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<br />LOWE Allen 0 <br /> <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Cc: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Happy, Jane [JHappy@peacehealth.org} <br />Tuesday, November 08,2005 12:37 PM <br />"Eugene Mayor and City Council <br />LOWE Allen 0; tomhappy@aol.com <br />Please support Chambers Special Area Zone <br /> <br />November 7, 2005 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and City Councilors, <br /> <br />I'm writing in support of the proposed Chambers Special Area Zone. Creating this zone <br />would help protect against the destructive impacts of poorly planned infill and would <br />still fulfill the City'S goals of compact growth and multi-use development. r chose to <br />live in an older neighborhood near the city center for a variety of reasons, one of which <br />was for the well-loved, established feeling these neighborhoods inspire and the strong <br />communities of people of love and live in them. I was dismayed to learn shortly after <br />purchasing my home that my neighbors have the right to build 3 story multiplexes in their <br />back yards that massively impose upon all surrounding properties. Two of my neighbors <br />have since done this (come to find out that plans for these drove out the previous owners <br />of our home) and two more have plans to do so. Poorly planned infill development can and <br />does ruin previously beautiful, well-loved neighborhoods. It destroys the peace, privacy, <br />and aesthetic appeal for all neighbors. It is happening in my own neighborhood. Imagine <br />what such thoughtless infill development would do to your own home and neighborhood. I <br />see why people are compelled to move into "sprawl" neighborhoods that have built in <br />protections to avoid such blight. No developer can recreate the beautiful older <br />neighborhoods that are Eugene's treasure and heritage. It is so sad to me to see how much <br />has already been ruined by thoughtless infill. I wish Eugene had protected this heritage <br />from the start, but r am relieved and grateful that so many citizens have stepped forward <br />to do the work that the city has not done and have developed the recommendations embodied <br />in the Chambers Special Area Zone plan. Please support this plan, and PLEASE APPLY THESE <br />GUIDELINES TO ALL INFILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. Please do a better job of <br />protecting the integrity of our neighborhoods. If we do then the people who love them <br />will want to remain living in them and they will be preserved by strong communities for <br />generations to come. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br /> <br />Jane Happy <br />1546 Charnelton Street, Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br />This message is intended solely for the use of the individual and entity to whom it is <br />addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from <br />disclosure under applicable state and federal laws. If you are not the addressee, or are <br />not authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may <br />not use, copy, distribute, or disclose to anyone this message or the information contained <br />herein. If you have received this message in error, immediately advise the sender by reply <br />email and destroy this message. <br /> <br />1 <br />