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" "- for the alternatives would make some property unusable. He sa i d he is working with the representatives of Clarke's Sheet Metal and Furrow e Building Materials who favor Alternative la at-grade but are concerned with the location of the connector to Tyinn Street. He pointed out the connector on a wall map. Mr. Van Fossen suggested the City obtain a portable microphone for use in the Council Chamber. William Wheatley, 825 East Park, represented Willamette Valley Company and said he was pleased that the Supplemental DEIS was issued. He sa i d Wi 11 amette Vall ey Company supports Alternative la at-grade. He sa i d Alternative 1 either at-grade or elevated would be devastating to the affected businesses. He said the Highway Division estimates that Alternative la at-grade will cost $2.9 million less than Alternative 1 but he estimates that it will cost as much as $6 or $7 million less. He said five businesses would be displaced instead of 12 businesses. Mr. Wheatley noted that consideration will be given to mitigating the impact of Alternative la at-grade on the National Fire Fighters Association. He said some people probably still prefer the Roosevelt Freeway but he did not think that is realistic. He read from a July 9 editorial in the Register Guard which supported Alternative 1a at-grade. Robert Newburn, 50 Highway 99 N, owns Pacific Petroleum Corporation. He said he has a truck washing facility, a diesel fueling facility, a truck parking area, and an office on his property north of the Fifth Avenue and McKinley Street intersection. He said the services are integrated and e Alignment la at-grade will divide them and eliminate the truck washing business because truckers will not cross the highway for that service. He said the fueling facility has underground storage and he is concerned about the traffic flow in the area. He said the closure of the frontage road access to Highway 99 from the south will create problems for his office and for truck traffic. He said access from the north going south on the new parkway is essential. If it does not exist, he will not be able to use his seven acres as he does now. Randall Hledik, P.O. Box 1107, represented the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He read his testimony and then submitted it in writing. He supported A lternat i ve la at-grade. He sa i d it wi 11 enhance the traffic flow in the business area by eliminating through traffic from streets used for truck delivery. He suggested that the accesses that would displace the National Fire Fighter Corporation and the Ambassador Hair Salon be shifted, that the need for traffic signals in the area be analyzed because the through and industrial traffic will need to be controlled safely and conveniently, and that the intersections be designed to accommodate the turning movements of triple-trailer truck traffi c. Richard Gold, #58 907 River Road, read from a letter dated December 9, 1985, to him from Cam Gilmour of the State Highway Division. Mr. Gold e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 15, 1986 Page 4