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OUNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br /> <br /> February 12, 2004 <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> c/o Allen Lowe <br /> 99 West l0th Avenue <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br /> Dear Mayor Torrey and City Councilors: <br /> <br /> I write to you today to urge you to approve the proposal before you to amend <br /> the land-use documents to allow the University of Oregon to implement its <br /> Development Policy for the East Campus Area. <br /> <br /> The university provides educational opportunities for over 20,000 students <br /> each day. In addition, we are home to scores of researchers whose work is at <br /> the forefront of modern thought in important areas of scientific exploration. <br /> We also house two of the state's most prestigious museums whose offerings <br /> and research are recognized regionally. <br /> <br /> The university is the city's largest employer. Its faculty have created 13 new <br /> companies in the last 12 years, and, according to a recent study, it contributed <br /> over $700 million to the economy in the 2000-01 fiscal year. <br /> <br /> Having recently celebrated our 125-year anniversary, our campus now <br /> consists of over 4.6 million square feet of space on 295 acres of beautifully <br /> landscaped land. Forty years ago our predecessors began to assemble the land <br /> now within our eastern border, and, due to their foresight, we have been able <br /> to grow without the need for branch campuses. While looking back is <br /> exhilarating, it is important that we look ahead as well and plan wisely for the <br /> decades to come. <br /> <br /> We believe that the East Campus Area Plan allows the university to <br /> accommodate its future needs in a campus-like setting while allowing the <br /> residential areas that surround us to have a bright future as well. <br /> <br /> The implementation of the proposed amendments is essential to ensuring that <br /> the university will meet the current and future needs of its students, its <br /> researchers, and the public it serves. I hope you will support them. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, RECEIVED <br /> <br />and ~rovosl John T. Moseley <br />202 Johnson Hall <br />(54~) 346-3~86 Senior Vice President and Provost CITY OF EUGENE <br />Academic Affairs OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST PLANNING DEPA,RTMENT <br />207 Johnson Hall <br />(541) 346-3081 1258 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1258 F [541) 346-2023 www.uoregon,edu <br /> <br /> City Council Agenda page 277 <br /> <br /> <br />