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e Mr. Emmons said the "demand" to rezone the Awbrey-Meadowview property from agricultural to special heavy industrial "must not be railroaded on tracks greased by collusion and self-aggrandizement. which passed for community support only by those who would rather ignore it." He said the request should be considered during the Metro Plan update, and then, following the "wise" precedent of the Springfield council and the Lane County Planning Commission, emphatically denied. Mr. Emmons noted that at a council work session on February 23, 1987, Councilor Rutan had expressed his concern or "impatience" that the issue had been on the table since 1966. He said Mr. Rutan had stated that, "Itls time to get on with it," and that he had more public testimony than he knew what to do with. Mr. Emmons said he agreed that it was time to get on with it, time for Mr. Rutan and the rest of the City Council to read that testimony and then act upon the wishes of the majority. Wanda Simmons, 1183 Skipper Avenue, thanked the mayor and councilors for allowing her to voice her opinion, even though she was not a resident of the City. She said she spoke on the Awbrey-Meadowview industrial site, and although she was not against the location as an industrial site, she could find no guarantee of a certain type of industry--one that would not allow smells and noise and dirty air. e Ms. Simmons said Councilor Schue at a previous hearing had expressed her opinion that leaf burning in the county should not be inflicted on those in the City who were precluded from burning. She said she hoped the council in its vote would think about the things that already had been inflicted on residents of the area, such as the sewer plant, the sludge drying bed, Agripac, and the pump stations, which did smell. She added that she hoped the vote would allow industries that would add to the area. Nena Lovinger, 1445 East 21st Avenue, said her testimony supplemented the Oregon Natural Resources Council testimony offered by Wendell Wood. She said she, too, spoke in opposition to the expansion of the urban growth boundary north of Awbrey Lane for a 200-acre special heavy industrial park. e Ms. Lovinger said a decided lack of enthusiasm for this major plan amendment proposal existed among the Planning Commissions and citizens of this community. She noted that both the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions had voted against the proposal. She said most members of the Eugene Planning Commission during their deliberations also had expressed reservations about the amendment. That commission had supported the proposal, although with a split vote of 4:3, she added. Ms. Lovinger said it was important to note that several commissioners, in response to specific goal and development criteria, had offered what they admitted were "wimpy yes votes.1I It was evident, she said, that those individuals harbored true reservations about the amendment proposal. She said strong conviction was lacking, and she found "wimpy yes votes" unconscionable when the amendment would require major exceptions to statewide goals. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 8, 1988 Page 10