Item A: Ordinance Amending Metro Plan and Willakenzie Area Plan (Huntington Crossing)

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Huntington Crossing a'ccess onto OCR directly across from Relyea's cottage. With my house on the west side of the road, conflicting. . traffic patterns will make it hazardousto pull onto OCR and turn to the left (north) from any of my three driveways, and will also adversely affect the other residents tc the north. . · There is an abundance of medium density housing in the immediate area~ There is medium/high density on Gateway, and off Crescent (sQuthside) and more projected on Crescent (northside). Would you have Game Farm Road and OCR resemble Gateway just south? Medium density wilt also invite the same problems of traffic congestion, overcrowding, and crime, plus increase the already problematic transient movement through the area. On a personal note, since the development of the Gateway apartments and the increasing number of young, poor and underemployed inhabitants of the area, property crimes in th'e area hav~ increased. I speak from experience as m}i house and property have been vandalized and broken into on average three times a year since I've owned it. As for police protection, R'elyea's Cottage is in the county so there has been one overworked deputy to call. · Finally, by changing the zoning on Ward's property, across OCR from Relyea's Cottage, my property is ,slanded and reduced in value. Historically these two properties were part of the same large orchard and farm. Now my property, Relyea's Cottage.the most historic house on the road, is in keeping with the neighborhood, comfortable single family dwellings. By chang.ing the plan, my half acre is out of sync with t~e .area directly east of me. This leaves my property in a liminal state', like a border state. Tothe north and west of me are single family dwellings, to the east, if this ill conceived plan succeeds, there yvillbe medium density apartments and commercial, andto the south light industrial. Additionally, ando~ another purely aesthetic note having to do with. the integrity of Relyea's Cottage: tflreestory apartments would eliminate the view 'of the Coburg H.ills from my house. For these reasons, and because I have been an involved resident of the area for almost fi.fty years, I.suggest 'that this is not the bestuse of the property. Eugene can do better by this area. I am in support of in-depth study including a firm plan for the entire area including traffic, population analysis, land use, and ~ompatibilityllivability before making ANY changes. Thank You for your time, Judith C. Van Relyea's Cottage 39326 OldCoburg Road Eugene, OR 97408 Judith Van, MFA nstructor Dept. of English ~rizona State University fempe! AZ )ttp..;,.l{'!1_w't"-,J2!to119~,..~~.!d..~..~gJ!/~1y.~D_~~_Y_ IL&t there be songs to fill the air" 10/2'4/2006