIVISION OF PUB(ICWDkKS <br /> Ope Space 1820 ROOSEVELT B(YO. <br /> C I e L E e R a r i N ~ EUGENE, OREGON 91402 <br /> Years of Parks (541) 682.4800 <br /> ~nO ~oO~ FAX (541) 682.4882 <br /> i, + 7 ~ WWW.EUGENE-0R.GOV/PARKS <br /> PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLANNING PARKS MAINTENANCE URBAN FORESTRY NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> I~ EWS E L EAS E <br /> FC~R IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> June 20, 2006 <br /> C~JNTACT: Robin ostick, Park Planner, 682-4915 or robin a.hostick(a~ci.eugene.or.us <br /> C eekside Park Ne hbors Invited Nei hborhood Park Desi n Worksho <br /> On Tuesday, June 7~', from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Creekside Park neighbors are invited to discuss improvements to the <br /> 3.117-acre neighb hood park located at the far north edge of Eugene's Cal Young neighborhood, one block west <br /> ofl, Gilham Road, o Crimson. The public workshop will be held at Gilham Community Church, 3633 Gilham Rd, <br /> E~gene. <br /> The focus of the fir t workshop will be to share with the neighborhood some general information about parks, and <br /> gather input from eighbors and interested parties to help inform the design process. No plans have been made <br /> fo the park as of t. Parks and Open Space staff will host two or three public workshops aimed at closely <br /> in~olving the neigh orhood in setting the direction for the park design. The process generally takes four to six <br /> months, dependin on a number of factors. <br /> Tl~e City of Eugen Parks and Open Space Division purchased the property in 2000 using funds from the 1998 <br /> Parks and Open S ace bond measure. Parks SDC (Systems Development Charge] funding is now available for <br /> improvements to reekside Park. Neighborhood parks, which serve residents within about ahalf-mile walking <br /> distance, include t e following: a children's play area, accessible pathways, park furniture such as benches, picnic <br /> tables, trash recep acles, and open space for recreation and relaxation. They typically do not include the <br /> following: restroo s, off-street parking, programmed athletics, skateparks, dog off-leash areas, and other facilities <br /> th'~at attract visitors rom a distance greater than the park's service area. <br /> tv~ore information vailable at www.euc~ene-or.gov/parkprojects <br /> I~ <br /> ~I <br /> I <br /> <br /> ~~r' ' <br /> <br />