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i <br /> <br /> FROM :CyALCO FAX N0. :5413436335 Sep. 26 2002 03:05PM P1 <br /> i <br /> cvn~co <br /> 115 wee BSI,, Sv;la 190 <br /> P.Q. Box 10286 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97440 <br /> NEWS RF. r.A.SE p~~; <br /> 541-484-5307 <br /> September 6, 2002 <br /> 1-800-547-5445 <br /> or .mmed'ate Release . - <br /> Fax: <br /> Contact: K ri Westland, Priwide~t/CFO BLi•343.6335 <br /> L' Lawton, Community itelations Director • ~ • <br /> (5 1) 4$4-5307; ($00) 547-5445; www.VisitLaneCoanty.org "'°~°°a"~'~`°~°'~ <br /> www,cvolw,org <br /> CVALCO ROARp SACKS PARKS ME,ASIJRT z0-6Z <br /> Eugene, O ...'11~e general obligation bond calling for upgrading and expanding Lane <br /> County's pa k system has the backing of some of the arm's top visitor industry leaders. <br /> The onvernion and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon's (CVALCO) board <br /> of directors oted to formaiIy support Lanc County Measure 20-62. <br /> The easure calls for improvements in four categories, some of which include: 1) <br /> Youth Rccr tional Opportunities, including a new multiple field soccer complex and indoor <br /> equestrian nter; 2) Boat Landings/Marinas, including a new marina at Fern Ridge Lake's <br /> Perkins Par and improvements to several host ramps throughout the county; 3) <br /> Campgrou sand RV Sites, including Armitage, Ferkins, Ada-Siltcoos Lake, and RV <br /> ~ camping at aker Bay and McKenzie River; and 4) Parks linfrastructw'e Repair and <br /> Replaceme tat Armitage, Hendriek's 19ridge, Orchard Point, Richardson, Perkins, Cottage <br /> Grove area parks and the Old IVTcXGervie Fish Hatchery. <br /> Ae rding to Lane County Park officials, more than two million people visit Lane <br /> County's p ks annually, including many local residents. <br /> "O r board felt strongly about supporting such a vital part of our community that so <br /> many resid nts and visitors enjoy," said TCari Vt~estiund, CVALCO's President and CEU. <br /> "The park tcm provides numerous recreational opportunities that have enhanced the area's <br /> livability a dour ability to attract visitors from around the world." <br /> G AT,CO will be commgnicating with its nearly 400 members to generate awareness <br /> of the imp rtanee of the measure. <br /> . Ac ording to research conducted by Dean Runyan Associates, visitors c:ontnbuted <br /> $62.9 mill nn in recreation spending throughout Lane County last year. <br /> C LC"O is a private, nonprofit assc~cia[ion dedicated to economic development <br /> thruugh v sitar spending: In 2001, overall visitor spending resulted in more J;445.1 million <br /> for La»e 'ounty's economy. C: VALCO is funded by room tax paid by visi[t~rs using area <br /> lodging f ilities and campgrounds. <br /> <br />