i <br /> Master Plan <br /> Highlights <br /> Overview <br /> The following are some highlights of the <br /> master plan. The issues, vision, goals and <br /> strategies form the framework within which <br /> the more detailed Management Plans and <br /> Implementation Plan are created. These <br /> sections are discussed in Chapter 6: <br /> j Skinner Butte Park Master Plan. <br /> Issues <br /> I One of the key objectives of the first <br /> workshop was to explore issues facing <br /> Skinner Butte Park. The following list ' ' <br /> highlights the most commonly mentioned <br /> and critical of these issues. The list has <br /> been updated and revised as research and ~-j <br /> broader public input helped direct the <br /> process. The planning process was aimed <br /> at addressing these specific issues, which <br /> ~ helped set the tone for discussions and <br /> research leading to master plan The few small areas of native upland prairie that ~ <br /> i! reCOmmendatlOnS. remain on Skinner Butte are rapidly disappearing <br /> i <br /> Issues in Skinner Butte Park. <br /> Issue #1: The mission and role of the <br /> park is unclear. Issue #6: The Willamette River is a key <br /> component of the park. <br /> Issue #2: The park's rich natural and <br /> cultural history has Issue #7: A connection from the butte <br /> tremendous potential but is to downtown is of key <br /> poorly represented and importance, but does not <br /> interpreted. currently exist. Issues are d®scribed <br /> Issue #3: Active management of Issue #8: Access and circulation are gr®afer detail in <br /> natural areas is needed. adequate, but could be Chapter 5 <br /> improved. <br /> Issue #4: Park amenities are <br /> insufficient and out-dated. <br /> ' Issue #5: The butte embodies multiple <br /> unique values. ' _ <br /> f, <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> j <br /> <br /> i <br /> 10 Chapter I: Overvierw & Summary ' L <br /> <br />