Item B: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan

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Public Testimony Deborah P. Jeffries Page 4 space not included in the study. In short, there are more acres not listed in this study (4130 acres) than there are included in PROS. The consequence of this exclusion is a severely skewed assessment of "need" for additional parks and open space as the population grows. The Table B-1 from the PROS plan states that 1,316.04 acres is needed with a projected population of 210,900 by the year 2025. Tobl$ 1-1; Pork. & Open So<lCEl ~rd8 and A.~ NMd ~IWIISOl'l lS NIiI Nnn ~l } 1 Ii .8 l~ &. c .. :D -Ii i it h 'I~ i j .t ti\ Ii J 1! 1 Ii Jl~ i I :g n }i " .- J ~ ,.... T_ Jl U4.w1 210."" NGi{ttbcit~oodPn L~ I.I.~ " 1.J &J ~~ IJJ 1.<<ll 1.1 <W.ll I,cUO ~.a,.Po<ll1 1J'2 1.8.1 (I 4 10 m.1J 111 tOOl u: 2B3 91.1& NcA.ud .....,...11I 6$1 l,c.W -Mia: nl.:J ZJ 1.4&417 "'.27 UID Io.a 111.92 .IZ.22 WaiJ:Iti .1 1,9149 ll.tJ J~ 1\2 lOU2 I&UI Ub<n !'I..... n/a nlo nfcs nk, I 1.10 001 1.00l M~ia" Perilll HI n,'o nf" a 6 6..'4;1". .too tOOl :NCltI'lub 1.00 D14 nlo n10 1~ WI.JS Ut 1003 lP<lIOaJ U.. racifi(.. .\:,21 :U:\ n/o nl", ~ m.n au 1001 othrit~ .u .,.>> '.Bi .':. ,,& lauU 4U.U iOTAl. I'.!' 21.$2 10 al 1,1) ,-'U1M lUa I~ 2ll1l Z1..12 UI'-84 (}.t~~i),~-r"-Rwt u.o.tM~.~~.$,.~ t~....~,~..r.~.~>>;1:i__4A.lt-"-RlOlitllCt "IIIl:lO<~IICll~ l'c<<.j.,..*.n"'~ l>.:.~~Jtdri)e..:e.~'''UtNt<<i~ll<<tlilt'J:Jf'<<4' ~'''''N'''~.~:l,~('~ f....M._,.N.~m.....*tl..~ "~wa'k;o;"J.1<<t'4... r......:t\:'fMl~ ~:.>>Q...... ... .1'~~~""l~!o>>(*<<--t}*;h~~.a..",*11,)W~... fU-,) lJ:koI.*"rl_pt*....~~w:.>>PHk ..it~'>>"*'*<~..f_illtl..,w.~n~.,.."'"Iit.... However, a truly comprehensive inventory of the planning area shows the community has met or exceeded most category goals. For example, the Community Parks category lists 219 total acres. However, this number excludes the acres of some City owned Sports Parks (Shasta, Churchill & Cal Young). A low estimate of this missing acreage area would be 25 total acres. The County Fairgrounds, Annitage Park, and Emerald Park (River Road Parks & Rec. District) easily total the 75 acres, thus meeting the 2025 Community Parks goal already. The Natural Area Parks need is the most understated total. As stated earlier, there are at least 2500 acres in the West Eugene Wetland area that are not identified. At the suggested growth rate of 2% per year, there is currently enough Natural Area Parks to meet the needs into the next century! The total existing acres in the .'Other Parkland" category is 987 acres with a future need of 446 acres. The current acres omit all high school & college sports fields and three area golf courses from the total. (approx. 450 acres).