Item A: Public Hearing onMetro Plan Amendment (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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THO}\1~~S To KERSTEN PAZC ORD Date --1l::...L--- 0 Exhibit No. ~_ ~~ 7 Customer Service Specialist (Retired) 480 Hanton Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97404 Telephone: (541) 688-2865 email: kersttl@cris.com November 1, 2006 My name is Thomas T. Kersten; I live at 480 Banton Avenue in Eugene, Oregon also known to us that live here and love it as the Santa Clara area of Eugene. My wife and I have lived at this location since August of 1974 and in that period of time we have seen many changes in our neighborhood; most of them good, some still open for discussion. By this time last year, October 1st to November 1st, I had gone through surgery twice. The first time was to remove a 1/4 pound tumor from the left side of my face which had obviously grown but remained benign. This was good as it was an elective surgery and I am much prettier now. Two days after that surgery, my appendix burst resulting in a non elective surgery, not so good. During that surgery a cancerous tumor was found in my appendix, a very not so good situation. Exploratory surgery was done at a later date and no other signs of cancer were, or have been found. More surgery not so good, clean bill of health very, very good. During this same period of time I believe we, my wife Lynn and I, have been able to attend most, if not all of the neighborhood and meetings with the joint planning commissions. It should come as no great surprise that we agree with the conclusions reached by the planning commissions. In my mind Delta is somewhat like the tumor & cancer problem I have gone through. The benign period for my family began when we purchased our home in 1974. At that time much of the noise from Delta's operation was shielded by open space and many more trees. The dust and dirt was not a problem because it was always present. If you have no way to compare one situation to another, the status quo becomes the normal.