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<br /> Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Campbell that permission be given C6mm:
<br /> the parks and 'recreat~ondepartment to seek a temporary permit ~s re- 11/27/74
<br /> I quested for the Motorsport Park at the airport from the Lane County Approve
<br />. I Planning Commission.
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<br /> In making the motion Mr. Murray said he still had reservations about children's being
<br /> ; encouraged to do something they might not be able to do legally. .
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<br /> ; Juli'an Falk who said he lived on Airport Road was concerned about the noise the facility
<br /> : would create and said no one living in the area was J:n favor of its installation. He
<br /> said it was his understanding there would be no fence and he was ~oncerned that the
<br /> vehicles would be crossing cultivated fields.
<br /> Roger Campbell, member of Territorial Racing Association, noted tests by their group
<br /> , that inqicated noise levels from automobiles on the street adjacent to their facility
<br /> I created more of a nuisance than did the motorcycles. They had no problems with
<br /> ,neighbors, h~ said. He called attention to a need for the type of facility proposed
<br /> : at the airpo-rt. He said the younger children - five and six years of age - learned
<br /> I "!ore easily and were more conscious.Of traffic when they did start riding on roadways
<br /> : ~f taught safety standards. In add~tion, they learned other skills - reading,
<br /> I mathematics, mechanics - in the process of learning t:o ride motorcycles properly.
<br /> Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion defeated, Council
<br /> members Campbell and Murray voting aye; Council members Williams,
<br />e McDonald, and Beal voting no; Council members Keller and Wood not
<br /> present.
<br /> Mr. Reams ,was informed that formal action on the committee consideration would be taken
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<br />(1728) Gene Davis, 1734 Summit Boulevard, Springfield, speaking for the Eugene Cycle Activitis
<br /> Organization from whom the request came for a sports park near the airport, explained the
<br /> need for the facility in this area. He cited statistics indicating about 30,000 off-road
<br /> vehicles in this area having no place to operate other than on private property. Schools
<br /> are beginning to recognize cycling as a sport and classes are being organized to teach
<br /> proper riding and use of safe equipment, he said, creating a need for someplace to compete.
<br /> Such a fac-lity would. also provide a'pla~e to learn proper ways of handling the vehicles
<br /> and a place to practice under controlled conditions. He questioned the argument that the
<br /> city's liability would be a problem, calling attention to programs using bike paths, swim-
<br /> ming pools, athletic equipment, hang gliders, etc. , in which the' city was already involved.
<br /> He said the ECAO would provide a $25000 liability policy in connection with use of the
<br /> park. With regard to noise, Mr, Davis continued that there would be controls requiring use
<br /> of proper mufflers. He felt that noise from the cycles would in no way compare to the
<br /> noise of planes at the airport or other land uses in the vicinity. And with regard to
<br />- encr~chment upon neighboring properties, he said that would be taken care of by fencing
<br /> the motor park to contain the activity, He asked Council recognition of the need for a
<br /> motor park in this areaby granting permission to apply for a temporary use permit from the
<br /> County,
<br />(1929) Julian Falk, Route 1, Box 686 (Airport Road) was opposed to the request, stating the park
<br /> would be an attractive nuisance. He presented copies of a letter from Elfred Drake, another
<br /> resident living on Airport Road, also oPPQsing the installation, Mr, Palk read from the
<br /> County Code uses permitted in AGT District, the zoning applicable to the area, and noted
<br /> conditional permits would be permitted only if there was conformance to all criteria. He
<br /> felt that would not include cycle activities, He thought the noise would be a real nuisance
<br /> and said he did not want the facility in that area. Ray Bond, Route 1, Box 706, (Airport
<br />(1952) Road) was also opposed to the installation because of the anticpated noise. He felt there
<br /> were discrepancies in testimony with regard to proximity of residences, saying there were
<br /> several closer to the proposed site than noted, including his own home, He also considered
<br /> the proposed use would constitute "public assembly" which would not be allowed under air-
<br /> port vicinity uses,
<br /> In favor of the facility were Don Wilhite, 2525 Newcastle; Dave Copeland, 1691 Russett Drive;
<br /> and Ray Reams, 695 Palomino, Mr. Willhite said it would be a supervised, temporary facility
<br /> until a larger facility could be installed, preferably not on flat ground. He said activity
<br /> would be in the center of the area away from property lines and would not interfere with
<br />. neighboring properties. Neither did he think there would be trouble with riding when the
<br /> facility was closed; he cited experience of other parks in the state and said because the
<br />(1927) motorcyclists w~nted to keep a facility available for their use they would not permit ~buse
<br /> of regulatim~governing it. Mr. Copeland said his experience had shown noise to be the
<br /> least of problems connected with cycle facilities, and he thought parents would fe'el better
<br /> knowing their children were getting proper training rather than riding without supervision
<br />(1942) and illegally on streets. Mr. Reams noted that the request before the Council was not for
<br /> approval of the park, but for permission to file an application with the County for a
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