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<br />Disc Golf Approved in West Alton Baker Park <br />After an 18-month planning process led by staff from the Parks and Open Space and Recreation divisions, a disc golf <br />course in West Alton Baker Park has been approved. Due to ongoing stakeholder concerns about a course that <br />would enclose a portion of Pre’s Running Trail on <br />both sides, a modified area for disc golf that will not <br />cross to the north side of Pre’s Trail has been <br />approved. The course will be less than the originally <br />desired 18 holes. The original proposal was close to <br />22 acres and the approved area is just under 15 <br />acres. Although the size has been reduced, the <br />course is expected to provide a fun and popular <br />recreational amenity that is currently not available in <br />the community. <br /> <br />In order for the City to incur no additional <br />maintenance costs, the course will be built, <br />maintained and managed by a vendor under contract <br />with the City. The course will be temporarily permitted <br />for a period of up to five years, with annual permit <br />review, and renewal based on specific conditions <br />being met. <br /> <br />The public planning process for the project included <br />two public meetings that were attended by more than <br />100 community members and two surveys that <br />solicited several hundred responses. In addition, a temporary course was set up in the park for three trial days during <br />which over 1,300 rounds of disc golf were played. <br /> <br />For more information on the project, please contact Parks Planning Manager Neil Bjorklund at 541-682-4909 or <br />neil.h.bjorklund@ci.eugene.or.us,or visit www.eugene-or.gov/discgolf. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />September 29, 2011 <br />