Candlelight Park Neighbors Invited to Give Input to Development Plans for the Park (2)

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04/g9/04 FRI 16:1 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 0001 April 9, 2004 CONTACT: ¦ John shay, Parks and Open Space Planner, 682-4908 ¦ Ther se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- 4800 FOR IMME IATE RELEASE Candlelight Park Neighbors Invited to Give Input to Development Plans for the Park Neig born of all ages are invited to preview and discuss the draft development plan for Candlelight ark, an 11.2-acre, undeveloped neighborhood park located north of Royal Avenue and west of andlelight. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Petersen m, 870 Bertzen in the Bethel area. The raft plan was developed based on input gathered from residents at the initial public workshop h id last October. The plan reflects the following key input: • mai fain a dog off-leash area on part of the park • enh nce a small open waterway that runs diagonally through the park site. This wat sway is part of a larger system that is being enhanced, the Greenhill Tributary. • plan native vegetation and create wildlife habitat • cre a walking and jogging trails, a playground, picnic shelter, and space for nei boyhood gatherings • mai fain the feeling of openness in the park The park, ich is surrounded by a new subdivision under construction and older, established neighborh s, currently consists of a large, open field with an open drainage way running through it. he field has been used informally as an off-leash dog area since 1991. Co struction of the park is anticipated to start in 2005. improvements will be funded in part by the parks and open space bond measure voters approved in 1998. To see the draft plan or summa of the first workshop, visit www.ci.eucene.or.us/PARKS/candlellght/index.htm. For more info ation or to give input, call 682-4908 or a-mail john.j.weber@ci.eugene.or.us.