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NOBEL FLANNERY Amanda <br />From:HAMMOND Laura A <br />Sent:Friday, May 31, 2013 1:32 PM <br />To:NOBEL FLANNERY Amanda <br />Cc:SULLIVAN Mike C; BRAUD Denny <br />FW: Core Campus project <br />Subject: <br />FYI <br />From: Sanders Patrice (US Partners) [mailto:patrice.sanders@partners.mcd.com] <br />Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:43 PM <br />To: *Eugene Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br />Subject: Core Campus project <br />DearMayorandCityCouncil, <br />AsalocalbusinessownerandalongtimeresidentofEugene,Ihavebeenextremelyexcitedoverthedevelopmentthat <br />hasbeenoccurringthispastyearorso;especiallyinthecoreofdowntownandaroundtheUniversity.Iseethe <br />differenceinmybusiness,thediversityofmycustomersandIpersonallyenjoyallthatishappeningwithnew <br />restaurantsandplacestoshopandvisit. <br />IamwritingtoyoutoexpressmysupportfortheCoreCampusproject.Iattendedameetingafewmonthsagotolearn <br />moreaboutthedevelopmentandcameawayveryimpressedwiththeforethoughtthatwentintotheplan. <br />First,IamverypleasedtoseethecontinueddevelopmentalongthecampuscorridorandalongFranklinBlvd.This <br />projectwouldfillaneyesorepieceofpropertyandserveasagatewaytothecampusasstudents/familyandvisitors <br />arriveforvariousreasons.Italsoplacesalargenumberofstudentsmuchclosertocampusandwouldalsoenhancethe <br />futuredevelopmentoftheRiverfrontarea. <br />IunderstandtheĐŝƚLJ͛ƐconcernwiththetaxexemptionrequesthoweverbecauseofthatIunderstandthedesignofthe <br />buildingwillbeLEEDcertified.Alongwiththeminimalparkingtheyareoffering,encouragestheuseofalternative <br />transportationwhichallfitsintotheĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛgoalforsustainability.Iseethisasaverygoodinvestmentforthefuture <br />beyondtherateoftaxesthatwillbepaidaftertheexemptperiodends. <br />Ihopeyouwillconsidersomeofthesepointsasyoudiscussthisprojectfurther.Ifeelthepositiveenergyandamseeing <br />themomentumƚŚĂƚ͛ƐbeingcreatedtoenhanceourcityandtheUniversity./͛Ěliketoseethatcontinueandsupportthe <br />factthatitisbeingdonewithbalancedobjectiveswhichmakesitawinforall. <br />Sincerely, <br />PattiA.Sanders <br />Owner/Operator <br />MDSandersRestaurants <br />1 <br />