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• <br /> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lane County, and the cities of Eugene and Springfield have begun <br /> a multi-year study of the function and health of waterways in the greater metropolitan area. The study <br /> will help provide a better understanding of existing problems while identifying potential projects and <br /> other opportunities to improve metro waterways. Two locations have been selected for immediate study: <br /> Amazon Creek in the Eugene area and Cedar Creek/McKenzie River in the Springfield area. <br /> Involving the public in a meaningful way throughout the study is critical in assuring that the study <br /> produces not only a scientifically sound and technically feasible plan, but one that is widely accepted and <br /> implementable. The overall purpose of the public outreach program is to keep the public up to date on <br /> the progress of the study and to seek direct input and feedback from the public that will be used to shape <br /> the study. Public input will be specifically sought on the study scope; feedback on the identification of <br /> problems, opportunities, and issues; and evaluation of options. <br /> The citizen. involvement strategy to be used for this study will combine a number of techniques and will <br /> likely vary somewhat from one priority project area to the next depending on the conditions within the <br /> specific study area and the local partner jurisdiction's preference. A key to the success of this strategy <br /> is the built in flexibility that will allow the study to seek varying levels of input in addition to responding to <br /> requests for project information. <br /> This report includes a summary of the first phase of citizen involvement for the study and includes an <br /> overview of the study's citizen involvement strategy, a summary of the public workshops, questionnaire <br /> responses, and supporting. materials such as the study flyer, newspaper advertisements and articles, web <br /> site, and key citizen involvement findings. <br /> Study Timeline <br /> I I l <br /> Corps and local PEAS/~/L/7y <br /> sponsors'discuss CHASE <br /> initiating'studY _ Federal interest ~ ~ ~ <br /> identified <br /> Localrrsponsors Identify., Develop Design & <br /> identified problems, alternatives, Implementation <br /> .(Eugene, - dpportunities, evaluate;;and <br /> Springfield, Lane and select preferred ~ : , <br /> . <br /> County) constraints ophdns e ; , , : <br /> Planned Public Workshops ~ ^ ~ ^ <br /> w _ _ <br /> Note: Planned public workshop dates are approximate and additional outreach events may be <br /> added as needed. <br /> <br /> Metro Waterways Study -Citizen Involvement Summary Report -March 2005 1 <br /> <br />