See User:Martha Forsyth/Madison Meadow/longversion for something that could be worked into an independent article. The page as it stands here will be incorporated into Eugene Oregon#Community (oops...not including the "Further Reading".
In the fall of 2003, neighbors noticed that "an unassuming two-acre remnant orchard tucked into the Friendly Area Neighborhood"[1] had been put up for sale by its owner, a resident of New York City.[2] Learning that a prospective buyer had plans to build several houses on the property, they formed a non-profit organization called Madison Meadow[3][4] in June of 2004 in order to buy the property and "preserve it as undeveloped space in perpetuity."[3] In 2007 their effort was named Third Best Community Effort,[5], and by the end of 2008 they had raised enough money to purchase the property.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hirst, Jessica (December 18). "Madison Meadow Saved". Eugene Weekly.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Russo, Edward (April 5, 2007). "Clock ticking on Madison Meadow". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b http://www.madisonmeadow.org Madison Meadow
- ^ http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/eugene_or_97405.asp
- ^ "BEST OF EUGENE 2007: Tightrope Walkers and Trapeze Artists". Eugene Weekly. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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Further reading
edit- Madison Meadow a grass-roots success story - Editorial, Register Guard - January 11, 2005