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WI[ST EU~NE PAR~AY ~D~tF!EI~ PROJECT-~IsISTENcY wITH THE STAT[W~DE PLANNING GOALS A~D TP~HSPORTATIO~ P~NHIHG RULE railroad tracks. This investment includes the Green Hilt TechnolotE,, Park, a developing industrial park containing 17 lots ranging in si~ from approximately 4 to 17 acres. This investment was made in good faith in reliance that the compromises and ultimate policy choices agreed to in the }P~4'~P would be adhered to, i.e. that the WEWP would preserve properties fbr development as shown on the plan. The proposed alignment shi~ from the Approved Design to the Modified Project would require mendments to the WEW£ in a manner that moves allowed development from one location to another without otherwise upsetting the carefully established balance between resoume protection and development~ However, an alignment shi~ from the Approved Design to either Souhhern alternative would require the i~E[~/? to be amended in a manner that eliminates a substarttial portion of the area idemified 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 50 properties. This compares to 25 and 23 for the Approved Design and Modified Project respectively. In all, the effect is to upset the careful balance between development and resoume protection achieved by ~e WEFFPfi7 Developing either Southern alternative would greatly compromise the integrity of the F/EF~'P. Given the planning history of these sites, investment e s resulting from that planning process, and the significant level of investment already expended by the City of Eugene, the federal government and affected industrial property ovmers, 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 respectively, 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 in higher land acquisition costs, the cost differential between the Sonthem alternatiVes and the Modified Project will increase. The costs ass~iated with the Southern Alternatives go well beyond mere raw land costs. Were ~sts issues timited m comparing undeveloped lands outside the UGB with undeveloped lands inside the UGB~ cost would not be a relevant factor. But cost concerns go much farther here. The5, involve additional costs associated with crossing the Amazon Creek flood plain, and more significantly, substantial costs associated with placing the facility on land already improved with infrastructure and buildings~ The Green Hill Technolo~ 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, requking their acquiskiom Also, another large industrial parcel to the west, and other smaller industrial parcels, would become l~dlocked and require acquisition. For both alternatives, 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 million for the Southern (Modified) Alternative. Additional costs would result from the need tobuy landlocked pro~rties. Further, damages could be considered to the Green Hill Technolo~ Park on the south side of the realignment proposals beeanse of shape deficiencies of the impacted lots and the necessity to reconstruct existing roadways and utility layouts. 67S~ Alternatives Memorandum. 68 ~ese estimates include approximate~ $12 million for a structure to cross the wide Amazon Creek flood plain at this ~oeation. EXHiBiT C,-~ - FINDINGS 39