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On November 12, 2002, the Council passed a motion to approve the proposed design, right of way acquisition and bidding to improve Garden Way to make a safe, pedestrian and transit friendly facility as adopted and identified by Council in the FY98-FY03 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and in the FY98 Capital Budget. On September 8, 2003 Council adopt a resolution authorizing through the eminent domain process of needed right of way for the purposes of construction of the Garden Way project. The Lane County Board of Commissioners on December 3, 2003 by Board Order 03-12-3-8 authorized the City of Eugene to assess those properties outside the City limits for this project. Those nine (9) properties that abut the project are located in Lane County. Those lots are: Gorman tax lot # 17033312 00802 White tax lot #17032840 01800 Wylie tax lot #17032840 00103 tax lot #17032840 00100 tax lot #17032840 00102 Robinson tax lot #17032840 01900 tax lot #17032840 02000 Brenaman tax lot #17032840 02200 Thompson tax lot #17032840 01101 Bids were opened on March 11, 2004, with Wildish Construction Co. as the apparent low bidder. The property owners were notified of the pending Local Improvement District (LID) hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. The LID formation hearing on March 17, 2004, is to review the bid information, confirm whether the LID should be formed and to identify any special conditions that should be included in the resolution forming the LID. CORRESPONDENCE City staff has received five phone calls from property owners wanting to attend the hearing and no written correspondence has been received as of noon, March 16, 2003. PROJECT The improvements will consist of a 44-foot wide road with two travel lanes, a center turn lane for a portion of the project with landscaped medians, bicycle lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lights, a traffic signal, street trees, traffic calming and wastewater and storm water drainage systems. The improvements to Garden Way also address two hazardous 90-degree curves and safety issues at the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Traffic signal modifications will also be made at the intersection of Garden Way and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A map showing the limits of the improvements and the properties to be assessed is attached.