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approved, be added to the sites being pursued in the acquisition program. Policy 3.5 "Along with Lane County and the State of Oregon, protect wetlands on public lands in the Eugene wetlands study area and restore wetlands on public lands consistent with Wetlands Designations Map (Map 3)." There are 114 acres of publicly owned wetlands that are affected by these amendments. These sites are either owned by Oregon Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Land Management, the City of Eugene, Lane County or The Nature Conservancy or are within public right-of-way. Of these 114 acres, 85 acres are proposed at least in part for Protection or Restoration. The remaining 29 acres contain wetlands designated for Development (13.5 acres), Planned Transportation Corridor (6.9 acres) or Utility Corridor (8.7 acres). The Utility Corridor is essentially a protection area that allows maintenance and repair of existing utilities, with restoration of impacts required. In summary, out of 114 acres of publicly owned wetland considered, 93.5 acres are proposed for a protective designation. By protecting the vast majority of wetland on public lands, these amendments are consistent with Policy 3.5. Conclusions: The above findings indicate that the proposed amendments are consistent with the applicable policies in the remainder of the WEWP. The proposed amendments meet the criterion of consistency with the remainder of the refinement plan. Section 9.14S (2)(c) "The plan amendment is found to address one or more of the following: 1. An error in the publication of the plan;" Findings: Two of the proposed plan designation changes are to correct an error in the original plan. Site BI0 (#20) was inadvertently left out of the existing plan because it was part of a larger wetland site to the north that was removed from the plan area. This area is proposed to be added back into the Plan and designated for Restoration. Site C6d (now part of site C6c-e, amendment # 25) was erroneously designated for Development on the map in the existing Plan. It should have been designated for Protection. This site is proposed to be redesignated to Protection. Conclusions: Two of the proposed amendments meet this criterion. Section 9.14S (2)(c) 2. "A change of circumstances in a substantial manner not anticipated in the plan;" Findings: Several sites are recommended to be re-designated as a result of changes in the planned alignment of the West Eugene Parkway. This planned new road was originally planned to be constructed on the south side of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, between Amazon Creek and Green Hill Road. Due to the discovery of rare plants and western pond turtles in this area, this alignment was Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 13