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The River Road and Santa Clara portions of the Eugene-Springfield metro- politan area are important components of the metropolitan community. Both River Road and Santa C1 ara have --Unique and distinctive neighborhood identities --Experienced considerable private investment in the past years --Experienced considerable public investments, e.g,, transmission facilities by the Eugene Water and Electric Board and educational facilities by public school systems - -A sound housing stock In Santa Clara, relatively 1 arge parcels of vacant 1 and exist which, with adequate urban services, can be developed at increased densities; i n River Road, relatively large developed lots exist which could be further developed by their owners. The future of both the River Road and Santa Clara areas will p1 ay a critical role in the growth of the metropolitan area. Far some years, officials of lane County and Eugene have cooperatively discussed methods of delivering services to these neighborhoods. These discussions have continually focused on two sides of a single critical issue: How can the short-range costs and benefits to the residents and other service providers be balanced against, and what are the long-range costs and benefits to the residents and the entire metropolitan area of 1 ogi cal growth and increased densities? Inflation has drastically increased the need to balance these two potentially divergent objectives. The effects of continued inflation can be mitigated by identifying and implementing a solution to the servicing issue. For in- stance, since 97fi, the average construction cost for sewer 1 i nes has risen by approximately 90 percent. A unique set of circumstances has occurred which 1 ends direction to resal u- ti on of the service delivery questions for both River Road and Santa Clara. 1. As part of the acknowledgment process for the Eugene-Springfield Metro- pal itan Area General Plan, the land Conservation and Development Com- mission has directed that a servicing plan be developed for both River Road and Santa C1 ara and that Eugene provide those services . 2, Discussions between Eugene officials and state and county representa- ti ves of the River Road and Santa Clara area have 1 ed to recons i dera- tion of Eugene's policy to provide services to these neighborhoods only after annexation to the City of Eugene of both areas has occurred. 3. Preliminary review of Eugene's comprehensive capital improvement program suggested a full range of services could not be provided immediately even if the areas were annexed at one time. Ordinance - 3