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Ms. Dietmeyer said the Eugene-Springfield area is 1 os inq industrial prospects because of inadequate industrial sites. She said the Partnership e and Planning staffs will consider redesignating some special light industrial sites. If that cannot be done, then heavy industrial sites should be added to the inventory. She said the Awbrey/Meadowview site is excellent for heavy industrial use but it might be a burden for the community to service. She sa i d she has been told the owners will bear some or all of the cost of extending services. John McCulley, 1385 Oak, said he represents Don Jones who owns 60 acres south of Awbrey Lane and Zip-a-Log which owns 54 acres adjacent to Mr. Jones. property. He said he hoped he represented the owner of 74 acres east of the Zip-a-Log property. He said those owners have had a problem since the Metro Plan designation of the properties was changed from M-3 Heavy Industrial to M-4 Special Heavy industrial with a 40-acre minimum parcel size. He reviewed the size of the ownerships and said 40-acre parcels are difficult to develop. Mr. McCulley said the Jones property has access to the Burlington Northern Railroad, sanitary sewers, and Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) water. He said there would be a need for industrial property north of Awbrey Lane if the 40-acre minimum parcel size requirement is removed from the industrial properties south of Awbrey Lane. In that case, five-acre parcels could be developed between Enid Station Road and Awbrey Lane. He said his clients are ready to annex their properties. Mayor Obie said the properties Mr. McCulley discussed are not included in the Metro Plan amendment the council is considering. Mr. Obie suggested Mr. McCulley's clients propose a change in the designation of their properties e during the Metro Plan Update. Robert Emmons, 1064 West 5th, said the proposed change in the Metro Plan designation for the Awbrey/Meadowview property and a railroad spur to the property do not conform to Statewide Planning Goal #3. He said the statement in the Planning Department1s June 1 memo that lithe new goal would indicate the community's desire to provide for large-scale industrial users. . ." does not reflect his desires. He said no valid survey has measured the community's desire concerning large-scale industrial users. Mr. Emmons said the City administration and the local mass media will not assess the community's desire. He said the issue should be voted on by the public. He discussed the Van Duyn Chocolate Company and said basic questions about the company's solvency were not asked. He said the site it was to occupy is empty and vanda 1 i zed. He sa i d the effect of that project on the community's 1; vabil ity was not reasonably addressed. He discussed air pollution in the area. He said the new zoning would permit an aluminium smelting plant. Mr. Emmons said Stub Stewart addressed the council at an evening work session when other citizens were not permitted to address the council. He said Mr. Stewart's speech was unfair and unethical. To be fair, he requested that the Awbrey/Meadowview Metro Plan amendment be presented to the voters now with a thorough analysis and explanation of its ecological impact. He submitted e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 22, 1987 Page 3