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FLOCK Gabriel <br />From: HAMMOND Laura A <br />Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:07 AM <br />To: FLOCK Gabriel <br />Subject: FW: Public Comment - EWEB Riverfront Master Plan <br />FYI <br />From: Andrew Fisher [ mailto:ajf5410)yahoo.com ] <br />Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 5:22 PM <br />To: *Eugene Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br />Subject: Public Comment - EWEB Riverfront Master Plan <br />Honorable Mayor, Eugene City Councilors, and City Manager <br />My name is Andrew Fisher. I have served as a volunteer member of the Friendly Area Neighbors (FAN) Board since 2007 and a <br />member of the City of Eugene's Historic Review Board (HRB) since 2008. 1 would like to share with you my support for the Eugene <br />Water and Electric Board (EWEB) Riverfront Master Plan; in particular historic considerations for both the former Steam Plant (1931) <br />and the former Operations Warehouse. <br />In February of 2012, EWEB representatives Jeannine Parisi and Kevin Biersdorff presented the Riverfront Master Plan to the members <br />of the HRB at our regular meeting. I was pleased to learn how committed EWEB is to not only the future of our community but also its <br />past. I found it exciting to consider all the possibilities that a future development of the EWEB properties might include. I also <br />appreciated the attention that was afforded to potentially better connect Downtown Eugene with the Willamette River and our <br />community's industrial history. <br />Should EWEB decide to pursue registry of the identified resources (either locally or nationally) I hope our community's leaders may <br />choose to draw upon the experience and expertise of the Historic Review Board members in providing assistance or feedback. <br />Although the ultimate disposition of the historic resources on the EWEB properties are unknown at this time, I support the effort to <br />provide allowances for the potential, adaptive reuse of these structures one day. They contribute to the identity of the property and our <br />community... and may well serve as an inspiration and /or historic context for future development of the property. <br />Thank you for your ongoing service to our community. <br />Sincerely, <br />- Andrew J. Fisher <br />Vice - Chair, Friendly Area Neighbors <br />Chair, Historic Review Board <br />2450 Jackson <br />Eugene, OR 97405 <br />