Chehalem
Park and Recreation Department is adding property to our parks
inventory, and we are in the planning stages to open Bob and Crystal Rilee Park.
The
CPRD
Board of Directors on Thurs., Oct. 24th approved the
lease-purchase
on 300+ acres of property on Parrett Mountain (known as Parrett
Mountain Farm)
from the Crystal Dawn Smith Rilee Foundation, and directed
superintendent Don
Clements to work with CPRD legal counsel to finalize terms on a
lease with the option
to purchase.
The
property
will become a scenic nature park (making 23 parks total for the
district) with trails which will be part of Chehalem Heritage
Trails (the view
is idyllic and includes views of major mountaintops).
Some
of
the property will be leased to farm, and discussion is underway
of the
potential for an historical museum piece to preserve the farming
heritage of
the land.
CPRD
intends
to lease immediately and anticipates closing in July.
Update June 2014
At its regular Board meeting on June 26, 2014, the CPRD Board of Directors authorized the superintendent to submit an RFQ (Request for Quotation) for a developmental and operational master plan for Bob and Crystal Rilee Park, and also a master plan for Ewing Young Park.
Update June 2014
At its regular Board meeting on June 26, 2014, the CPRD Board of Directors authorized the superintendent to submit an RFQ (Request for Quotation) for a developmental and operational master plan for Bob and Crystal Rilee Park, and also a master plan for Ewing Young Park.
