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<br />RRQZ AIS 2/25/08 <br />Staff distributed a survey with more refined options for proceeding with a railroad quiet <br />zone at this meeting. The survey options were developed taking into account feedback <br />and comments received at the previous three meetings and through the online survey. <br />Options to close more than two crossings were eliminated at this stage due to near <br />universal opposition. The three options included in the survey and a summary of <br />responses follow: <br /> <br /> Establish a quiet zone, but close zero crossings <br />? <br /> <br />Consistent with earlier input during the study, this option proved to be the most popular <br />option for participants at the final public forum. Concerned citizens desire a quiet zone, <br />yet are not willing to compromise by closing existing crossings to facilitate the process. <br /> <br /> Close one crossing (indicate Madison or Lincoln as your preferred closure) <br />? <br /> <br />After the first option of closing no crossings, this was the second most popular choice. <br />The majority of respondents selected Madison as the preferred crossing to close to <br />facilitate a railroad quiet zone. <br /> <br /> Close two crossings (Lincoln & Madison) <br />? <br /> <br />This was the least popular option with respondents. Those who selected this option <br />commented that the City should pursue a quiet zone at any cost because of the <br />disruptive nature of the train horns. <br /> <br /> As any option to pursue a railroad quiet zone will require some amount of public <br />? <br />investment, please provide your funding suggestions. <br /> <br />A bulleted list of suggestions follows: <br /> Matching grants from the state Negotiate with FRA and UP <br />?? <br /> Special assessment district(s) Local property tax assessment <br />?? <br /> Share costs with railroad(s) Transportation bonds <br />?? <br /> Earmark from DeFazio Local improvement district <br />?? <br /> Business tax or other payment LID for residents within 5 blocks <br />?? <br />system of railroad <br /> Bond Entire city should pay <br />?? <br /> Gas Tax <br />? <br /> <br /> <br /> Additional Comments <br />? <br /> <br />While the majority of respondents expressed interest in seeing a railroad quiet zone <br />implemented in Eugene, several suggested that it was not a high priority especially if it <br />required spending local funds. Those in support often cited community livability and <br />quality of life issues as being the driving factor in their support of the concept. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Railroad Quiet Zone Public Input Report Page 6 <br /> <br />