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<br />ISS'UES, CHA.LLE~.GES
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<br />Gntwtb. nationally-recognized land use" ' '
<br />planning prograrnt adopted by the state legislature in
<br />1973 and by a state agency <11'ld appointed
<br />corfHl1ission, establishes state policy on land devel-
<br />oprnent and conse!",lationl and state requirernents
<br />for local government comprehensive Recent
<br />grO'vvth and development in Eugene has brought
<br />different reactions from citizens including a desire
<br />frorn rnan~./ in the corrlrnuniti to litnit and/or slovv'
<br />the rate of gro\vth> residents Cherish their
<br />high quality of life and living environment, and a
<br />grO'vving segment of the cornmunity is concerned
<br />at::xJut.the irrpac'is ofdevebpment on the env1ronn~lent, as
<br />\A/ell as the cost of developnlent to the comrnunity.
<br />The recent Hyundar developnlent included significant
<br />tax abaternents and brought to the forefront many
<br />of the cornmunity's anxieties and concerns about
<br />grovv'th, as \>vell as the role the City should play in
<br />encouraging In response to a
<br />corrwnunity-v/ide grovvth managernent study, the
<br />Council adopted I 9 groVv1h n-lanagement pOlicies in
<br />1998, The City Council vvould like to increase
<br />resources to rneet the needs of indrviduafs and farnilies,
<br />vvTth particufar emphasis on the sust-ained developrnent of
<br />affordable and 10'v^v-income housing.
<br />and adequacy have also increased.
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<br />Ec.onomieJ:1evel<>pment. The City Council has set
<br />as a \>vork ftern the de\leloprr1ent of an econornic S'U^atec
<br />for the City, Currently, all the revenue fronl exishng
<br />tax incrernent districts has been pledged, so the
<br />challenge of de\/eloping tarols to implement economic
<br />developrnent activities will be occurring O\ler the next
<br />several months. Additionally. which segment of the
<br />economy and \vhere to target economic deve10pn-lent
<br />vv'ill be qiscussed over the next couple
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<br />Downtown Visioning.. Discussion about the vision
<br />for the tlJture of the dOlvnto'vvn area of Eugene is currently
<br />under\f/ay~ and should be completed by the end of
<br />2003, \/Vhat \lision the community expects vvith the
<br />revitalization of dovv'ntO'v\/n and the construction of
<br />the Federal Courthouse is expected to be articulated in
<br />the r.ex! severct1 months. Staff', the Planning Comrnission,
<br />and the City CouncH are all engaged in the endeavor,
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<br />_11. As the cotTlmunit/ nas gro'vvn, so
<br />too The City \A/ould like to pronlote
<br />conservanon of natural re$()t.lrces and enhancetransper-
<br />tat ion for pedestrian access, car -rx::oling,
<br />bike routes, mass transit. and inter-city passenger trains,
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<br />EnYironme.ntal.Cancem.$. The Eugene cornrnunfty
<br />and the City organization have a vv'ell-deserved reputation
<br />for environmental protection and conservation. Current
<br />environmental iss.ues indude: a controversial com-
<br />munityl+Toxics Right-to-Kno'w" prograrn; respond-
<br />ing to the Endangered Species Act listing of Upper
<br />Vv{illamette spring Chinook salmon; management of
<br />Eugene's urban forest; meshing the award-v,/inning
<br />West Eugene vletlands conservation plan \fIlth a pro-
<br />posed ne\tv' highVVdY; responding to an environmental
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