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whiteaker Plan, <br />9. The Whiteaker Community Council and whiteaker Planning Team j ointly <br />sponsored a special public forum on the draft whiteaker Plan in June 1993. <br />Notice of the public forum included a summary of the plan that was mailed to <br />over 5,000 whiteaker residents, businesses, and property owners, with full <br />copies of the June 1993 Draft whiteaker Plan also available for review. A <br />display ad regarding the June 1993 public forum was placed in the UG <br />Emerald and Register Guard. A special news release was provided to local <br />media along with a public service announcement. <br />10. The planning team held three meetings following the June public forum to <br />review public comments on the draft plan. After making changes to the June <br />draft, the planning team forwarded a revised September 1993 Draft whiteaker <br />Plan to the Eugene Planning Commission. <br />11, Notices were mailed to over 5,000 whiteaker residents, businesses, and <br />property owners concerning the opportunity to comment on the Draft <br />September. 1993 Whiteaker Plan and related implementation items being <br />processed concurrently. <br />12. In the fall of 1993, in response to the high degree of public interest in the <br />project, the Planning Commission held three public hearings on the draft plan <br />and related implementation items being processed concurrently. Public <br />testimony included about 8 112 hours of oral testimony and 37d pages of <br />written tesstimmony. Ten petitions were submitted on various issues with a total <br />of 257 signatures. <br />13. 4n March 14, 1994, after 23 work sessions that focused on the wbiteaker Plan <br />and related implementation items, the Planning Commission completed its <br />initial review of the entire draft plan and related implementation items. The <br />Planning Commission agreed to solicit public testimony on the packet of <br />tentative recommendations, Based on the Draft Plan, the Commission also <br />initiated the proposed amendments to the Metro Plan Land Use Diagram. <br />14, an April. 1, 1994 a referral notice was mailed to the Lane County and <br />Springfield Planning Directors concerning the proposed amendments to the <br />Metro Plan Diagram. Both jurisdictions agreed that the amendments were <br />minor plan amendments and did not substantively affect their jurisdictions. <br />15, At least twenty days prior to the Planning Commission May 3, 1994 public <br />hearing, no~.ce was mailed to all property owners and occupants of propert~r <br />subject to the proposed Metro Plan. Diagram amendments and within 300 feet <br />of the subject property. The notice included information about a special public <br />EXHIBIT A. - -Metro Plan Diagram Amendments Findings and Conclusion Page 3 <br />