New Neighborhood Park Under Construction on Oakmont Way

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August 4, 003 CONTACT: Robin Hostick, Park Planner, 682-4915 Emily Proudfoot, Project Manager, 682-6019 From Publ c Information Section, 682-5523 FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE New Neighborhood Park Under Construction on Oakmont Way A n w, 5.5-acre neighborhood park is now under construction along Oakmont Way, just across the street from the Oakway shopping center. Funded by the Parks and Open Space bond measure passed by Eugene voters in 1998, the new p rk will include a variety of fun and leisure activities to suit many different interests. Surrounde by a buffer of restored native oak savannah prairie, the park will be an oasis of f~,,,, green, wit more than 150 new trees, plus large, open lawn areas and a series of unique, rolling hills for pla~r, picnicking and sunbathing. A n'rw playground will feature an interactive water fountain, sand play area, and modern play equipment. Nearby, an informal basketball court will double as a place to hold neighborhood events, surrounded by a berm for seating and additional privacy for the adjacent homes. P~ths will curve gently through the park, providing a key bicycle route and helping to reconnect t~e neighborhood with new crosswalks to the Oakway Center, while asoft-surface jogging/wal~Cing trail will take park users on a winding, quarter-mile loop through the meadows. New park furniture, such as benches, trash cans, and a drinking fountain will top it all off. The~'~ park design is based on input gathered by City of Eugene staff from neighbors at a series of p blic workshops held in the winter and spring of 2002. Grant's Landscape Service is the contractor on the $500,000 project, which is on schedule f r completion in November. # # # Pulblic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541 j 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us