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Adaptive Recreation offers several excursions and trips this fall to the beach, Wildlife Safari, a pumpkin patch, holiday shopping and to tour holiday lights. All activities are specifically designed for individuals with either TBI or psychiatric disabilities. For more information, contact Patty Prather at 541-682-5311. Eugene Sunday Streets Attracts Thousands Eugene Sunday Streets was a great success. The City of Eugene Transportation Planning team received many positive comments from the community on how fun the first Eugene Sunday Streets was for all. Approximately 1,850 community members participated as people of all ages walked, rolled, skated and danced along the three-mile route, including Mayor Kitty Piercy, City Manager Jon Ruiz and Slug Queen Holly GoSlugly. Activity centers at the Washington-Jefferson Park, Skinner Butte Park and the Campbell Community Center were bursting with live music, fitness classes, dancing and fun. Because of all the smiles and positive comments, the Transportation Planning team will be seeking grant funding to hold one or two Eugene Sunday Streets next summer. City staff is in the process of collecting feedback from participants, businesses, residents along the event route, and 200 volunteers who helped put on the event. For more information, contact Lindsay Selser at 541-682-5094, email sundaystreets@ci.eugene.or.us or visit www.eugenesundaystreets.org. Cuentos y Canciones: New Storytime in Spanish at Eugene Public Library The Bethel Branch of the Eugene Public Library will host Cuentos y Canciones (Stories and Songs), a fun new storytime in Spanish for children and families every Saturday in October and November, at 11 a.m. Admission is free. The Bethel Branch is located at 1990 Echo Hollow Road. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316 (English) or 541-682-5450 (press 5 for Spanish). La Biblioteca Pública de Eugene tiene el placer de anunciar un nuevo programa infantil, ubicado en la Sucursal de Bethel. Cuentos y Canciones, para familias y niños pequeños, se presenta solamente en español y es gratis, no hace falta registrarse. Tendrá lugar cada sábado en octubre y noviembre. Los programas empiezan a las 11 a.m. en la Sucursal de Bethel, 1990 Echo Hollow Road, en Eugene. Gratis. Información: 541-682-5450 (marque el 5). Parks and Open Space Hosts Second Public Workshop on Bethel YMCA Proposal On Wednesday, Sept. 21, City of Eugene Parks and Open Space (POS) staff hosted the second in a series of public workshops to discuss the YMCA’s proposal for a new 60,000-square-foot facility in the Bethel Community Park. Approximately 40 neighbors and community members were in attendance to hear staff report back on the results of the first web- based survey and discuss site plan options generated from the comments. Two options have been posted for review and discussion on the project website along with a “no-change” option. To date, community members have expressed several concerns about the project, including the impact of additional traffic to and from the park, addition of significant amounts of on-site parking, pedestrian and bike safety, public safety, and overall building size and scale. Participants have also expressed enthusiasm for the possibility of the Y bringing much needed community and recreation services to the Bethel area. Bethel YMCA public workshop at Meadow View School Please visit www.eugene-or.gov/bethelpark to view the presentation materials, review the site plan options, and to communicate with POS by clicking the link to the second web-based survey. Contact Emily Proudfoot at emily.a.proudfoot@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-4915 with questions. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 September 29, 2011