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In addition, as the record shows, preservation and e~cient utilization of the community's existing housing stock is an important element in avoiding urban sprawl and pressure on urban growth boundaries. Frequent turnover in such housing stock is essential, because most major home maintenance is done from sale proceeds and benefits from favorable tax treatment if done at the time of sale. in addition, maintenance decreases as people grow older and become less able to take care of their yards and houses. Construction of the proposed project will enable low-income senior residents of the community to increase their disposable income while reducing their housing costs, and at the same tune it will encourage the turnover of older homes which have been deteriorating because of Iack of normal turnover and because of the declining physical and financial ability of the owners to maintain them. while these benefits cannot be quantified, they are far more probable and no less quantifiable than any hoped-for benefits from industrial development of the subject property, which is not expected for many years, which may or may not be labor intensive, which may or may not require skilled workers, and which may ar may not impose a variety of noise, pollution, traffic, and service burdens on the community. II. METRE PLAN AMENDMENTS MUST 'BE CONSISTENT wITH THE PLAN'S SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. In brief, these principles state that: a. The Plan is a long-range policy document. b. To work, the Plan requires cooperation among agencies and governments in the Metro area. c. Urban development is to take place inside the Urban Growth Boundary. d. Zoning and other implementation actions must be consistent with the Plan. e. The coning process must be monitored and changed from time to time to meet current demands. f. ~ Eugene and Springfield are the logical providers of urban services inside the UGB. g. The Plan is based on a projected population level of ~93,70o in the Metro area, not on a particular future year. III. METRO PLAN AMENDMENTS MUST NoT MfAKE THE METRE PLAN 5pringwood Plan Amendment Application Applicant's Proposed Findings March 20,1991 Dr~tfl Page 19