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t <br />POLICIES �. <br />ti <br />faci servi ce's. for the Westsi de area and to <br />To p ade � a ac es a . _ _ <br />enhance i.ts feeling of neighborhood, the City of Eugene' should.: <br />Communi School i n coo eeation with School District _ <br />1. Maintain Lincoln y P <br />-J as the educational , social , recreational , . •and communi . venter of <br />de Neighborhood, b stren theni ng both the phys,i-cal faci-- Ii•ty, <br />the We s is � g � . y . 9 - . _ .. _ . , <br />and programs provided there; <br />faci 1 i ti es so that <br />2* Develop existi and proposed recreati and serv e <br />they complement and supplement each other in serving al 1 • segments of the <br />neighborhood's population;' <br />opul ati on , _ <br />e number of g roup-care homes and institutional social - ser <br />3. Ensure that th 9 p <br />vices located in the Westsi de not become so excessive as' to 'be ' '. detr i <br />mental to the residential character of the areas <br />ate the deliver of social services among agencies that provi de <br />_ <br />4. Coordinate y _ _ <br />m to be sure that essential services• are made avai 1 abl a t4 those <br />the .. _ <br />who need them; and <br />b. Recognize the important physical and cultural charac sty cs :vf the area, <br />such as hi stori c landmarks, street trees, and areas of harmoni archit <br />tectural - devel ment, and develop methods to enhance. these Important <br />features of the neighborhood. <br />• i <br />` - - - - <br />Discussion of the Policies - <br />Li ncal n C y P <br />ommuni t School i s the only ubl i c bui l•di ng wi thi n • the . nei. ghborhood <br />that is available to Westsi de residents for a wide variety of acti vi-sti =es. Its <br />continue u se se as an educational. facility is important in encouraging - househol c <br />with children to remain or settle irn the area. Its use. as a community center i <br />n ' n a feeling n of ne provi• dung a place- i n - their. owr <br />vital �n maintaining g 9 g <br />neigh bo hood for gather* Improving both i is ' phy s i cal. condi <br />r p 1 e P to 9 <br />the ro rams offerea to members of the communi i s necessary to be sure that <br />P g <br />Lincoln School retains its important functi in the Westsi de Nei ghborhood. , <br />In addition to Lin coln n Communi t y School and its grounds,, Monroe Park , the <br />IF <br />Kaufman Center, and the Washington -- Jefferson Park provi de .the major_ outdoor - <br />recreati onal faci 1 i ti es in the Westsi de. Because of 1 i mi -ted community funds, <br />i t i s, most imp ortant that these faci 1 i ti es be. used i n ways whi ch compl ement <br />each other and do not du 1 i cate services This kind of coordinated pl a' phi ng <br />has been carri out I n the P Westsi de Neighborhood r g , P � ram desi g nei <br />to use federal Communi ty Devel opment funds. ' <br />In p ast y ears ,. a number of 9 P rou - care homes and service' organi zations . have: - be( ' <br />' <br />establ i shed i n resi dences i n tie - Westsi de. The si ze of the houses.--and : proxim i . <br />of the neighborhood to downtown make the Westsi de particul attracti for <br />• 9 n amon resi dents about the <br />_ <br />thi type of use. This has generated much concer g • <br />tenti al "saturation" of the area. by these uses and the destruc:ti on of- i ts..exi <br />chara cter. This concern is also expressed in the. 1974 Community.. <br />ing family chars P <br />Goals and Policies (page ld ) i n the statement, "The Gi ty of Eugene should not <br />- 2n - - <br />