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<br />~ )'j l1CToRY <br />I/M GROURinc. <br /> <br />rAze (15 - 6 h5J <br />ORDJA ~I~~<t; <br />Date~ I~ '7.,Oh <br />exhibit No. .~ "'~ ;l"\' <br /> <br />November 3, 2006 <br /> <br />To: Kitty Piercy, Mayor <br />City of Eugene <br /> <br />Bill Dwyer, Chair <br />Lane County Commission <br /> <br />The sand and gravel issue has been of interest to me ever since I did some pro-bono work on <br />behalf of Delta Sand & Gravel in December of 1996, when the dike broke and flooded its <br />operation. <br /> <br />I assisted them in their efforts to restore the operation by working with state government, <br />which allowed them to remove three billion gallons of water in an environmentally sound <br />manner. The project was very sensitive and they worked diligently to achieve success in not <br />disturbing the river water flow. The process required removal of 60,000 gallons per minute, <br />twenty-four hours per day for three months. <br /> <br />The restoral was vital in providing material for our roads and highways but, more importantly, <br />from the human side, it allowed them to re-establish jobs for over 130 employees. This <br />company pays an hourly scale of $17.00 to $31.00 per hour, has a defined pension plan for all <br />of its full time employees and, in addition, provides full health insurance. <br /> <br />It was what could have been a disaster for these employees in 1996 if the owners of Delta <br />hadn't been positive, responsible and aggressive in restoring their business. <br /> <br />Looking to the future, I see another black cloud on the horizon for the employees of Delta. A <br />black cloud you can give a silver lining by allowing them access to gravel availability on their <br />land adjacent to their existing operation. <br /> <br />This is an example where Eugene and Lane County can dispel the notion that you are anti- <br />business and, in this case, damaging to over 100 families by allowing Delta to use their land to <br />continue a healthy business. <br /> <br />Please support their request for re-zoning their land so they can expand their ability to provide <br />aggregate materials. <br /> <br />Best regards, <br /> <br /> <br />missioners, City Council <br /> <br />1191 CAPITOL ST. NE <br />SALEM, OR 97301 <br />PHONE: 503-315-1411 <br />FAX: 503-315-1416 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />NOV 0 e 2006 <br /> <br />LANE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />