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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 62 the property, or at the very least, result in minimal negative impacts as compared to the proposed stop at 74 E. 18th Ave. A stop at one of these locations risks little disturbance relative to the disturbance this would cause if located directly in front of my client's professional office building. It is entirely unclear why these options would be bypassed and instead located in a manner so as to destroy portions of my client 's property, the businesses ran by the tenants of the property, and by extension the value of the property, especially when the diminution in value is going to be the responsibility of LTD (in addition to the hard costs incurred in construction). Our client welcomes the extension of the bus line and the addition of a bus stop in the area, but the placement of such a stop in its proposed location is unrealistic. It will cost LTD and the MovingAhead project significantly more money than if located just across the street. Perhaps more importantly than the cost to LTD and ultimately the tax-payers, placing such a bus stop on the other side of 18111 Ave. will have far less negative impact on the area and its businesses. We ask that the decision-makers of this project exhaust all alternatives, including consideration of the three options presented herein for the new stop, before proceeding with what will have a massively destructive impact on our client's property, and ultimately cost LTO significant sums in the associated condemnation action. We look forward to your prompt response. Josh K. Smith (541) 686-8833 I Fax (541) 345-2034 I gleaveslaw.com Joshua K. Smith jsmith@gleaveslaw.com Date: October 7, 2018 TO: LTD, Eugene City transportation Planning Department staff, Eugene City Council and MovingAhead.Org FROM: Eric Vance, Principal of Cowboy’s Savannah LLC 74 East 18th Avenue Owner, South Eugene Professional Plaza COMMENT: Comment on proposed LLC transit corridor Dear LTD, Eugene City transportation Planning Department staff, Eugene City Council, and nondescript regional partners, February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1