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e e e Regarding the proposed road connecting County Farm Road and Gilham Road, he said that it would make more sense to construct a new arterial through the farmland than to require traffic to flow down Gilham Road to Ayres Road. He said that building a new road on this land will most likely be less expensive than enlarging the existing road, considering the conflicts mentioned above. Mr. Clague submitted written testimony in addition to a conceptual design of his proposals. Dan Edgar, 55 Ayres Road, stated his opposition to widening Ayres Road. He pointed out that widening the road will require removal of many large trees. He added that a large building would also be affected. He said if the road is widened, the curb on the west portion of Ayres Road should be straightened so that it will not affect nearby neighbors. He said that there are no speed limit signs on Ayres Road and stated that traffic travels too fast on it. James Ed~ar, 55 Ayres Road, said that he was opposed to widening Ayres Road. He thoug t that widening it would allow traffic to go faster. He pointed out that widening it would place an added burden on property owners. He preferred widening roads north of Ayres Road so that traffic could then access Delta Highway. He thought that the proposal to widen Ayres Road was too expensive, and pointed out that many old trees would have to be removed. Walter Pritchard, 2077 Eastwood Lane, said that he was a member of the plan- ning team. He spoke about the need to open a fire station in the area. He also said that the height limitation on Gillespie Butte should be 595 feet, as Lane County planning commissioners have suggested. He added that the plan, as presented by the planning team, represents the residents. He criticized the public involvement process, and believed that the team's recommendations were only valid if the Eugene Planning Commission agreed with them. Tom Lawry, representing Sacred Heart General Hospital (SHGH), stated that allowing the hospital to construct another campus would ensure access to health care for the people in the area. He stated that he had submitted writ- ten testimony on behalf of SHGH. Stephen Shepard, 2190 Oakmont Way, stated that he had submitted written testi- mony expressing his preference to allow Satre Van Duyn to remain open. He said that it would be very inconvenient for parents taking their children to school if the road was closed. Dale Riddle, 975 Oak Street, Suite 800, stated that he represents Aaron Jones who owns approximately six and one-half acres on the south of Gillespie Butte. He distributed a diagram of the ownership on the south of the Butte. He re- ferred to his written testimony regarding the height limitation on the Butte. He stated that the Eugene Planning Commission holds that, with the exception of one tax lot which is adjacent to Mr. Jones', the height limitation should be 585 feet. The exempted tax lot has a height limitation of 595 feet. He said that the draft plan submitted to the Planning Commission called for a MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials Apri 1 29, 1992 Page 7