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I have had the opportunity to review the new materials City Management has submitted to <br /> the BOC for this meeting. City Management still appears to be in denial that they <br /> mis-represented the City Council's position on the River Avenue project when they <br /> appeared before you at the February 9, 2005 meeting. The record is clear, on <br /> September 13, 2004 the City Council voted unanimously 8-0 in opposition to the staff <br /> proposal for island annexation on River Avenue. <br /> <br />Next, City Management floated the idea that this was really just about property owners <br />not wanting to pay assessments. In fact, two property owners identified defects in the <br />original plan design which, when corrected by City Engineers resulted in voluntary <br />increased assessments to those property owners. <br /> <br />Finally, City Management has retreated to a position of asking the BOC to use River <br />Avenue as a "bargaining chip" to insure future cooperation on road improvement projects <br />in area's of joint jurisdictions, which is evidenced in their submittal to the BOC <br />reminding the BOC of past, present, and future joint road improvement projects. <br /> <br />The facts of this case are clear: <br />1. The road improvement plan as currently drawn, is grandiose and not good use of <br />limited road improvement funds. Examples include dual bike paths, excessive planting <br />strips, and 6 1/2 foot wide sidewalks. <br />2. There is no demand for sidewalks in this area which is zoned for commercial and light <br />industrial use and is made up of business' such as mini-storage units, office equipment <br />sales, a landscape supply yard, and a boat sales outlet. <br />3. City staff has acknowledged that ODOT has previously discussed terminating the east <br />end of River Avenue which could result in a wide road to nowhere as early as 2008. It is <br />irresponsible to spend over 2 million dollars and create acre's of impervious surface for a <br />road that is not needed or wanted by anyone except city staff. <br /> <br />Please revoke the Board Order authorizing the formation of an LID which was granted to <br />the City of Eugene on February 9, 2005. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br /> River Avenue Exhibit C <br /> <br /> <br />