State Parks Seeking Comments on Plan For Luckiamute State Natural Area

The area covered by the master plan draft includes the 523-acre Luckiamute Landing and nearly 400 acres of neighboring Willamette River Greenway lands purchased by OPRD. The properties lie on both sides of the Polk-Benton county line.

Photo: Tim King

(SALEM) - Public meetings Nov. 15th in Monmouth and Nov. 16th in Salem will provide opportunities to comment on a revised Oregon Parks and Recreation Department master plan draft for managing a state natural area at the confluence of the Luckiamute and Willamette rivers. The Nov. 15th meeting will be at the Monmouth Library, 168 S. Ecols. The Nov. 16th Salem session will be at OPRD headquarters in the North Mall Office Building, 725 Summer Street N.E., in room 124. Both meetings will begin at 6:00 PM. OPRD staff will accept public comments at the meetings to use in preparing a final plan for future Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approval. Written comments also may be sent planning coordinator Ron Campbell by regular mail to OPRD, 725 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR 97301, by Dec.16th. The current draft of the plan is online at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PLANS/planning_luckiamute.shtm. More information about the properties and the meetings can be obtained from master planning coordinator Ron Campbell by calling (503) 986-0743. Both meeting sites are accessible to people with disabilities. Special accommodations may be arranged up to 72 hours in advance by calling (503) 986-0655.