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1 <br />BERNARD Dana M <br />From:Judy Puderbaugh <judy@columbiainsgroup.com> <br />Sent:Monday, July 16, 2018 12:10 PM <br />To:BERNARD Dana M <br />Subject:FW: OBIE - MUPTE + NO, NO, NO, NO! <br /> <br /> <br />City officials: <br /> <br />I thought the MUPTE issue on Obie’s development was a dead issue; thought he’d pay a fine, instead. He’d said ‘without <br />MUPTE his project will not be financially feasible’; now he’s asking the city to make other concessions or, ‘the project <br />will not be financially feasible;…what else is he going to come up with? Being the former mayor of eugene should not <br />give him carte blanche to ask all kinds of concessions so his ventures will be profitable. How about dollar for dollar, the <br />value of any concessions the city makes, the Obie Group spends 50% of that amount in developing AFFORDABLE <br />HOUSING? I know someone who had to look way outside of the city to find any type of affordable apartments. I own a <br />tiny rental, purchased so I could provide housing for a family member; the rent is below market value because it’s what <br />he can afford; I lose money every month and I have never asked for a MPUTE concession; my gain is knowing a family <br />member is taken care of and not living in a car; my long-term gain is the property may increase in value. Sometimes we <br />do what we have to do; the Obie Group wants the CITY to do what HE wants it to do. Please, no concessions…if their <br />project cannot fly on its own, then let it thud to the ground. <br /> <br /> <br />Judy p <br /> <br /> <br />October 17, 2018, Work Session – Item 2