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IssuesandFindingsSummaryReport <br />In1979,OregonBoundaryCommissionerDianeNechakdescribedthespecialservice <br />districtsinSantaClaraasaÒmessofunparalleledproportionsanywhereelseinthe <br />state.Ó <br />ISSUE3:Governmentdistrustandperceptionsofabandonmenthave <br />disenfranchisedalargenumberofresidentsintheRiverRoadandSantaClaraareas. <br />SomeresidentsharborfeelingsofÒvictimizationÓovermandatorysewer <br />connectionsandperceivedhardshipsresultingfromlargeassessments. <br />ÒThereneedstobesomekindof <br />checksandbalancesforpeopleto <br />Someresidentsarefrustratedbytheirdesiretoliveinaruralsettingwhilebeing <br />trustanyagreementswiththeCity <br />forcedtoconnecttothecitysewerandultimatelytobecomeannexed. <br />atthispoint.Ó <br />SomeresidentsoutsidethecityfeelabandonedbyLaneCountyasEugenehas <br />assumedmoreresponsibilityforplanningandlandusewithintheUrbanGrowth <br />Boundary,andtheCountyhasnarroweditsroletoroadimprovementsand <br />maintenance,andpublicsafety. <br />ManyolderresidentswanttoÒbeleftaloneÓwhilemanynewerresidentshavea <br />desiretoÒfixcurrentconcernsand/orproblems.Ó <br />ÒTheCityjustwantstofigure <br />ISSUE4:TheCityÕscurrentannexationprocessintensifiesthepre-existinghostile <br />outwhentheelectoratewill <br />environmentandinhibitscreativeandcollaborativeproblem-solvingwithin <br />supportannexation,orwhenthe <br />. <br />communitystakeholders <br />CityÕstaxbaseissuchthatbond <br />measureswonÕtgetvoted <br />TheÒEugene-SpringfieldMetroAreaGeneralPlanÓspecifiesÒTheCityofEugene <br />downÑthenitÕllmovetoannex <br />shallprovideurbanservicestotheRiverRoadandSantaClaraneighborhoodsupon <br />thewholearea.Ó <br />annexationÓ(Policy#5,II-D-7).AdditionallytheMetroPlanstatesthatÒ...Eugene <br />willmakeeveryreasonableattempttoprovideforannexationonlyonavoluntary <br />basisandaccordingtopriorindividualpropertyannexationagreementsÓ(Policy#4, <br />II-D-7).FinallytheMetroPlandirectsthecitytoÒ...developmethodsoffinancing <br />improvementsintheRiverRoadandSantaClaraareasthatareresponsivetothe <br />uniquesituationofresidentsandpropertyowners,aswellastheCityofEugeneÓ <br />(Policy#2,II-D-7). <br />ManyresidentsbelievetheCityÕsgoaliswholesaleannexationinanexpedited <br />manner,whichfuelsstrongoppositionandadesireforapublicvoteonannexation. <br />ÒIftheCityhasalockstep <br />Incremental,non-contiguousannexationisperceivednegativelybymanyresidents, <br />approachforhowannexation <br />whoviewtheprocessasintensifyinganirregular,fragmented,andconfusing <br />occurs,anddoesnÕtallowcitizen <br />urbanizationpattern,withdifferinglevelsofservicethatareexpensiveand <br />inefficient. <br />inputonwhatstandardsand <br />servicesareneeded,itÕllbeahuge <br />mess.Ó <br />Manyresidentsbelievecityannexationresultsinhighertaxeswithalowerlevelof <br />servicethanwhattheynowreceive. <br />ISSUE5:Alackofbasicinformationcontributestoanenvironmentof <br />misunderstandinganddistrust(e.g.whathomeimprovementsactuallytrigger <br />annexation;whoprocessespermits;whodeliversservices). <br />Giventheconfusingjurisdictionalenvironment,thereisamajorgapinpublic <br />informationintermsofpropertyownersÕunderstandingofbasicservicefunctions, <br />operations,andprocedures,andwhotheserviceprovidersareandtheir <br />responsibilities. <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />3 <br />TRANSITIONPLAN <br /> <br />