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6A | SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS PARKS from page 1A “What all those come up to is having the Parks Division work with communities to really grow and develop a parks system that meets community needs, looking at economic vitality for smaller communities to attract tourism by providing recreational oppor- tunities,” Conrad said. He also stated that the goals will be kept in line with the spirit of the communities the parks re- side in. The division maintains a num- ber of parks in the Siuslaw region, including Harbor Vista, Archie Knowles, Camp Lane, and vari- ous water access parks including the Mapleton boat landing and Heceta Beach. Throughout the county, the division is the care- taker of 68 parks in total. The Lane County Parks Divi- sion has seen a number of suc- cesses in recent years, including an uptick in RV and tent camping at Harbor Vista Park. Archie Knowles Campground, which reopened in 2016, has also been finding its niche as one- night stop for western-bound travelers. “We also have a building in- terest with families who want to rent the whole campground,” Conrad said. “They can have all their family together, and that’s a great opportunity to have it as one massive group site for the weekend.” A few weeks ago, the Mapleton Boat Landing was reopened after being silted in and deemed unus- able for a number of years. The site is now dredged and open to the public, and the division plans to continue to dredge once a year. Beyond maintaining existing properties, the division is also looking to expand. “We’ve got some projects and ideas for Bender Landing to work with the property owner to put in a trail system to provide different experiences for bird watching or different access points for the riv- er system,” Conrad said. But to keep these parks flour- ishing, the county needs the help of community members. The di- vision has a limited budget of 3.5 million annually to maintain its 68 parks. It only has six full time rangers to cover the 4,300 acres the division cares for and relies heavily on part time workers and volunteers to help maintain the parks. Lane County also relies heavily on friends’ groups. A major com- ponent of the six-part plan is uti- lizing and growing these groups in a strategic way. “One of our strategies is to form an umbrella friends’ group for all of the Lane County Parks that could help smaller friends’ groups with fundraising and guidance,” Conrad said. “That could go throughout all our parks and do projects and communi- ty service. We do have several friends’ groups that are really ac- tive and provide a lot of benefit to the parks and the community. We want to continue to build on that.” After the division finishes tour- ing the plan through Lane com- munities (six in total), the plan will then go through multiple public meetings with parks ad- visory committees and planning commissions. If all goes well, the Board of County Commissioners will adopt the master plan in ear- ly December. But to make sure that the plan is complete by then, the division needs as much input as possible. “We would love to have that, so that when we do go to the board, we will feel confident that the master plan is fully support- ed by the community and is the direction the community wants their parks division to go, as well as how we’re going to grow and develop the parks throughout the county,” Conrad said. Beyond the Aug. 3 meeting, the public is invited to read the plan online and fill out an online com- ment form. The public is also in- vited to the numerous upcoming county meetings to give public testimony. “I encourage people to come out to talk and engage with us,” Conrad said. “All the feedback we’ve gotten so far has been real- ly positive. We’ve got great goals and great strategies. We’re really excited to get it going and start that implementation phase.” The Florence meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Main Station, 2625 High- way 101. To view the Master Plan and leave online comments, visit www.lanecounty.org. The comment section is avail- able until Aug. 30. Spirituality Tea looks at building civilizations On Monday, July 30, begin- ning at 6:30 p.m., all are invited to join a group of people who en- joy finding the common grounds in diverse spiritual thoughts and paths. The meeting is at 875 Seventh St. in Florence. The topic is “Civilization Building.” This Monday, evening July 30 at 6:30 pm, you are invited to join all of our dear friends who have attended our gatherings for over 18 years and who enjoy finding the common grounds in diverse spiritual thoughts and paths. The topic is “Civilization Building.” The Writings of the Bahá’í Faith say, “The goal of building a new civilization requires com- plete change in how society is or- ganized and also in the conduct and behavior of individuals. In this connection, Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings intend ‘to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a trans- formation that shall manifest it- self, both outwardly and inward- ly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions’”. Members of the group believe it is essential to accept that all the people of the world, indeed of every community, are one. The recognition of this vital truth has many implications on the life of a community and of society at large. When spiritual and scientific knowledge is accessible to all, the group believes, members of a community can together learn to apply it to their collective life. This is related to the commu- nity-building endeavors of the Bahá’í discussed in the previous statement that are intensifying in many clusters, neighbor- hoods, and villages across the globe. The group believes that the change in culture they are fos- tering is evidence of how a new society emerges from the efforts of growing numbers of people to apply the teachings of God in this day to the life of a growing number of communities. Bring thoughts on the subject for open discussion. The gathering will end at 8 p.m. with prayers for the re- quests left in the Prayer Pole in the garden of the Florence Play- house and those shared by the group. For more information, con- tact Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-590-0616. Visit us on the web T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM S IUSLAW N EWS Follow us on Twitter @S IUSLAW N EWS Buying or Selling? 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