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<br />appropriate park site. Letters of interest have been sent to these property owners, and verbal contact has <br />been made with a few. Again unfortunately, no willing sellers have been identified. <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />Clearly the past several years have shown there are challenges associated with acquiring property for a <br />community park in the Santa Clara area. There are few undeveloped properties remaining within the <br />UGB that would be suitable for elements of a community park. In talking with property owners of <br />undeveloped lands immediately outside the UGB, some are saying they intend to develop their property in <br />the future if and when the UGB is expanded. Others indicate they wish to pass their property along to <br />family members ifUGB expansion doesn't happen within their lifetime. Many properties in the east <br />Santa Clara area are in use as small family farms and we are told they intend to continue farming, and <br />value the character of farm land and the lifestyle of farming. <br /> <br />Staffhas intensified efforts working with the identified property owners adjacent to Madison Middle <br />School hoping to find a willing seller. However, we recognize that continued failure to find a willing <br />seller may necessarily result in the Council wishing to resume its discussion regarding eminent domain. <br /> <br />If you have additional questions please contact me bye-mail at iohnny.r.medlin@ci.eugene.or.us or by <br />telephone at 682-4930. <br /> <br />Council Memo 12.1.05 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />