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e e e Ron Burke, 2145 Greenview Street, felt this was unfair for Mr. Ward. When he constructed his house, he did not know about this bike path. Other people who wished to speak in opposition but were unable due to time limitations were: Alan Babb, 695 Fair Oaks Drive; Suzanne L. Phillips, 1788 Cal Young Road; John Davis, 2165 Greenview; Alice Shirey, 504 Spyglass; Alan Struthers, 702 Spyglass; Theodore Larson, 3910 North Shasta Loop. Those speaking with other comments were: Arthur Altstatt, 2130 Greenview, and Ruby Brockett, 1131 Spyglass. Mr. Allstatt was not opposed to the bicycle path but he was opposed to the City seizing a private residence because of an apparent oversight on the City's part (not notifying Mr. Ward of the presence of a bicycle path on the master plan). Ms. Brockett was also concerned with the way the property was being acquired. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Teitzel noted Mr. Ward had said the Bicycle Committee chose the cheapest alternative. The price was not the main consideration in selecting the alter- native they did. In Mr. Hoffman's testimony, the path Greenview north was platted as a public pedestrian way. It was, in fact, for access to the golf course. The path off Spyglass was dedicated as a pedestrian-bicycle easement. Ms. Smith asked if those easements were in the final PUD approval. Mr. Teitzel said when the original PUD was discussed by the Planning Commission, there was discussion in the minutes about creating a bicycle path through the area. When the first development came up for final approval, the Greenview cul-de-sac, there was no requirement for a bicycle way. In later phases of the PUD, which created the Spyglass side of it, the requirement was put on for a bicycle path. Mr. Teitzel did not know why it was dropped. Ms. Smith noted that when Mr. Ward purchased his lot in 1976, he was not informed about the possibility of a bicycle path going through the property. Mr. Teitzel said that Mr. Ward did not know. Ms. Smith asked if Mr. Ward would have had formal notification that this would be part of the Bicycle Master Plan in 1979. Mr. Teitzel said it was 'part of the public record. In November 1979, they called Mr. Ward and asked if they could have a survey crew do some preliminary surveying for the bike path. It was not a legal notification nor was he legally notified that the City would put a path there. Ms. Smith asked about the negotiations that had occurred. Mr. Teitzel noted the Bicycle Committee had heard the issue at least three times since the petitions. Ms. Smith noted that the Spyglass bikeway is in the City's 1981-82 capital projects budget. She asked if they had considered including this bike path in the 1980-81 proposal for the budget but it was not the highest priority. The highest priority was to build the bridge at that time. Now the bicycle path is the number one priority. Mr. Obie asked if the bike path had to be ten feet. Mr. Teitzel said five feet was too small; eight feet would be minimum. Mr. Obie asked if the proposed path would cross Mr. Ward's property or Ms. Whealy's. Mr. Teitzel said both. He understood there had been a property exchange that they had no record of. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 27, 1981 Page 8