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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />June 8, 2006 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />PROGRESS MADE AT GOLDEN GARDENS PARK <br />U.S. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR NAMES RIDGELINE A NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL <br />ELECTION 2006 UPDATE <br />FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MAGAZINE SALE <br />TWO PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROJECTS SET TO START JUNE 19 <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Progress Made at Golden Gardens Park <br />On Wednesday, June 7, more than 100 community <br />volunteers, including eighth grade students from <br />Prairie Mountain School and members of Team <br />Home Depot, partnered to construct a quarter-mile <br />trail, build a kiosk, and pick up litter at Golden <br />Gardens Park. The 46-acre natural area park is <br />located in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood, at the <br />intersection of Golden Gardens Street and Jessen <br />Drive, north of Barger Drive. <br /> <br />The students from Prairie Mountain were <br />classmates of Nick Davis, one of the two young <br />boys who drowned in the park last June. Jenny <br />Sink, a teacher at Prairie Mountain School says, <br />“Our kids loved Nick and by doing this they are <br />Home <br />remembering their friend and helping make the park safer.” Team Depot is a volunteer force that <br />brings together skilled associates of Home Depot to help those in need in the community through hands- <br /> <br />on service. In support of this Bethel community project, all the necessary materials for this project were <br />generously donated by Wildish, Rexius, and Home Depot. <br /> <br />This is just the beginning of a larger effort to increase the number of people using Golden Gardens Park <br />, <br />for safe recreational activities. Next week Bethel citizens and neighbors are invited to a public <br />workshop to discuss park improvements. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 13, from 6:30 to <br />8:30 p.m. at Shasta Middle School’s Studio West, located at 4656 Barger Avenue. <br /> <br /> <br />This is the first in a series of public workshops to be held throughout the summer. Results of these <br />workshops will help guide the implementation of projects in the near-term, and also help to create a long- <br />term vision for Golden Gardens Park. <br /> <br />c <br />For more information about the volunteer efforts contact Matt McRae, Volunteer in Parks oordinator, at <br />682-4845 or matt.a.mcrae@ci.eugene.or.us. For more information about the workshop series or to give <br />pm <br />input contact Carolyn Weiss, Parks and Open Space lanning anager, at 682-4909 or <br />carolyn.j.weiss@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />June 8, 2006 <br />