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Jock Gibson, 95247 Highway 99, Junction City, said he was a member of the Airport <br /> Commission in 1990 when the previous master plan was updated and he was asked to come <br /> back to sit on this advisory committee during this update. He said the city staff is outstanding <br /> in the work they do. He urged the joint elected officials to support the proposal. <br /> <br /> Duane Hofer, 29315 Aubrey Lane, Eugene, stated his parents started farming near the Eugene <br /> Airport in 1927 and they use Greenhill Road to get from the north side to the south side of <br /> the airport. He said if that is to close, they would have to exit on Highway 99, but the new <br /> road will help them get around. <br /> <br /> Fred Sitner, 870 Fairway View Dr., said he is a member of the Airport Advisory Committee. <br /> He said the plan looks to the future. He added that he is impressed with the staff and how <br /> staff has handled comments from the community. He asked the elected officials to support <br /> the Master Plan. <br /> <br /> Doris Steele, 2140 Brittany Dr., Eugene, thanked the airport staff for answering concerns she <br /> had regarding relocating the Widmaier life estate property. <br /> <br /> Mike Farthing, stated he represented the Kokkeler brothers who own 60 acres on the <br /> southwest corner of the intersection of Airport Road and Greenhill Road. He stated that it is <br /> a good airport with good staff. He noted the Kokkeler property had been the subject of two <br /> previous condemnation lawsuits. He said everything is fine with the Airport Master Plan <br /> update in terms of how it is operated and what is being proposed. He said the city designated <br /> the Kokkeler's property farm, condemned it and then converted it to airport uses and they did <br /> it with the airport reserve overlay and Master Plan. He said they don't think it is fair, nor did <br /> the Lane County Planning Commission. He said there should be highest and best use for <br /> airport reserve property for airport uses or require the airport to pay these people prices <br /> based on how the airport is going to use it. He noted the city isn't going to buy the ground <br /> for farm purposes but they are paying farm prices. He urged the joint elected officials to <br /> commission a refinement plan for the airport. <br /> <br /> A1 Johnson, stated he is representing David Lentz. He said Mr. Lentz owns a 90 acre piece of <br /> property just south of Airport Road and it is the piece of land that would be added to the <br /> airport boundary redesignated for government use and added to the Airport Master Plan. He <br /> noted it would take it out of its current use (exclusive farm use outside of the urban growth <br /> boundary). He said with regard to his July 6 letter, he raised legal issues and concerns that <br /> Lentz had. He added in response, there would good meetings with Noble, Boggs and <br /> Farrington. He said his August 17 letter suggested if certain things could be done, they would <br /> be withdrawing legal objections raised in the initial letter. He suggested to restart and <br /> complete the Airport Refinement Plan by no later that 2002, to include a careful <br /> reconsideration of current policies precluding the siting and servicing of any airport related <br /> commercial or industrial uses on private lands next to the airport and to refrain from <br /> <br />Page 8 -- Joint Elected Officials' Meeting -- January 19, 2000 <br />WP bc/m/00011/T <br /> <br /> <br />