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the area. He said restaurants and motels in the area already served truckers, . and the new State Police Office that was being considered for the area also would be compatible. He said future businesses might include additional truck dealers, fueling stations, and truck stops or companies. He noted the impor- tance of truck transportation in maintaining a standard of living and trans- porting products to and from industries, adding that he thought the trucking industry deserved at least as much attention as the airlines. Mr. Sta1ick cited an article in The Re~ister-Guard about the decline of the railroad. He said he was experienced 1n working with the trucking industry on selecting locations for truck dealers and on providing safe, efficient ser- vice. He said nearly all dealers were now located near principal markets and freeway access, rather than in removed industrial areas. Mr. Stalick said about 60 percent of his customers came from outside the Eugene/Springfield area, adding that convenient access was important. He also noted that jobs in trucking had an average pay almost twice as high as that in high-tech because of the skills required, and he said most dealers employed from 20 to 50 people, which could rise to 200 or more in large metropolitan markets. He said the trucking industry could represent a substantial contribution to the local economy through employment, bringing in outside revenue, and movement of raw materials and finished products, and he urged approval. . Al Cockerline, 3651 Game Farm Road, spoke in favor of the request. Mr. Cockerline displayed a map of the area. He said a trucking company originally had asked to buy the 2l-acre parcel for a new truck dealership, but had discovered that it could not be used as desired. After unsuccessfully attempting to use a 4-acre parcel, he said commercial zoning for 7.6-acres on the edge of International Way was being sought by him, adding that it would not block International Way. He showed an overhead projection of the sur- roundings, including an area already annexed and zoned commercial. Mr. Cockerline said the 7.6 acres would allow for the extension of Interna- tional Way eastward as shown on a Springfield Planning map. He said the site would be isolated by buffering and landscaping, and no through traffic would be brought into the special light industrial area. Mr. Cocker1ine read statements from Springfield Planning Commissioner Cornacchia that the 7.6 acres in a corner of 240 acres were not imperative for preservation of the remaining site. He also quoted Eugene Planning Commis- sioner Prichard as having concluded, after touring all possible sites for trucking firms, that the spot had the best access to Interstate 5. Responding to Ms. Ehrmanls question, Mr. Cockerline said the request was for a zone change to commercial for a truck dealership. Mr. Gordon said an archi- tect's rendering of a dealership that was formerly proposed for the site was included in the Planning Commission record. Responding to Ms. Larson's ques- tion, Mr. Cockerline said he intended to limit the use of the site by selling property only to a truck dealership. - MINUTES--Joint Public Hearing--Metro Plan Amendments December 3, 1985 Page 15