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1966 <br />$1.75 million dollar bond passes, making <br />the 60’s the decade of Recreation <br />facility growth: <br />1976 <br /> acquired from 4j School <br />A $5 million dollar levy passes to fund 1998 <br />park improvements and acquisitions. <br />Petersen Barn, a former Dairy Barn <br />land for future parks and natural areas, build 10 new parks, <br />remodeled as a community center to <br />serve the growing Bethel area. <br />Riverbank Bike Path <br />Eugene Parks <br />2006 <br />begins. After four-decades, <br />and <br />Voters pass $27.5 million bond expanding the <br />the 12-mile looping path <br />Recreation <br />park system by 1,220 acres, smashing the <br />wins the <br />The groundbreaking Hilyard <br />original acquisition goal by a ratio of 7:1. In <br />bridges over the <br />national Gold <br />partnership with both school districts, seven new <br />Willamette River was <br />Medal Award <br />state-of-the-art facility for a daptive <br />for excellence. <br />recreation services. <br />2000 <br />196919731990 <br />19721979 <br />2014 <br />Eugene residents pass a bond to <br />acquire the riverfront park system portion of Delta Ponds is purchased, <br />build the Nation’s largest covered and lit <br />that later links Skinner Butte Park and launching decades of acquisition and <br />public skatepark <br />Owen Rose Garden. The River House restoration projects. By 2012, grants and <br />completing Eugene’s network of seven <br />partnerships have brought an additional <br />skateparks. <br />provide a base for growing outdoor $7.5 million to restore salmon habitat in <br />recreation programs. the ponds. <br />1978 <br />Eugene’s is <br />established at Amazon Park. <br />11 <br /> <br />