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Residents oppose BMX plan for Quarry Park, urge nature‑first upgrades
Summary
Speakers at public comment said Quarry Park — an 11‑acre urban woodland — should remain informal trails and habitat, not be converted to a BMX facility; residents suggested alternative locations and modest trail improvements instead.
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Multiple residents told the City Council that Quarry Park, an 11‑acre green space off Second Street, should be preserved as a neighborhood natural area and should not be repurposed as a BMX facility.
Stacy Mayhew, a 22‑year McMinnville resident, described Quarry Park as mature planted woodlands created after the state put the parcel up for sale in 1968 with a restriction “that this 11 acres was absolutely not to be developed.” Mayhew noted the park has multiple informal access points, hosts cross‑country practices and supports wildlife, and said…
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