This should give them plenty of land to shift buildings accordingly. They have sacrificed the neighboring <br />properties in order create their OWN open space. There needs to be compromise from OMC, and their <br />original desires of wanting to work with the neighbors. This would be one good faith gesture when we <br />have not seen any. <br />The number of units should be significantly decreased in order to decrease the negative impact <br />on the current nearby land uses. Increasing the number of homes by 145% on Oakleigh Lane is an <br />outrageous increase whether it is within the allowable 14 units per acre or not. In this situation, the <br />negative impact and incompatibility on the surrounding neighborhood calls for some acts of reason and <br />common sense, and not purely based on “what is allowable”. I urge you to take into account the <br />negative impacts a development of this size will have on a single lane unimproved access road that has <br />no shoulders or sidewalks for pedestrians! <br /> <br />Thank you for taking the time to read my letter of opposition. I hope that you will be able to come up <br />with some solutions that will make the neighbors feel like their concerns have been heard and that <br />reasonable requests can be granted. We are reasonable people who welcomed change into our <br />neighborhood and even worked with these people in the beginning. After a California architect and <br />developer got involved, we feel like the original vision of what could have been great, was lost. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Sandy Thoms, Oakleigh Lane homeowner since 1995 <br />135 Oakleigh Lane, <br />Eugene, OR 97404 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />