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-~- school is sufficient, and fire service protection can be extended. . \.....-- The Eugene Water and Electric Board has indicated that water and electric service can be extended, and the Lane County Water Pollution Control Division recommends that this area be annexed prior to devel- opment. Mr. Saul indicated, based upon the above facts, that the area of this request is located within the urban service area and a full range of urban services can be extended to the subject property. The Pl anni ng Commi ss i on Staff is of the opi ni on that thi s request repre- sents a logical sequential and expansion of this property. Mr. Saul also indicated that testimony received from the Laurel Hill Neighbor- hood Group showed concern over the type of development that might be incurred in this annexation. It is the Planning Commission's desire that any development to be made in this annexed area would be subject to review by the Laurel Hill Neighborhood Committee group. Public hearing was opened. Louis W. Durchanek, 1760 Sylvan Street, indicated that at a November 15, qeneral meeting held with the Laurel Hill Neighborhood Group he was elected to be the neighborhood representative on this annexation issue. He indicated the group initially requested consideration on access for this annexed area in construction as they feel there are two serious bottlenecks existing at the present time. What takes place in this annexation will set precedent for the remainder of the East Hills slope development. He indicated it was the hope of the group that they could now ask the Council to consider the development of the access during the development of the annexed area and that the e - group would have some involvement in decision making over the actual physical impact that is projected for the area. Dean Greenwood, 1297 High Street, spoke as a representative for the developers of the proposed annexed area. He indicated that the developers will try, and have been trying, to work with the people in that area and that the developers will want to consider the needs of the people of that area as best they can during the work of the project. He indicated that the developers and the people in that area do not agree on the way the area should be developed and that perhaps some of the people in that area do not know what's best for that area. He indicated the developers feel that Laurel Hill Drive should be paved and some of the people in that area also are in favor of that. The developers intend to meet with the Laurel Hills Neigh- borhood group again to discuss further changes that might need to be made. He indicated that changes are still being made. Jim Banks, 2111 Riverview, spoke only as a representative of himself. He indicated that he felt that this development as planned is going to be too dense. He felt that it would be necessary to have less than four dwellings per acre to preserve the land contours and that he understands the density proposed is five to six dwellings per acre if the roads aren't counted. He again reiterated that it would be too dense as far he was concerned. . - ',--- Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony presented. 8 1/10/77 - 2