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r- 5() e .=-_.._. __~_2L~9L~2_7C<:=='=-C-;;C"---=;~_~~C:C'--"--'_'";c_ -=O-=-'.~-'~.~----=.~. __ _ - - -- -' ----- -~~ - -- ~ ~~""':=---=--~:--=-:~.:-:;::..::-:;::::-:=~--=----==-=-=--=-~~:~ T~'"" n > . - . -,- ., . . --. ~~ - ~ . . - H- . -. , .. -,-- '. - - --.- - -. - . - ... . ,-- . . + -. ~ .- h ... -.. --- - - -. - - -~ ..... , ....- I REQUEST ,FORMJI,LL Y, THAT. T.H I S LETTER AT.TACHED BE READ BEfORE THE COMMON I COUNC I L OF EUGENE 0/11 MONDAY N I.GHT, DECEMBER 9TH." I ATTACHED: (ADDRESSED TO FRANK SHEARER) I I I r liMy ATTENTION HA.S BEEN CALLED TO THE fACT THAT BOTH YOU AND MR. ROBERT HARTMAN I I i OUR 4TH WARD COUNCIL.MEN HAVE VOTED :AGAINST THE REZONING Of THE REST OF THE BLOCK ! I BETWEEN 1800 AND 1900 ON THE WE$T SIDE Of WILLAMET~E ST~E[T. I . - . I I AM A PROPERTY OWNER OF .1860 WILLAMETTE STREET, AND HAVE OWNED..THIS PROPERTY . I , I fOR SEVERAL YEARS. JUST A fEW MONTHS AGO, TWO PROPERTIES AT THE CORNER Of 18TH & I , WILLAMETTE (ONE Of THESE TWO ,PROPERTIES. WAS .NEXT TO .THE .CORNER - fORMERLY OWNED BY I II DR. C. W. DAVIS) WER:E REZONED TO CENTRAL BUSINESS (C-3P). I 'I i I BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, .THE TWO ABOVE PROPERTY OWNERS ON.AND NEXT TO THE I CORNER OF 18TH & WI LLAMETTE STREET ASKED TO HAVE ,THE I.R PROPERTY ZOf'.lED TO C~3P I I (CENTRAL BUSINESS). THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL VOTED TO PERMIT THESE TWO e , ONLY PROPERTY OWNERS TO GET REZONING PRIVILEGES fOR THEIR PROPERTLES ONLY.. , I f I I I THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL AGREED AT THAT TIME TO RE-ZONE THE I I I ENT I RE BLOCK TO C-3F' .BUT ARE, .NOW T.RY I NG . TO REVERSE THE I R DEC I S ION. ,WH:y.? I AM. ! ASKING THIS SAME QUESTION Of COUNCILMAN ROBERT HARTMAN AND YOURSELf SINCE THIS I I ! I PROPERTY FALLS IN THE JURISDICT.ION OF YOUR WARD.ZONE. I I I I ' . , I , WHY DO YOU AND COUNciLMAN HARTMAN PERMIT TO HAVE TWO PROPERTIES SINGLED OUT I IN THE SAME BLOCK FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS AND NOT HAVE THE REST Of THE PROPERTIES I IN THE SAME BLOCK GET THE SAME CONSIDERATION FOR RE-ZONING. MR. SHEARER THAT IS I I I i UNfAIR DISCRIMINATIONl \ I I I I! As A PROPERTY OWNER I PAID AS MUCH OR MORE FOR THE ORIGINAL COST OF MY PRO- PERTY AS THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO GOT RECENTC-3P ZONING. I HAVE BEEN AND I I STILL AM PAYING AS MUCH TAXES AS THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO GOT THEIR RECENT C-3P ZONING. ALSO THE COST OF WIDENING OF WILLAMETTE STREET TWO YEARS AGO COST I THE REST OF US AS PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS BLOCK AS MUCH AS TH.ElTWO PR~~ERTY OWNERS ! ON WILLAMETTE STREET WHO GOT THEIR C-3P ZONING: WHY, MR. SHEARER, THIS fLAGRANT I i DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE REST.OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN T.HrS 1800 BLOCK'? , I I SINCE THE PLANNING COM~ISSION AND THE COUNCLL Dlti AGREE EARLIER THIS YEAR i TO RE-ZONE THE REST Of THE BLOCK TO C-3P, WHAT POSSIBLE VALID REASON .COULD COME I UP NOW THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD REVERSE THEIR DECISIONA~D BOTH YOU AND MR.HARTMAN i I VOTE AGAINST IT? THi I S IS CERTAINLY UNNECESSARY DISCRIMINATION, MR. SHEARER. WHY'? I II Ii OUR CITY COUNC I LAND PLANN I NG CONSULTANT MUST SERVE ALL THE ,PEOPLE IN EUGENE. I I WHY, MR. SHEARER, AR:E YOU AND MR. HARTMAN DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE REST OF THE I 1800 BLOCK ON WILLAMETTESTREET? WHY ,THE Ul)ER t.;ACK OF I PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS 1 i CONCERN FOR THE REST OF OUR PROPERTY OWNERS IN'THIS.BLOCK? I I I MR. SHEARER, MAY. I ALSO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S I I OFFICE RECORDS WILL SHOW THAT I N AUGUST 1953, ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS (INCLUDING i THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS WHO GOT THEIR PROPERTY RE-ZONED TO CENTRAL BUSINESS RECENTLY) , I SIGNED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THIS BLOCK BE RE-ZONED TO CENTRAL BUSINESS ~S I SOON AS IS POSSIBLE. SINCE THESE PROPERlY OWNERS:HAD GONE ON RECORD'REQUESTING I TH IS RE-ZON I NG TO CE NTRALBus I NESS AS' EARL Y AS 1953 -' WHY THE' RE FUSAL .~ TO RE- f I ZONE THE REST OF THE BLOCK. AND PERMITTING.ONLY.TWO PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE BLOCK I TO RE-ZONE THEIR PROPERTY TO C-3P AND NOT THE.REST OF THE PROPERTIES IN THIS BLOCK. WHY, MR. SHEARER, THE UTTER LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED IN THIS SAME BLOCK. e COUNCILMAN SHEA.RER, IF ANY OF THE PROPERTIES IN THIS BLOCK IS REZONED TO CENTRAL BUSINESS, THEN ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE ENTIRE BLOCK SHOULD BE RE- . .- ZONED IMMEDIATELY TO C-3P.. ANY OTHER ACTION TAKEN WOULD BE FLAGRANT DISCRIMINATION. COPIES Of THIS SAME LET~ER HAVE BEEN SENT TO: I COUNCILMAN ROBERT HARTMAN' CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HOWARD BUFORD PROPERTY CIWNERS IN 1800 WILLAMETTE STREET I I IT IS HOPED THAT ACTION AT YOUR. DECEMBER 9TH COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE. TO RE- ZONE THE REST OF THE BLOCK INTHE .800 BLOCK ON WILLAMETTE STREET." I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SliEAHER,SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED I ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. I I , I I COMMUNICATION DATED DECEMBER 4, 1957 FROM FIRE MARSHAL AND BUILDING INSPECTOR RE'REMOVAL. OF I I BUILDING AT 648 GRANT STREET \lIAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I I 1 I I \ e I .- , I ~J