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ool <br /> <br /> 10/21 03 TUE 18:1 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ <br /> ~ ~ ~ ~ <br /> i <br /> October 21, 003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ John Weber, Parks and Open Space Planner, 682-4908 <br /> ¦ Ther se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> CANDLELI HT PARK NEIGHBORS INVITED TO HELP DESIGN NEIGHBORHOOD PARK <br /> Neig bons of all ages are invited to share their vision for Candlelight Park, an.11.2-acre, <br /> undevelope neighborhood park located north of Royal Avenue and west of Candlelight. The <br /> meeting, wh ch is the first in a series of public workshops, will take place on Wednesday, <br /> October 29, rom 7 to 9 p.m. at Petersen Bam, 870 Bertzen in the Bethel area. <br /> The oal of the first meeting is for City parks planners to gather input from residents <br /> about their sion for the park. The park, which is surrounded by a new subdivision under <br /> construction and older, established neighborhoods, currently consists of a large, open field with <br /> an open dra Wage way that runs through it. The field has been used informally as an off-leash <br /> ~ dog area. <br /> i <br /> A m ster plan will be drafted after the initial meeting and subsequent public meetings <br /> held to gath r more input from neighbors and refine the park plan. Construction of the park is <br /> anticipated t start in 2005. Improvements will be funded in part by the parks and open space <br /> bond meas re voters approved in 1998. For more information, call 682-4908 or a-mail <br /> john.j.webe ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> <br />