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Park Condition Ratings <br />One of the ways in which we track the health of developed parks is having a staff team from diverse work <br />areas come together every two years to assess and grade various categories in 10 to 15 parks, with a goal of <br />Grade Changes— <br />Aging playground equipment that, although safe, was not in compliance with <br />2009 to 2016 <br />national standards and/or was missing components to make it functional <br />Closed restrooms <br />Playground not yet converted from sand to woodchips to comply with safety <br />and accessibility standards <br />Paved surfaces are aging and cracked, creating trip hazards <br />Turf areas in distressed conditions, brown or completely bare <br />Landscape beds are weedy and overgrown with invasive species <br />Nonfunctioning wading pools onsite <br />Challenges Impacting Eugene’s Parks <br />nual costs to operate and maintain parks have risen over the past 10 years, and general fund revenues <br />An <br />have not kept pace. <br />Bond funding guided the purchase of 980 additional acres for natural areas and future developed parks <br />. Funding was redirected from <br />other necessary services to provide a minimum level of stabilization <br />through activities such as securing property with fencing, creating ac- <br />cess points, removing some fuel loads and invasive species, and mitigat- <br />ing illegal dumping. <br />Reductions in park staff mean that <br />getting the attention they need and are wearing out sooner <br />. <br />There is a growing backlog of maintenance needs and amenities that <br />need replacement. <br />Illegal camping continues to rise and set new records. <br /> Staff are <br />spending an increasing amount of time trying to keep parks safe and <br />clean, and less time on other operational needs. <br />2 <br />State of Eugene’s Parks 2016 I <br /> <br /> <br />