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~ .i i _ i <br /> May 10, 2001 <br /> CONTACT: ndrea Riner, Parks Planning Manager, 682-4909 <br /> Frdm Public In ormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CITY PURCHASES KEY PIECE OF RIDGELINE PROPERTY <br /> The Ci y of Eugene this week purchased a key piece of property in the Ridgeline Trail <br /> system. <br /> The 5 -acre parcel of wooded hillside is located south and west of Dillard Road, <br /> adjacent to H It Park. With the purchase, the City now has in public ownership a continuous <br /> corridor of pu ticly owned land that stretches across the south Eugene ridgeline from Dillard- <br /> Skyline Park i southeast Eugene to Blanton Ridge in southwest Eugene. <br /> The pr perty also is in the Amazon headwaters area and contains several small streams <br /> that feed Am zon Creek. <br /> The C ty purchased the property from DDA Oregonia, a partnership represented locally <br /> by retired phy ician Munir Katul, for $613,100, using approximately $523,000 in voter-approved <br /> parks and op n bond funds and about $90,000 from City stormwater funds. <br /> The ity has no immediate plans to do trail work or install parking facilities or other <br /> amenities on he newly purchased property, according to Andrea Riner, manager of the parks <br /> planning sect on of Eugene Public Works. <br /> Thep rks and open space bond measure, passed by local voters in 1998, included <br /> $3.72 million o purchase 232 acres of ridgeline property. To date, the City has purchased 190 <br /> acres of ridg line, and it is anticipated that the City will significantly exceed its purchase goals <br /> <br /> ~ due to partnership efforts, favorable negotiations, and property and financial donations. <br /> public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Peari Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> i <br /> <br />