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<br />September 26, 2005 <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />clo Eugene Planning Division <br />Attn: GoalS Testimony <br />90 West 10th Avenue <br />Eugene OR 97401 <br /> <br /> - <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 2 6 2005 <br />CITY OF EUGENE <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Councilmembers: <br /> <br />We have been fighting the proposed Goal 5 overlay zone affecting our home at <br />999 Lorane Highway since 2003. We are outraged that 80 feet of our property is <br />now being considered for setbacks to allegedly protect an already-protected <br />drainage ditch that runs through the property. This ridiculous proposal for our <br />less-than-acre parcel of land is almost half the protection proposed for the <br />Willamette River (100' either side)! <br /> <br />In our case, the site area surrounding the drainage ditch has been developed and <br />landscaped, including a pedestrian bridge. There is also an exposed sewer line <br />crossing the ditch, not exactly conducive to wildlife. This ditch has only seasonal <br />water in it and none when it is needed to support wildlife. Of greatest personal <br />concern, however, is what an 80' setback will do to the property value of our <br />home and to our use and enjoyment of our own property. <br /> <br />We feel deceived by Sr. Planner Neil Bjorklund and Associate Planner Ann <br />Siegenthaler, who some time ago gained access to our property when we <br />requested to be considered for exclusion from the Goal 5 project due to our <br />unique circumstances. Three people present heard Mr. Bjorklund state that if not <br />excluded, the setback for us would probably be in the neighborhood of 20 feet on <br />either side of the ditch, as was the case with the majority of the properties <br />involved. Now the proposal is double that, to 80 feet of our property! <br /> <br />We are environmentalists ourselves, but again, are horrified that our individual <br />property rights are being ignored through this process under the guise of <br />"environmental/wildlife protection." <br /> <br /> <br />Please don't allow this "overlay zone" injustice to occur. Please vote against an <br />80' setback on our already-protected property. Thank you for your consideration <br />o position. <br /> <br />4"~~~~ <br />. nd Bonnie Chappa ~-;77'/~ <br />999 Lorane Hwy. <br />Eugene OR 97405 <br />phone 686-0833 <br />