Amazon Neighborhood Association

12 December 2006

Beth B. Bridges
Neighborhood Services
Planning & Development Department
City of Eugene
99 West 10th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401

Dear Beth,

At its December 11 meeting, the Amazon Neighbors Steering Committee voted to support the proposal presented by Dennis Hellesvig and John Bredesen for upgrading the main entry of the Eugene Masonic Cemetery. The cemetery intends to apply for a Neighborhood Matching Grant, with a pre-review deadline of January 15.

In discussing the proposal, Steering Committee members and interested neighbors agreed that it included changes that would help identify the cemetery, help commemorate historic figures and locations, improve access for abled and other-abled visitors, and improve the aesthetics of the entry area through landscaping, signing, and amenities such as a “waiting wall” for visitors meeting friends.

The Steering Committee vote to approve this stage of the cemetery proposal should be interpreted as 1) its support for the plan’s concepts, 2) its commitment to recruit neighborhood volunteers to help with the project, and 3) its willingness to discuss further with cemetery representatives the grant application and implementation of the project.

On behalf of the Amazon Neighbors Steering Committee,
Erik Muller, Co-Chair