• Neighborhood parks with green grass, picnic tables, and playground equipment. Irrigation systems that save labor costs and keep the park looking great. Security lighting. Drainage into the storm drain system, not mud puddles or neighbors’ back yards.

• A complete Centennial Park, with ball fields, lighting, parking and restrooms. Cleaned up and upgraded Legion and Settlemier Parks.

• A skate park for our kids.

• A community center we can be proud of. Finally, enough parking and room for people of all ages. Space for meetings, banquets, classes, and recreation. A 350-seat performing arts center.

This vision can become a dream come true if you vote “Yes” on Ballot Measure 24-62. For $100 or less per year for an average homeowner, we can build a real community center, improve our parks, upgrade our neighborhoods, and offer enhanced recreational opportunities. We believe that’s a bargain.

Our Parks staff and volunteers have done a great job using existing tax dollars, getting grants and contributions, and managing developer fees to maintain existing facilities and build new ones. Still, they play a daily game of catch-up. Our current community center needs thousands of dollars in repairs, has large areas not accessible to the public, and only has 9 parking spaces. Most of our parks are many years old and weren’t designed to take today’s level of wear and tear. A community of almost 20,000 people has needs that the Woodburn of 50 years ago could not dream of.

We can enjoy terrific parks now and lower costs in the future if we make a financial commitment to our parks today. With revenue from the park bond, we can catch up on deferred maintenance, replace obsolete facilities, and create a system worthy of the people who use it. We believe that’s a bargain at any price.

Please vote “Yes” on Ballot Measure 24-62!

(This information provided by Kathy Figley,
Treasurer, 21st Century Parks for Woodburn)