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~ST EU~ PARKWAY k'tOD(FiED pROJEc~i-__CONS~S~NCy WFFH THE STATEWi~ PLANNING ~ AND TRANSPORTAT)ON ~NN(NG RULE railroad tracks. This investment includes the Green Hill Technology Park, a developing industrial park containing 17 lots ranging in size from approximately 4 to 17 acres. This investment was made in good ~:hkh in reliance that the compromises and ultimate policy choices agreed to in the WE[~,~? would be adhered to, i.e. that the WEW? would preserve properties for development as shown on the plan. The proposed alignment shift from the Approved Design to the M<x~ified Project would require amendments to the ~E~r? in a manner that moves allowed development from one location to another without othe~ise upsetting the carefully established balance between resource protection and devetopment~ However, an alignment shift from the Approved Design to either Southern alternative would require the ~4~EW? to be amended in a manner that eliminates a substantial portion of the area identified for industrial development under this carefully developed plan. With either Southern Alternative, much of the 133-acre Green Hill Technology Park and other large designated industrial parcels would be removed from the industrial lands inventory due to right of way acquisitions and landlocking. Overall~ the Southern and Southern (Modified) alternatives would each directly affect over 5(} properties. This compares to 25 and 23 for the Approved Design and Modified Project respectively. In all, the effect ~s to upset the careful balance between development and resource protection achieved by the WEWpfi7 Developing either Southern alternative would greatly compromise the integrity of the WEWP. Given the planning history of these sites, investment expectations resulting from that Planning process, and the significant level of investment already expended by the City of Eugene, the t~ederal government and affected industrial property owners, this result would not be reasonable. The Southern alternatives also would cost substantially more to build than either the Approved Design or the Modified Project. Estimated construction costs for the Southern and Southern (Modified) Alternatives are approximately $115,600,000 and $110,500~000 respecfively, compared to $72~400,000 for the Approved Design and $88,800,000 for the Modified Prqjectfi8 With further development of the Green Hill Technology Park resulting ~n higher land acquisition costs, the cost differential between the Southern alternatives and the Modified Project will increase~ The costs associated with the Southern Alternatives go well beyond mere raw land costs. Were costs issues l~ked to comparing undeveloped lands ou~ide the UGB with undeveloped lands inside the UGB, cost would not be a relevant factor. But cost concerns go much ~ther here. They involve additional costs associated with crossing the Amazon Creek flood plain, and more s~gnificantly, substantial costs associated with placing the facility on land already improved with infrastructure and buildings. The Green Hill Technology Park has been subdivided into industrial lots that each have developed street access and utilities. With either Southern Alternative, large portions of this land become landlocked, requiting their acquisition. Also, another large industrial parcel to the west, and other smaller industrial parcels, would become landlocked and require acquisition. For both alternafives~ damages would amount to many millions of dollars. Preliminary estimates identify land acquisition costs for right of way west of Beltline Highway at around $22.5 million for the Southern Alternative and $17.4 mill~on ~br the Southern (Modified) Alternative. Additional costs would result from the need to buy landlocked properties. Further, damages could be considered to the Green Hill Technolo~ Park on the south side of the realignment proposals because of shape deficiencies of the impacted lots and the necessity to reconstruct existing roadways and utility layouts. 67 See Alternatives Memorandum. 68 Those es~imaf, os include approxirt~ato~ $~2 m~lion ~r a stratum to ~oss the w~de ~on Creek flo~ p~a~n at ~his FiNDiNGS 39