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community, lifelong learning, and the love of reading by providing access for all City residents to the <br />universe of ideas and information. More specifically, EPL seeks displays that encourage the love of <br />reading and the use of library materials and services, reach a variety of age groups, respond to a variety <br />of educational, cultural, intellectual, and civic interests, promote cultural diversity, create a warm and <br />welcoming space, foster artistic appreciation, and advance community relationship-building. Additional <br />aims in the Children’s Center are to reflect playfulness and youthfulness, and to value and honor <br />children’s and teen’s efforts and accomplishments. <br /> <br />Pick up a display proposal form at the 2nd floor Reference Desk or Children’s Center at the Downtown <br />Library, or for more information, contact Library staff at 682-5450. <br /> <br />Community Members to Put Finishing Touches on New RiverPlay Playground <br />On Saturday, October 22, from 9 to 11 a.m., <br />more than 100 Rotary members and community <br />volunteers will join forces with the City of <br />Eugene’s Parks and Open Space Division to <br />participate in a “Take Pride in America” event. <br />Volunteers will spend the day at the new <br />RiverPlay Discovery Village Playground <br />constructing and installing all of the remaining <br />benches, picnic tables, bike racks, and swing <br />sets; as well as planting over 1,000 varieties of <br />local trees and shrubs. Discovery Village will be <br />the largest playground in the region. It will also <br />be uniquely Eugene and bring the area’s natural <br />and cultural areas alive in magical ways for <br />children of all ages and abilities. Imagine <br />children scaling a play replica of Skinner Butte, <br />uncovering fossils at an ancient history sand dig, playing with sand and water along a miniature <br />Willamette River, and recreating the life of the original native habitants and early settlers of this area at <br />the Kalapuya and pioneer villages. <br /> <br />The design of the playground taps into the dreams of children, while incorporating innovative educational <br />and accessibility components that will allow children of all abilities to play together. Special features <br />include ramps and bridges to access the playground’s centerpiece; sand and water features which are <br />elevated to allow easy access for smaller children as well as those in wheelchairs; and auditory play <br />devices such as the splashing of water from the “Rain Circle,” that will facilitate greater enjoyment for <br />people with visual disabilities. <br /> <br />The City of Eugene has been designated a “Take Pride in America” partner city. “Take Pride in America” <br />is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support <br />and recognize volunteers who work to improve public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural <br />and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas. For more information please contact <br />Kelly Darnell, Parks and Open Space marketing and outreach specialist at 682-4814 or <br />kelly.a.darnell@ci.eugne.or.us <br /> <br />Innovative Channel Bank Repair Project Completed Along Amazon Creek <br />Under the direction of Parks and Open Space (POS) waterway management staff, Rexius Inc. crews <br />spent the better part of October 6 and 7 completing an innovative channel bank repair on Amazon Creek <br />downstream of City View Street. Significant erosion at the toe of the bank had caused a 200-foot section <br />of the lower bank to slump off, creating a serious bank stability problem above. Due to both access <br />issues and a desire to find a more sustainable method of repairing and protecting eroded channel banks, <br />open waterway management staff contracted with Rexius to use the new technique in an attempt to <br />rebuild and protect the bank. <br /> <br />Considered a “pilot project,” the bank repair consists of a tiered system of linear, media filled mesh socks <br />laid parallel to the creek along the toe of the bank. The base layer socks are filled with crushed rock to <br />provide a firm footing with the upper tiers filled with a mixture of sand, rock, and compost pre-seed with a <br />sterile rye grass cover crop. Live willow stakes are also placed between the layers to promote root <br />growth that will help hold the structure together. Rather than being hauled in and placed by mechanized <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />October 20, 2005 <br /> <br />