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<br /> 05Y0'~/05 MON 10:44 FAX 541 682 4882 EtTGENE PW MNTNC & POS -~-~i PW ADMIN f~004 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks and <br /> o en s ace N E ~N S R E L E AS E <br /> p p <br /> wwwr.ci.eugene.or.us/parks <br /> ,jMi~y 2, 2005 <br /> '.CONTACT: <br /> ? Philip Richardson, park planner, 682-4906 <br /> ? Therese M Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Celebration Planned for Neighborhood Park in Santa Clara May 12 <br /> Join Mayor Kitty Piercy, City Councilor Paps, parks staff, and Santa Clara neighbors for an old- <br /> fashioned field day in the park to celebrate the grand opening of Awbrey Park Thursday, May 12, from 5:30 <br /> tdj 7 p.m. Pisa, prizes and entertainment will be avail~ible for the whole family, inGuding the 3-legged, <br /> ;burlap sack and relay races, and other favorite field games. The Junction City Polka Band will perform from <br /> 15;30-6:15 p.m., followed by a formal dedication. Awbrey Park is located on River Road just north of Spring <br /> C'~eek Drive. <br /> Thanks to the 1998 parks and open space bond measure, children can naw enjoy two new play <br /> areas, one designed for children ages 2-5 and the other designed for children ages 5-12. The playgrounds <br /> f~'lature multiple slides, climbing structures, spring critters, and a digging station. While children find endless <br /> diversion, their parents and caregivers of all ages can enjoy a walk along the many new paths in the park or <br /> sibme of the other new amenities such as picnic tables and park seating. Anew accessible parking lot was <br /> also added. One of the innovative features of the improved parking lot is stormwater drainage through a <br /> boo-filtration Swale, where runoff travels through a vegetated area to filter Impurities such as heavy metals, <br /> oils and other foreign substances related to automobiles. <br /> "It's wonderful to see people using this park again," says Sally Markos, who lives near the park and <br /> participated in the planning process. <br /> The northern portion.of the park consists of a wooded natural area with Spring Creek winding <br /> s the creek an a th from the ark to the residential <br /> through it. A pedestrian footbridge arras d pa p <br /> i n~eighbofiood north of the park are planned for a future phase of development. <br /> The park was originally a county park and also indudes iwo barbeque pits for public use. For more <br /> information about Awbrey Park, call 682-4906. <br /> <br />