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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />October 16, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SKATEPARK NAMED PROJECT OF THE YEAR <br />WRITER KIM STAFFORD AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Skatepark Named Project of the Year <br />The Washington Jefferson Skatepark + Urban Plaza has been named Project of the Year by the Oregon Chapter of the <br />American Public Works Association (APWA). In presenting the award to the City of Eugene, the AWPA noted the <br />exceptional work in the construction of a skatepark. The award also recognizes 2G <br />Construction, the project’s contractor, and Dreamland Skateparks, LLC, the design <br />consultant. <br /> <br />Members of the review subcommittee said they enjoyed learning about the WJ <br />project, and described it as “being most deserving of this award.” The project was <br />judged in the category of Structures in the Less than $5 Million Division. <br /> <br />The award affirms that the WJ Skatepark + Urban Plaza is no ordinary skatepark. It <br />is the realization of the collective vision held by thousands of local youth for more <br />than a decade. It took a strong public-private partnership between the City of <br />Eugene, Eugene Parks Foundation, Skaters for Eugene Skateparks and the Rotary <br />Club of Eugene to raise more than $335,000 in private funding to help bring the <br />vision to life. <br /> <br />The WJ Skatepark + Urban Plaza is the largest covered and lighted public skatepark in the country and since its opening in <br />June, has become a destination for enthusiasts from around the country, joining the ranks of Eugene’s many world-class <br />sporting venues. For more information, contact Sandy Shaffer at 541-682-6348 or sandy.l.shaffer@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Writer Kim Stafford at Eugene Public Library <br />In connection with “Oregon Reads 2014,” writer Kim Stafford (pictured) will give a talk about the life and legacy of his <br />father, celebrated Oregon poet and pacifist William Stafford, at 3 p.m., on Saturday, Nov.1, at the Downtown Public Library. <br /> <br />William Stafford maintained a daily writing practice that began during World War II and <br />continued each morning for 50 years, resulting in some 60 published books of poetry and <br />prose, as well as a lifetime of teaching and ambassadorial travel for poetry. A prolific and <br />popular writer, Stafford won the 1963 National Book Award for Poetry and was named <br />Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position now known as U.S. Poet <br />Laureate. He served as Poet Laureate of Oregon from 1975 through 1990, and in 1992, <br />was honored with the Western States Book Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. <br /> <br />Oregon Reads is a project of the Oregon Library Association. The 2014 statewide <br />“community read” commemorates the centennial of William Stafford and encourages <br />everyone to read his work. <br /> <br />Kim Stafford is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, the director of the Northwest Writing Institute, and co- <br />director of the Documentary Studies Certificate Program at Lewis & Clark College. Stafford has received creative writing <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 16, 2014 <br />