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<br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Champa Kitty [mailto:champathecat@yahoo.com] ~5-~~~ <br />Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:52 AM <br />To: BJORKLUND Neil H <br />Subject: Goal 5 Natural Resources study <br /> <br />I support this plan, and this is my public testimony <br />for the Goal 5 Natural Resources study. <br />First, of all, thanks for taking steps to preserve the <br />East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest. I have enjoyed <br />hiking in that area for many years. <br />Please modify the current recommendations for the Goal <br />5 Inventory process to include upland wildlife <br />habitat. We must preserve the full opportunity needed <br />to conduct a proper inventory. An inventory is <br />required due to the presence of rare and sensitive <br />species. A red-legged frog has recently been <br />discovered in the East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest <br />which indicates this is an area of high quality <br />riparian and interconnected upland habitat. New <br />discoveries like this reaffirm the need for a cautious approach. <br />Developers are concerned about the increased costs of developing sites <br />with steep slopes. It is estimated that building a house on a site with <br />a slope of 15% or more immediately adds $35,000 to the cost of the <br />house. There are also serious questions about increased run-off, <br />erosion, and stormwater management. Please create a temporary <br />moratorium on development within higher-ranked upland habitat! <br />Thank you for your time, <br />Risa Dotson <br />South Eugene <br /> <br />L>~ <br />