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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-96-18 <br />of the <br />,, <br />-- ~ .~ Executive Director of the Public Works Department , <br />ORDERING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SCOBERT PARK <br />-The Executive Director of the Public Works Department of the City of Eugene finds <br />that: <br />a <br />A`. Section 1.003 of the ParkRules, as amended by Administrafive Order No. 58-96-16 <br />on August 16, 1996, authorizes the temporary closure of parks and/or facilities when the public <br />need to preserve. the welfare and safety of residents in the vicinity of the park(s) outweighs the <br />public's need'for access to parks and/or facilities. <br />B. Scobert Park, located at 1180 West 4th Avenue, has become a haven for illegal <br />activities creating an atmosphere that is unfit and unsafe for use by residents of the area. In <br />addition, the existing park vegetation has been heavily abused and'a temporary closure of the park <br />- ' would allow the vegetation time to recover and regenerate. <br />- C. The neighborhood, by way of a neighborhood petition supported by the Whiteaker <br />Community Council's executive board, has requested that the park be closed while the City and <br />residents of the area explore options for the future use of the park to serve the. residents and <br />employees of the area. <br />Now, therefore, based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, <br />IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: <br />1. Scobert Park, located at 1180 West 4th Avenue, is hereby closed to entry by all <br />persons other than police officers, authorized City employees,. or persons with written <br />authorization from the Public Works Director or the Parks Maintenance Manager, effective 12:01 <br />a.m., September 9, 1996. Written authorization may be granted to: 1) those persons maintaining <br />an already-established garden within the boundaries of Scobert Park, such access solely for the <br />purpose of maintaining the garden; and 2) members of the Whiteaker Community Council Task <br />Team for Scobert Park Improvement, such access solely for the purpose of executing planned <br />improvement projects to the park:" The closure shall remain in effect until December 1, 1996. <br />2. Clearly visible signs shall be posted at park entry points, and such other locations <br />deemed appropriate advising the public that pursuant to this Administrative Order No. 58-96-18, . <br />entry is prohibited, and that any unauthorized person entering or remaining within the park after <br />the date of closure will be subject to the imposition of a fine not to exceed $500 or confinement <br />in jail not to exceed 30 days or both such fine and imprisonment. <br />Dated this ~ day of August, 1996. <br />Executive Director, Eugene. Public Works Department <br />