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I I I I I 22 ~ 369 "WE ARE PLEASED TO COMMEND TO YOU MR. OREN l. KING, WHO WILL SOON BE YOUR NEW CITY MANAGER. DURING HIS TERM OF OFFICEI-N PENDLETON, MR. KING HAS BEEN MOST COOPERATIVE AND MOST PLEASANT TO WORK WITH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY. WE HAVE NO HESITATION IN SAYING THAT MUCH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS THROUGH HIS EFFORTS, WITH EFFICIENCY AND DISPATCH AND WITH GREAT COURTESY TOWARD ALL INTERESTED PARTIES. C!.:I c;: .,p-..-"" -t- WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO MR. KING, TO COMMEND HIM TO YOU, AND TO EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES TO HIM AND TO YOU." -~~. ;"-- IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 21 A COMMUNICATION FROM ALTA HASSELROOTH - RE: PROTE~TING WIDENING OF WILLAMETTE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I AM THE OWNER OF THE FIFTY FOOT FRONTAGE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE WILLAMETTE STREET MARKET, ACROSS FROM THE CITY HALL. I WISH IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO PROTEST AGAINST THE WIDENING OF WILLAMETTE STREET WIDER THAN ITS CONNECTING STREETS. I CANNOT CONCEIVE ANY ADVANTAGE IN CREATING A BULGE IN THIS STREET BETWEEN 11TH AND 19TH STREETS. IN CASE THIS IS TO BE FORCED UPON US MY POSITION IS THIS:- My BUILDING HOUSES THE WILLAMETTE STREET MARKET AND EIGHT LIVING QUARTERS FOR A TOTAL RENTAL VALUE UNDER RENT CONTROL OF $490.00 A MONTH. IN CASE THE WIDENING EXTENDS INTO THE BUILDING AS PROPOSED IT WOULD DESTROY THE WILLAMETTE STREET MARKET AND THE APARTMENTS ABOVE. IN ADDITION TO THIS THERE WOULD BE THE COST OF REMODELING THE ENTIRE BUILDING, THE VALUE OF THE GROUND TAKEN, AND THE LOSS OF REVENUE DURING RESTORATION. IN ADDITION TO THIS THERE WOULD BE THE SEPARATE SETTLEMENT WITH MR. WALSH FOR THE VALUE OF HIS LEASE. IN CASE IT WAS DEEMED NECESSARY AS THE MORE ECONOM1C WAY, THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED BACK, THE CONCRETE FLOORS TAKEN UP AND REPLACED, A NEW BASEMENT COMPLETED, THE ADJUSTMENT WITH THE TENANTS FOR THE TIME THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO VACATE (INCLUDING THE WILLAMETTE STREET MARKET), AND THE COST OF THE LAND TAKEN. You WILL NOTE THAT IN CASE OF MOVING, WATER, LIGHT, SEWAGE AND GAS UTILITIES WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED SO THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY TENANTS TO REMAIN DURING THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION. BELIEVE THAT THE COSTS OF EITHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE VERY GREAT AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GENERAL COST ON THE STREET WOULD BE PROHIBITIVE. IN CASE EITHER ALTERNATIVE WERE FORCED UPON ME I WOULD EXPECT FULL COMPENSATION. I AT ONE TIME SIGNED A PETITION FOR A SiX FOOT WIDENING OF THE TRAVEL PORTION OF THE STREET, BUT HAVE SINCE WITHDRAWN MY NAME." IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE MILLRACE ASSOCIATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE MILLRACE ASSOCIATION OFrlCERS AND MILLRACE COMMITTEE MET SATURDAY APRIL 4, AND MADE CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS. SO I HEREBY GIVE THiS REPORT IN BEHALF OF THE ABOVE GROUP. WE FEEL THAT BESIDES THE MILLRACE ADDING CHARACTER AND DIGNITY TO EUGENE, IT HAS A GREAT ECONOMIC VALUE TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY. fEW PERSONS ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THREE STORM DRAINS EMPTY INTO THE MILLRACE, THESE TAKE CARE OF THE EXCESS WATER IN TIMES OF RAIN OR FLOODS. IF THE MILLRACE WERE NOT HERE THESE STORM DRAINS WOULD HAVE TO BE EXTENDED TO THE WILLAMETTE RIVER OR NEW ONES CONSTRUCTED. THE COST OF THiS OPERATION WOULD BE AS MUCH OR MORE AS THAT REQUIRED TO REINSTATE THE RACE. AT PRESENT WE HAVE A DEPLORABLE SITUATION WHERE THESE STORM DRAINS EMPTY IN THE OLO RACE BED. WE FEEL THAT IF A SANITATION INSPECTOR WERE TO RUN A TEST ON THE CONTENT OF THESE POOLS-- THE REPLACEMENT MILLRACE RESTORATION MIGHT BE DEEMED AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. SINCE WE HAVE OBTAINED BETTER THAN EIGHTY PER-CENT or THE REQUIRED EASEMENTS, WE FEEL THAT TO OBTAIN THAT LARGE A PERCENTAGE OF VOLUNTARY EASEMENTS FOR ANY PROJECT THIS LARGE IS TO SAY THE LEAST VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE COME TO YOU ASKING THAT FIRST, THE COUNCIL GO ON RECORD AS STATING OR ~PPROVING THE RESTORATION OF THE WATER IN THE RACE AS SOON AS THE MATCHING FUND MONEY IS TURNED OVER, BY WHATEVER MEANS THE COUNCIL DEEMS BEST. SECOND, THAT THE COUNCIL AT ONCE CALL FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ON THIS PROJECT AS SCHOOL WILL BE OUT IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABOVE -INFORMAT ION SO THAT WE CAN OBTA IN THE REST OF THE PLEDGED MONEY. ~_..;,:..,:,,~-..;.:..;:~ ""l\-- ~ ~;..