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Public Heating MinUtes of May 24, 2000 t-105 SOund ~a~er Wall Page 3 of 4 Vicky Bock of 3542 testified that she did not favor the construction of the sound wall She no. ted that the trees that Were Cut down had previously reduced the sound and the dust intrusion onto Ms.her propertY~Bock requestedShe statedthat thatthe assessmentShe could nObelOngerdone carry on a normal conversation in her back yard. differently as she has seen no benefit from the wall~ untiIJim ChippSo13OT Ofcompletes2650 CountrYmitigatingLane measures.testified that he would like to see the assessments delayed Donald Gracik of 2662 Donner Place testified that when he moved into ' could not hold a conver~*:-- -' ......... h~s house ha 1999 he ~auu~ m ms t>ac~c yarrl or sleep ~th his window open. After the wall was built the noise level was unchanged. Mr. Grassik felt that ODOTs sound readings, which he believed Were extrapolated from one reading for all of the affected properties, were not accurate. He would Ikke the assessment delayed. Larry Eisenhardt of 3658 Oxbow way stated that he lived on the east end of the wall and felt that the assessment should be based upon lineal foot. Mr. Eisenhardt felt that it is noisier ~n h~s front' yard after the construction of the wall because the vegetation that was cut had previously reduced the sound levels. Teresa Chipps of 2650 Country Lane stated that the sound wall along Beltline Road was much more effect}~e at reduchag roa~ noise than the one erected along 1-105 She the no~se level at her house and exr>lo;*,~ *~* ~ ..... ~ ~..~ has seen no change m ~- ,~,~,~ m~[ n~' nmghbors, who lrveo at 2645 Country Lane, experienced a notable/increase in noise and moved away. Ms. Chi~ps~ suggested that noise mkigation measures, such as curved metal crown on top of the wall s~milar to the Autobahn in Germany, be explored. Bob Smith of 3390 Oxbow Way testified that he has lived in his house for 14 years and never had a serious noise Problem until the wall was constructed. Mr. Smith felt that he should not be k~cluded in a Tier 2 assessment. Jim Mau of 2788 Country Lane stated that he has not experienced a decrease in the sound level since the construction of the wall. ' Noxon, an acoustical eng/neer with an office at 3690 next.~ Mr ' . Country Farm Roa Eu ene . Noxon testified that e had r~,,~ .... -~ ...... ~ g , spoke he ..... ~weu me consrrucuon plans for the wail with the ODOT engineers and found that they had applied the correct "so-mad" model to the placement of the wall. He noted that the wall was constructed to obtain a 5 to I 0 dBA sound reduction in the he record contains a Februm~ 22, 2002 letter from Mr Noxon t . 2002 lette . o Pat Sullivan Harlow Neighbors, and an April r from Mr~ Noxon to Tom Larsen, Eugene Traffic Engineer. ~