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Volunteers Build and Improve Trails From Delta Ponds to Spencer Butte <br />On Saturday, February 26, 22 volunteers helped the Volunteers In Parks program build or improve trails <br />from Delta Ponds to Spencer Butte. Rotarians from several clubs spent the morning completing the first <br />phase of the new trail in the northern section of Delta Ponds, while volunteers from the Obsidians Club <br />spent the afternoon building a Icg retaining wall for a segment of the Spencer Butte Trail. <br /> <br />The Rotarians loaded, spread, and compacted gravel <br />on the Delta Ponds trail. In total, they moved <br />approximately 17 yards of gravel and five yards of <br />compost during this work party. The group has been <br />working on this project since last fall. Their next <br />project is already booked for May when they plan to <br />do a general cleanup of the ponds. <br /> <br />The Obsidians placed 40 feet of Icg retaining wall <br />along a segment of the Spencer Butte Trail and <br />placed about two yards of gravel to complete the trail <br />tread surface. This group has volunteered monthly <br />since October to improve the trails in the Ridgeline <br />system. <br /> <br />"The efforts of these dedicated groups are making a <br />tremendous impact on the conditions of our local <br />trails and the public's ability to access our <br />community's natural areas," says Volunteers In Parks <br />Coordinator Matt McRae. <br /> <br />The Volunteers In Parks program supports citizen <br />involvement in activities such as park beautification, litter Rotarians spread gravel at Delta Ponds <br /> <br />control, trail development and maintenance, weeding, and <br />other special projects in Eugene's parks. For more information, contact Matt McRae in Parks and Open <br />Space at 682-4845, e-mail him at volunteersinparks@ci.eugene.or, us or visit the program's webpage at <br />www.ci.eugene.or, us/PARKS/maint/vip.htm. <br /> <br />Volunteers Graduate from Seniors on Patrol <br />Academy <br />Members of the Eugene Police Department's third recruit <br />class of the volunteer Seniors on Patrol graduated March <br />1,2005, after completing 80+ hours of academy and <br />street training. With seven new recruits on board, the <br />total number of Seniors on Patrol team members has <br />increased to thirteen. <br /> <br />Members of Seniors on Patrol function as an auxiliary <br />unit of the department by assisting with neighborhood <br />crime and safety issues. They serve as extra eyes, ears <br />and helping hands, allowing officers to devote a greater <br />amount of time to performing proactive law enforcement <br />functions that require a sworn officer. <br /> <br />Providing a highly visible presence, these volunteers <br />observe and report suspicious activity while patrolling Graduates left to right: Jack Weiser, Larry Waddell, Fred <br />streets, bike paths and parks. Working in pairs, they Meyer, Tony LaMarche, Bill Tabbut and Lori Waddell. Not <br />drive specially marked, readily identifiable vehicles, pictured is Marguerite Halttunen who was unable to attend. <br /> <br />Bicycles are also available for patrolling bike paths. They wear uniforms that identify them as police <br />volunteers and, <br />for their safety, are equipped with police radios. Their Home Vacation Check service, for residents of <br />Eugene, is becoming increasingly popular. They also stay busy issuing citations to violators of signed <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />March 3, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />