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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 4957
A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE "WAYNE L.
MORSE RANCH" AS THE "WAYNE MORSE
FAMILY FARM."
PASSED: 7:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT: Pryor
RECUSED:
CONSIDERED: October 13, 2008
RESOLUTION NO. 4957
A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE "WAYNE L. MORSE RANCH" AS
THE "WAYNE MORSE FAMILY FARM."
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. On February 10, 1975, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2368 in support
of "the concept of acquisition by the State of Oregon of the Wayne L. Morse Ranch in Eugene
for preservation as a historic park and monument to Wayne L. Morse," thereby officially naming
the park as the Wayne L. Morse Ranch.
B. The Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation (WMHPC) Board has requested
that the name of the park be formally changed to the "Wayne Morse Family Farm" to more
accurately memorialize Senator Wayne Morse. According to the WMHPC, the Morse property
had been used as a farm rather than a ranch. However, during the early stages in the process of
the State's purchase of the property, the site was erroneously referred to as a ranch and use of the
name "Wayne L. Morse Ranch" continued throughout execution of the documents associated
with the purchase of the property.
C. The surviving Morse daughters, Nancy Morse Campbell and Amy Morse Bilich,
approve of the name change. In addition, the City's Parks Department, the neighbors, through
the Crest Drive Citizens Association, and the Morse Dog Park group all approve of the name
change as being a fitting tribute to the family and the site's history.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. The Council approves and adopts the name of the "Wayne Morse Family
Farm" as the official name of the historic park which had been named by Resolution No. 2368 as
the "Wayne L. Morse Ranch."
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to cause all appropriate signage changes
to identify this change.
Section 3.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the 13th day of October, 2008.
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