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Draft 9/29/14 F.River Road and Santa Clara Goals, Findings, Objectives, and Policies The River Road and Santa Clara portions of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area are important components of the metropolitan community. Both River Road and Santa Clara have: Unique and distinctive neighborhood identities Experienced considerable private investment in the past years Experienced considerable public investments; e.g., transmission facilities by the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and educational facilities by public school systems A sound housing stock In Santa Clara, relatively large parcels of vacant land exist which, with adequate urban services, can be developed at increased densities; in River Road, relatively large developed lots exist which could be further developed by their owners. The future of both the River Road and Santa Clara areas will play a critical role in the growth of the metropolitan area. For some years, officials of Lane County and Eugene have cooperatively discussed methods of delivering services to these neighborhoods. These discussions have continually focused on two sides of a single, critical issue: How can the short-range costs and benefits to the residents and other service providers be balanced against, and what are the long-range costs and benefits to the residents and the entire metropolitan area of logical growth and increased densities? Inflation has drastically increased the need to balance these two potentially divergent objectives. The effects of continued inflation can be mitigated by identifying and implementing a solution to the servicing issue. A unique set of circumstances has occurred which lends direction to resolution of the service delivery questions for both River Road and Santa Clara. 1.As part of the acknowledgement process for the Metro Plan, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) directed that a servicing plan be developed for both River Road and Santa Clara and that Eugene provide those services. 2.Discussions between Eugene officials and state and county representatives of the River Road and Santa Clara area have led to reconsideration of Eugene’s policy to provide services to these neighborhoods only after annexation to the City of Eugene of both areas has occurred. 3.Preliminary review of Eugene’s comprehensive capital improvement program suggested a full range of services could not be provided immediately even if the areas were annexed at one time. II-F-1