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NOBEL FLANNERY Amanda <br />From: Camilla Pratt <camillapratt @live.com> <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:35 AM <br />To: NOBEL FLANNERY Amanda; *Eugene Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br />Subject: The Hub <br />Regarding the proposed building of The Hub at 505 East Broadway <br />Amanda Nobel Flannery, Mayor Kitty Piercy and Members of Eugene City Council: <br />When I arrived in Eugene forty-seven years ago, Yapoah Terrace was a new reality. I was amazed at the incongruity of <br />size and location. Now, almost 5 decades later, steadily growing trees and other plants have softened the effect, but it <br />remains an eyesore and severely sun - shadows properties north of it. <br />As for the location of a 12 -story building at 505 East Broadway on a relatively small footprint, the effect would be even <br />more disconnected with the surrounding landscape. <br />If its intended purpose is student housing, pedestrian safety will always be a huge problem given the configuration of <br />East Broadway /Franklin Boulevard traffic at this location. This would be the wrong side of the street in that regard. <br />In my view, a building of this height in this location would be a monument to: <br />1) the greed of some developer /builder; and <br />2) our City's lack of discernment about what is appropriate in terms of scale and function. <br />However, the bottom line is: City of Eugene residents cannot afford future MUPTE tax subsidies. <br />Camilla Pratt <br />120 Westbrook Way <br />Eugene <br />