02/13/1984 Meeting (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

e e - affected by the annexation. She referred to the letter submitted to the council which she wrote as a representative of the Glenwood Community Organization. She said her concerns are for the neighborhood to have a pleasant mixture of resi- dences, light industry, and businesses. She said it could be a nice neighborhood with the proper planning, adding that the only planning for the Glenwood area is in the Metro Plan which calls for the task force. Ms. Marino stated that the annexation will create a problem foreseen by the Metro Plan--an industrial use abutting a residential area. She stressed that the task force provides an opportunity for the City to proceed in a proper manner; she questioned the need for the task force if the area is already scheduled for annexation by Eugene. She stated that rezoning will also create an access problem, explaining that the residents will have to compete with industrial traffic for the single access to the area. Ms. Marino said the situation is an opportunity to study the problems of the area, but noted that she has not seen the applicants make any attempts to address the problems of access. She noted that the Fire Department also has concerns with access to the area. She said the only proposal that the applicants have made to the access issue is to build roads through the existing residential area. She acknowledged that problem areas exist in the Glenwood area but added that it also has possibilities. Peggy Erickson, 3611 East 18th Avenue, stated that she is a board member of the Glenwood Community Organization, a member of the Citizen Advisory Team, and an ex officio member of the Glenwood Task Force. She stated that two of the three lots involved in the annexation request are currently zoned Residential. She explained that the major goal of the organization is to have a refinement plan for the area. She stated that most businesses and residents in the area get along well; however, a refinement plan with some directions for the future is necessary due to that mixture of residential and commercial uses. She said the only acknowledgement that the area has obtained is a resolution in the Metro Plan for a task force to determine the provider of urban services and to study land use designations. Ms. Erickson explained that the organization did not have much input into the beginning of the Metro Plan because the residents had not realized that the Glenwood area was included in the plans of Eugene and Spring- field. She said the organization was initiated when this realization was made. She hopes that the task force will address the problems of the area. She explained that Glenwood provides low-income housing for approximately 1,200 individuals, adding that the median income of the Glenwood residents is approxi- mately $4,000 less than Springfield residents and $6,000 less than Eugene residents. She stressed that low-income housing is also part of the Metro Plan and that the organization is trying to preserve the small homes, lots, and mobile home parks. She said that the City of Eugene must weigh its aggressive annexation policy and its commitment to encourage industrial expansion and growth against the considerations of the work of the task force. She felt that recommending approval of the annexation would undermine the planning of the task force. In addition, she said she understands that the City of Springfield has raised some opposition to the annexation proposal and that the Planning Depart- ment staff apparently has some concerns about annexation at this time. She hoped that the council will vote to validate the planning process, stating that the worst result will be just a delay in the annexation. In regard to the rezoning MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 13, 1984 Page 3