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Ms. Heintz said citizens also were not permitted to vote on sewers in the River Road area. She said development of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban e Facilities Plan by the CAT excluded participation of the River Road Community Organization. She said the community organization opposes the annexation proposals within and without the organization's boundaries recognized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She specifically opposed the annexation of Beltline Road. She di scussed State legislation concerning annexation procedures. Ms. Heintz said the River Road Community Organization opposes all annexation proposals in the area. She requested that her testimony be included in the record of each proposal. There being no more requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Ms. Brody said the zoning on Tax Lot 100 may have been changed by error but the current zoning is commercial. The staff considered that and the impact of the River Road widening when evaluating zoning for Tax Lot 200 and decided that commercial zoning would be appropriate. She said the owner of Tax Lot 200 does not want the property annexed if it is not rezoned for commercial use. Ms. Brody said both the previous offi cers of the River Road Community Organization and those represented by Ms. Hei ntz were notified of the council's public hearing. Abutting property owners were also notified of the hearing and the staff held an informational meeting in the neighborhood before the Planning Commission hearing. Mr. Holmer read from minutes of an April 1986 council meeting in which e Mr. Miller urged council officials to bring the streets in the River Road area up to City standards so property owners would not be assessed for upgrading the streets after annexation. Answering questions from Mr. Holmer, City Engineer Les Lyle said Lane County officials will pay for improving River Road and neither abutting property owners nor the City will pay for it. The City i s still negotiating with County officials about what condition the streets will be left in after the sewer construction. The roads probably wi 11 not be brought up to City standards but the City will take over their maintenance. Mr. Whitlow said streets that are annexed will be included in future urban transition payments to the City from the County. Replying to questions from Ms. Wooten, Ms. Brody said Mr. Chapman referred to the planning process for the River Road Urban Facilities Plan and indicated that rezoning Tax Lot 200 would not be legal because it would not conform to the policy in the plan that indicates existing land use patterns should be maintained until the River Road/Railroad Avenue subarea is studied. Ms. Brody said the recommendation to rezone Tax Lot 200 is the result of an evaluation of the impact of the River Road widening and the Chambers Connector and, therefore, complies with the plan. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Lyle said sanitary sewers have been constructed in the area. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 3