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In its analysis of the treatment of the special light industrial sites, the Industrial Study Task Force considered a March 5, 1980, memorandum from the Metropolitan Area Planning Advisory Committee (MAPAC), "Industrial Allocations in the draft Metropolitan Area General Plan." In that memorandum, MAPAC examined 17 alternative sites, including the W i l l o w Creek Basin. The proposed 230 acre site was within a larger area examined by MAPAC. MAPAC concluded the following regarding the W i l l o w Creek site: There is potential to designate one or two sites in the W i l l o w Creek Basin. Because there is ample vacant land in relative large parcels, sites ranging from 50 to 200 acres in size could be identified. The relationship of Willow Creek to the West Eugene Industrial Area, and the Eugene east--west corridor identified in the adopted Transportation Plan and the relationship to other special light manufacturing sites identified in the draft Plan (see shaded areas) and the Spectra- Physics site (also shaded, see discussion under #1 in this report) have a bearing on a possible designation in the W i l l o w Creek Basin. - A range of options or combinations thereof are available, including: (1) Expansion of the 130 -acre site already identified in the draft Plan; it could easily be expanded to 200 acres and medium - density uses could be shifted into the W i l l o w Creek Basin or areas south of West 11th. (2) Locate a site outside the draft urban growth boundary in the Willow Creek Basin. (3) Locate a site on the "speedway" property and shift medium and high density residential uses to other locations within the Willow Creek Basin. West 11th and Beltline provide good transportation access to the W i l l o w Creek Basin. Improvements to West 11th between Beltline and Green Hill Road would improve access to the airport. Advantages - Planned transportation improvements (Terry Streets, 6th -7th Extension) and planned sanitary sewer improvements (Terry Street or nest Eugene trunkline and ancillary improvements) will open opportunities for annexation and development in the west Eugene region. Willow Creek presents a drainage basin which is largely undeveloped and provides excellent opportunities for developing a balanced land use system which, if properly planned, can complement development and planning already completed 'within adjacent areas of the city. The Basin is attractive and the large parcels provide the locational flexibility mentioned previously. A southward extension of Beltline to 20th (See Map No. 8) would provide improved access to parcels south of 20th. r