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OIl/ 6/04 MON 17:54 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X001 <br /> .I ~ ~ <br /> April 23, 20 4 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ The se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 480 <br /> ¦ Tro Kreger, Volunteers in Parks Coordinator, 682-4845, 953-2388 (cell) <br /> ~ FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> Dog Park Volunteers Dedicate New Bench at Alton Baker Park <br /> On ednesday, April 28, at 4 p.m., a new bench will be dropped into place by a scoop <br /> crane and edicated at the Alton Baker Dog Park. The heavy-duty concrete bench bears <br /> colorful the donated and created by patrons and supporters of the off-leash dog area. City <br /> Volunteers In Parks staff and dog park volunteers will gather for the dedication and a dog <br /> birthday p rty at 3 p.m. Volunteers prepared the site for the bench at a work party earlier this <br /> year. The ark is located off of Leo Hams Parkway, behind Autzen Stadium. Parking is available <br /> in lot eight <br /> Fo the last two years, a group of key volunteers, ail patrons of the dog park, have <br /> worked wi City parks staff to design and maintain the dog park. The group raises funds and <br /> organizes rk parties. Volunteers In Parks Coordinator Troy Kreger says the group has been <br /> instrumen I in making the dog park a reality, identifying maintenance needs in the park, and <br /> realizing any of the more innovative features in the park, such as a dog washdown station, <br /> dog avast bag dispensers, and pedestrian nodes, gathering places where trails or paths <br /> intersect nd dogs and their owners can socialize. "I think their ability to sustain their efforts <br /> shows th t dog parks are not only popular but a needed and community-supported resource," <br /> says Kre er. <br /> F r more information, caU 682-4845. <br /> <br /> ~r <br /> I <br /> <br />