JANISCH Amy C <br />From:Clare Strawn <clarestrawn@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Monday, September 23, 2013 12:35 PM <br />To:TAYLOR Becky G <br />Cc:rgletters@registerguard.com; bovilsky2@gmail.com <br />Re: Oakleigh Meadow cohousing <br />Subject: <br />Follow Up Flag:Follow up <br />Flag Status:Flagged <br />Please note changes to original letter in text below. Apologies to Ms. Taylor for referencing her name instead of <br />the article's author, Ms.Bovisky. <br />Clare <br />Dear Ms. Taylor - <br />I am speaking up to support Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing. The proposed cohousing should be supported as a <br />project for ecologically and socially sustainable dense cooperative housing, which, as a PhD in urban studies, I <br />can say is a model being adopted widely around the world as an alternative to sprawling growth. I live in the <br />neighborhood and have been active in creating a sense of community and place here. OMC organizers live <br />adjacent to the property and are invested in the quality of live of the community -- I have met them while <br />volunteering to improve the filbert grove, but have never seen constructive contributions from <br />Ms.Bovisky. The property is not owned by a for profit property development corporation but by members of <br />the community and Ms. Bovisky's neighbors. <br />Ms.Bovisky's objections, as articulated in the Weekly, appear to be driven by fears rather than dialogues with <br />the community. A review of the OMC project website reveals that the are not property developers along the <br />lines that Ms.Bovisky fears. They are not erecting ugly infill housing like other properties in the area, nor are <br />they proposing huge low income apartment buildings such as those planned for River Road or the big <br />construction currently being erected just across the river on the greenway. <br />Right-click <br />here to <br />download <br />pictures. To <br />help protect <br />your privacy, <br />Outlook <br />prevented <br />automatic <br />download of <br />this picture <br />from the <br />Internet. <br />The only objection that I think has merit is the need for 50 parking spaces to serve 28 units. I don't know if this <br />is required by housing regulations, but I would suggest that the city support the community to adopt a car <br />sharing model that limits the number of cars needed. <br />Please show up to the hearing on October 2nd to support this progressive project. <br />Clare Strawn <br />465 Horn Lane <br />5410285-4504 <br />On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:16 PM, TAYLOR Becky G <Becky.G.Taylor@ci.eugene.or.us> wrote: <br />1 <br /> <br />