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~ e I "I T HAS COME TO MY ATTENTLON THAT SOME THOUGHT HAS. BEEN GI VEN TO THE ESTABL! SHMENT Of A SMALL AIRPORT ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER JUST NORTH Of THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE. I HOPE THIS IS MERE RUMOR AND THAT SUCH A PROPOSAL IS NOT BEING SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. r I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH If YOU WOULD TRANSMIT THIS LETTER TO THE PROPER PLANNING AUTHORITIES INDICATING THAT THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON WISHES TO PROTEST THE CONSTRUCTION Of AN AIRPORT IN THIS AREA INASMUCH AS IT WILL BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNIVERSITY fROM THE STANDPOINT Of THE NOISE WHICH WILL INTERfERE WITH UNIVERSITY CLASSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LEC~URES, CONCER~S AND THE LIBRARY. WE REALIZE THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD PROBABLY BE LAID OUT SO THAT THE RUNWAYS WOULD BE EAST AND WEST BUT NEVER- THELESS THERE WOUCD BE CONSIDERABLE CIRCLING FOR LANDING AND AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE AIRPORT, AND IT IS OUR EARNEST REQUEST THAT THIS AIRPOWT BE LOCATED' FARTHER AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH fOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS VERY REAL CONCERN Of THE UNIVERSITY." e IT WAS MOVED~ BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE. THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 20 COMMUNICATION fROM THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON - RE: RIVERVIEW AREA ZONING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: I "ON BEHALf Of THE UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, I AM FILING THIS LETTER WITH YOU REQUESTING THAT THE AREA LOCATED EAST Of THE UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE AND NORTH Of THE MI LLRACE NOT BE ZONED fOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE. THE UNIVERSITY fEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS CHANGE IN THE ZONING TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROPER DEVELOPMENT'Of THE UNIVERSITY AREA. As YOU KNOW, THE ULTIMATE EASTERN BOUNDARY Of THE GENERAL UNIVERSITY AREA WI LL BE Moss STREET, SO WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PORTION Of THE CITY. IT IS THE FEELING OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREAS SHOULD'JBE CONCENTRATED I IN AREAS NOW USED FOR THIS PURPOSE SUCH AS THE SENECA DISTRICT IN THE WESTERN PART Of THE CITY, OR SUCH OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL AND UNIVERSITY AREAS AS SEEM IN LINE WITH GOOD CITY. PLANNI NG. ~ . I SHALL BE VERY HAPPY TO MEET WITH you TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER SHOULD YOU WISH TO 00 SO. THANK. YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 21 COMMUNICATION FROM THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION - RE: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I N YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 16, 1953, 01 RECTED TO MR. R. H. BALDOCK, STATE HI GHWAY ENGINEER, YOU REQUEST A RE-STUDY OF THE INTERSECTIONS OF OAK STREET WITH THE US 99 COUPLET TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION. I You UNDOUBTEDLY KNOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN MADE. THE FINDINGS WERE REPORTED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING LAST WEEK. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORT ON THE SUBJECT, TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE WARRANTED AT BOTH INTERSECTIONS. HE ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION INTER- CONNECTING THE EXISTING SIGNAL SYSTEM AT APPROXIMATELY $6,000. HE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PROVIDED THE CITY Of EUGENE WILL SHARE EQUALLY WITH THE STATE THE EXPENSE INVOLVED AND PROVIDING fURTHER THAT THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THE SIGNALS AFTER THEY ARE INSTALLED AND WILL fURNISH ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO OPERATE THEM. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROJECT ON SUCH BASIS." e IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO T~E FINANC~ COMMITTEE Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH - VACATION OF AN ALLEY WAS ~UBMITTED AND REA D AS f 0 L L OW.S : "GRACE LUTHERAN CHUR~H OWNS A LARGE BLOCK Of PROPERTY BETWEEN 17TH AND 18TH STREETS, AND ALDER AND HILYARD. A SKETCH MAP IS ATTACHED SHOWING THE CHURCH PROPERTY AND A LOT MARKED '~XX" OWNED BY FRED AND GERTRUDE DEIERLEIN. OUR CHURCH HAS FIRST REFUSA~ ON THIS LOT. I THE ATTACHED MAP SHOWS A DEDICATED ALLEY BUT WHICH WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH THE CENTER OF OUR PROPERTY. As WE .ARE NOW CONSIDERING BUILDING A NEW CHURCH ON THIS PROPERTY, WE WOULQ LIKE TOP~T1TION THE COUNCIL TO VACATE THIS ALLEY. WI~L YOU P~EASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT .STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO HAVE THIS ALLEY VACATED." THE CHAIR ORDERED THE COMMUNICATION REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. No OBJECTIONS WERE INDICATED. e ......