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<br /> 09/29/03 MON 13:16 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW AD~fIN 0 004 <br /> t ~ Is ~ <br /> September 29, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Robin Hostick, Parks and Open Space Planner, 682-4915 ~ <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682 814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> COMMUNITY INVITED TO CREATE NEW PLAYGROUNDS AT ALTON BAKER D <br /> SKINNER BUTTE PARKS <br /> i <br /> Help create two, new playgrounds at Alton Baker and Skinner Butte parks b <br /> participating in a public workshop on October 8, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Campbell Se for Center, <br /> 155 High Street in Eugene. The project, referred to as RiverPlay, involves building o <br /> complementary, regional playgrounds in the two riverfront parks. Each playground ill be larger <br /> than any existing playground in the Eugene area. The Alton Baker Park playground ill feature <br /> adventure play equipment, such as a spray park, and the playground at Skinner Butt Park will <br /> feature Eugene's natural and cultural history through interactive elements. All com pity <br /> members, especially young people and their families, are encouraged to attend. <br /> The project is made possible through major funding and volunteer support pl dged by <br /> the Eugene Lions Club, Eugene Active 20/30 Club and the Eugene Downtown Rota Club, in ~I <br /> ~i <br /> combination with funding from the Parks and Open Space bond measure voters app oved in ~ <br /> 1998. For more information about the RiverPlay project, call 682-4915 or a-mail I'~ <br /> robin.a. hostickCa~ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> I <br /> <br />