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5StreetPublicMarketExpansion <br />th <br />PublicHearingJuly16,2018 <br />DearEugeneMayorandCityCouncilors, <br />Goodevening.IamGaryWildishat2424QuinceSt.Eugene,OR97404.LongtimeresidentofEugene.I <br />amunabletobeattheHearingsoIamsubmittingtestimonyinsupportofthe5 th StreetPublicMarket <br />Expansion. <br />Thealleyvacationrequestseemslikeareasonable,fairandisconsistentwithwhatishappeningandis <br />proposedtohappenintheareaaroundtheMarket. <br />WehavetalkedagreatdealaboutincreasingthedensityinthecoreareaofEugeneforquiteawhile. <br />TherequestforincreasingtheheightintheMarketexpansionwouldbeagoodwaytofacilitatethat <br />conversation.IthinktheYaPoAhTerraceistootall. <br />th <br />Iseethe5StreetPublicMarketasaHeritageareainEugene.Ifeelwecitizenscanbeproudofthe <br />resultsoftheOBIEŅƚƌƉ͸ƭefforts.Theyhaveinvestedagreatdealandtheresultsareattractiveanda <br />th <br />greatbenefittoourcommunity.The5StreetPublicMarketisafunplacetoshop,eatorjustwalk <br />around.TheproposedsignfortheHotelmaynotmeettheexistingcodebutitisconsistentwiththeera <br />whenmostofthatareawasdeveloped.Iwouldencourageactionthatwouldallowthereproposedsign. <br />Thankyoufomeandconsideration, <br />ryourti <br />GaryWildish <br /> <br />