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~ ~ <br />r <br />h• <br />~ a- , <br />J <br />At the least, the City Council ought to question.the validity of using the Neighborhood <br />Associations as conduits of neighborhood opinion. Listen, yes; but do be careful of <br />relying on well~muscled majority votes before making substantive changes. <br />l live on a fined income. l feel very strongly that nurturing a strong sense of community <br />is important to the quality of life in Eugene, That is why l've voted for taxes to protect <br />and enhance services; it is why 1 am supporting the "Library, Yes" committee. But l <br />deeply resent what 1 consider to be an unfair assessment and a mis-use of the power <br />of the Neighborhood Association. <br />sincerely, <br />:,, , <br />.~ <br />:~. , <br />~~ ~ ~ <br />~~ <br />P.~. Actually, sidewalks have existed across from my house for same years, in front of <br />the property directly across and to its immediate north and south. when 1 realized <br />sidewalks were going in despite the objections of people on Emerald, l offered to pay <br />half of the cost for the sidewalk across from me. ll~y neighbor refused the offer. But it <br />makes me doubly cranky to have to pay the City fiat what's been there far years. <br />copies to Barbara Keller, Guth Bascom, and Amazon Neighbors. <br />., <br />:~,~~~ ~I <br />' ~ <br />_ ~ -~ <br />~s~ <br />J <br />. ~ ~~ <br />:r <br />' ~~~~ J. <br />~~s~ <br />f <br />c;' -~ ~;~ <br />~~~ <br />f' <br />f~. <br />