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Residential Lands Study were conducted in February 199$. These events were o en to • p the public and designed to provide ~nformat~on and a setting for public discussion with staff, stakeholders and the public, and an opportunity for public input. Draft documents, comment forms, fact sheets and visual displays were used to inform the public and provide opportunities for them to submit comments. PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS It was the responsibility of the planning commissions of Eugene, Springf eld and Lane Coun to . tY make recommendations on the draft Residential Land Study to their respective elected bodies. Joint public hearings were conducted by the three planning commissions on April 14, and 1 ~, 1998. The planning commissions agreed to extend the public comment period for testimon to Y July 6,1995. The public hearings were publicized through a mailing to the Residential Lands Study mailin . g list, and through legal and display advertisements xn the news media. In addition to the twa j oint public hearings, the Springfield Planning Commission and Eugene Planning Commission conducted their own individual hearings far the Residential Lands Stud . . ., y These public hearings allowed planning commission members to hear additional public testimony prior to making a recommendation on plan adoption to their respective elected bodies. The dates of the individual public hearings were: Springfield Planning Commission, April 21st, 7:00 P.M. Eugene Planning Commission, June 30th, 6:00 P.M. Following the hearings and public testimony period, the three planning commissions held joint work sessions on August 15,1998, and October 13,1998. As background, the Planning Commissions received indexed copies of all written and oral testimony received during the public input phase and minutes from public hearings held on April 14th, 16th, 21st and June 30th,1998. Following the public hearings and two joint work sessions, the planning commissions met separately to deliberate and make recommendations to the elected officials. The three planning commissions developed unanimous recommendations by January 1999. These meetings were also open to the public, although direct public testimony was not taken at this stage in the process. Work sessions were held on the following dates: November 10,1998; Springfield Punning Commission; • November 17,1995; Springfield Planning Commission;. • November 23,1995; Eugene Planning Commission; • November 24,1998; Eugene Planning Commission; • November 30,1998; Eugene Planning Commission; 4 ~ Findings in Support of Metro Plan Amendments