BR Park Design Event – Open House!

ByTom Atkinson February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

The Blue River Community Park (managed by the Blue River Park District) was heavily impacted by the recent Holiday Farm Fire in 2020. While this fire was a tragedy for so many, there is an opportunity to rebuild the park even better than it was before. Check here for more details on the plans.

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The Park District wants your feedback on Blue River Park’s new design! You’re invited to a virtual open house to learn more and help redesign the park into a space for the whole community. All are welcome!

Please join the virtual event on Saturday, February 12th at 10am.

Meeting Zoom link: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/9276635286

In advance of the virtual event, we ask you to please provide your input on the park design! Follow the link here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BlueRiverPark or scan the QR code below to take our survey and have your say. This survey is designed to get your feedback and input to help guide the redevelopment of our community’s park.

This survey takes 5-10 minutes.

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