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attaining public access to these properties. It also focusses on active recreational needs of present and future residents of the Basin and establishes policy to further investigate siting of a public resource node which would contain, among other facilities, a community center and major park. Goal 9 --- Economy Of The State: To diversify and and improve the economy of the state. Discussion: The need to diversify the local economy has been well established over the past fifteen to twenty years. During the last five years, efforts have been intensified to achieve economic diversification objectives of the community. The study responds to Goal 9 direction by establishing public policy to actively annex lands designated for industrial use in the Basin, and reaffirms the city's commitment to expedite extension of sanitary sewer service to the Basin -- a critical factor in the siting of employment' intensive firms. The study al so responds to - Goal 9 di recti on by e stabl i shi ng l and -use patterns wh i ch wi 11 be attractive to firms seeking "campus -like environments" (also see discussion under Goal #2 above.) Goal 10 -- Housing: To provide for the housing needs of the state. Discussion: The Metropolitan Area General Plan established the W i l l o w Creek' Basin as a primary growth area for the city and metropolitan community. The study refines this direction by providing direction to locate multiple - family housing in proximity to employment, commercial and service opportunities. Finally, the Study responds to direction established in the Metro Plan to keep a six -to -ten year supply of residential land in the City's limits by establishing annexation policy for residential land i n - t h e Basin. It must be recognized, however, that the plan amendment would result in less acreage available for residential development within the Basin. In considering this reallocation, Goal #10 concerns have been addressed through a variety of measures, including retention of medium-and high - density housing designations on land in the northeastern portions of the Basin. Reduction in the amount of low - density residential land will not affect the market for various types of housing in the metropolitan area, because-, (a) The overall supply of low - density residential land anticipated by the Metro Plan is adequate to meet projected demands for this housing type. (b) The Metropolitan Plan anticipates timing of residential land well into the future (estimated year 2000) . If more quantity of this type of land is required, the factors affecting land supply, such as timing and delivery of public services, can be reevaluated in the future. Goal 11 -- Public Facilities And Services: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development. Discussion: Through adoption of the 1990 General Plan in 1972, the Eugene--Springfield Metropolitan Area established one of the first urban growth boundaries in the State. As subsequently mandated by the Land A -6