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environmental impact. Alternative locations of Greenhill Road, other than the proposed relocation, would have greater adverse impacts to farm practices in that it would involve the conversion of larger areas of agricultural land or the assignment of greater agricultural traffic to Highway 99 and longer times of vehicle travel. The proposed realignment will be compatible with adjacent uses, will not force a significant change in or significantly increase the cost of accepted farm practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm use and will have the least impact on farm lands in the immediate vicinity devoted to farm use. The proposed road use will be compatible with adjacent uses and adverse impacts will be mitigated to the greatest extent possible by limiting the amount of agricultural land dedi- cated to the relocated road. The proposal to construct a new road within the Springfield UGB between Main Street and Jasper Road (Project 66) creates the need for realigning a short segment of Jasper Road outside the UGB authorized by OAR 660-012-0065(3)(d). This component of the project is essential to provide safe merging with Jasper Road and a perpendicular crossing of the railroad tracks that are located parallel to and immediately east of Jasper Road. Three different alternatives were presented to an 18 member Stakeholders Group before the proposed alignment was selected. One placed the junction about 2,000 feet further north on Jasper Road. Another placed it more than 4,000 feet to the south. Several crite- ria were to evaluate the pros and cons of each concept, including the potential impact on natural resources on the west side of Jasper Road (the area outside the UGB). The pro- posed alignment was selected, in part, because each of the other alternatives would have placed the realigned approach to Jasper Road extension within a few feet of a Class I stream. Among a number of arguments to its credit, the proposed junction of Jasper Road and Jasper Road Extension associated with TransPlan project 66 has less impact on pro- tected riparian vegetation and the Willamette Greenway than all the other alternatives. Findings in support of the selected design concept for project 66 were adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as part of Lane County Board Order No. 98-12-9-19. The proposed realignment will be compatible with adjacent uses, will not force a signifi- cant change in or significantly increase the cost of accepted farm practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm use and will have the least impact on farm lands in the immediate vicinity devoted to farm use. The proposed road use also will be made compatible with adjacent uses and adverse impacts will be mitigated to the greatest extent possible by limiting the amount of agricultural land dedicated to the relocated road. Conclusion: Based on the above findings and supporting material in the record, we find that the pro- posed revisions to TransPlan and amendments to the Metro Plan text are consistent with the applicable provisions of the Transportation Planning Rule, OAR 660, Division 12. Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 44