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Mr. Sweetland noted that moving a business was more difficult than moving a e home because of the continued need to serve customers. He said he saw no reason why the alignment could not be moved north along Highway 99, pick up the railroad at the overpass, and follow it all the way through. Although Mr. Sweetland said he was concerned about the impact of Alternate 2 on his property, he also thought the destruction in Alternate 1 was unconscionable. Richard Gold, 2354 Emerald Street, spoke in opposition to the extension. He noted that Alternate 1 was the only option identified in the Transplan. He submitted USGS information from the 1943 Eugene flood and he noted several hydrology and water quality problems with the Environmental Impact Statement. Mr. Gold said pages 9 and 16 stated the project would not encroach on the 100 year flood plain of the Willamette River, but the 1943 data indicated that the area was included in the Amazon Flood Plain. He also noted mention on page 16 of annual rainfall of 40 inches, and asked how much of the runoff from the highway would include oil wastes, rubber by-products, litter, and other pollutants, which could flow into the water tables of Bertelson Slough and Stewart Pond. Mr. Gold referred to statements on page 62 of the EIS that runoff could double and increased pollutants could enter local drainage channels with growth of traffic. He asked about the long-term effects of sediment on the water table. Mr. Gold also said he thought the City should not purchase Bertelson Slough because the Mid-Period Review and management document contained no management plan for the wetlands, a situation which he said would allow encroachment by industrial development. He closed by readi ng a poem he wrote call ed, IIThey I re e Going to Put a Road Right Here. II Richard Phi11i~, 751 East 11th Avenue, said the 6th/7th Avenue extension project would ave to come before voters. He read and submitted a poem call ed, IIposi tively 6th and 7th Avenue, II describi ng hi s two weeks of research into the process of public approval for the 6th/7th Avenue widening project. Mr. Hansen closed the public hearing. Dave Reinhard of the Public Works Department presented the staff response. He said the lack of reference in the EIS to the Amazon Flood Plain was an omission that would be corrected in the final version. He said staff had met with representatives of businesses regarding the concerns of the Wi11amette Valley Company. He said impacts had been reviewed and the entire business might not have to be taken. He added that some opportunities for relocation appeared possible on the north side of Al ternate 1. Mr. Reinhard also said he had told Pay IN' Pak representatives that the suggested shift in alignment to the northwest appeared feasible but would have to be referred to the State. Responding to Ms. Schue's question, Mr. Reinhard said he thought work on the Amazon Channel had been done in the 1950s--after the publication of the 1943 material distributed. He said the flood plain still was a substantial issue e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 25, 1985 Page 6