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06/22/2004 15:23 FAX 541 682 5414 CITY MGRS OFFICE ~002 ~ - The community interest r~quires that disposition' of dwindling upland wildlife habitat areas be planned through a thoughtful and constructive public process. Completing an Upland Wildlife Habitat Overlay Study will take advantage of the substantial community invcstmellt already made in delineation of existing upland habitat areas, Because it would be independent from 6ac primary state-mandated Goal $ process, it can follow a more understandable, transparent, and less threatening locally designed process. Inventory. o. fCommcrciol and Indtlstrial _Lands Again thc .various comm,_miry constituencies have different views and fears about this pv0posal. One part of the community is concerned that thc inventory will be used to overrun thc urban gw..wth boundary/nd create sprawl. Another.part of the community hopcs this inventory wil. l. automatically force an expansion of the urban growth boundary to provide addition:~l developable land. Our group views this. proposed inventory,as a request for good data without the expectation of. any particular outcome as a' .cpnscquence of its findings. We also feel this study needs to be done by a neutral and independent co~tractor to provide community acceptance of its findings and conclusions . .. Who we me: ' · Since April of last year we have met on a regular basis. Thc members of our group, none of whom, in this forum, are representing any organizations to which .they .~. long, are: : ,/ Rick Duncan Bob O~Brien Rusty Rexius Sandy 1 Jolm VanLandinghm Rob Zako