Justasapointofclarification,Ididnotwritethearticle.IamtheCitystaffplannerevaluatingthelanduseapplications <br />fortheproject.Thepersonwhowrotethearticlecitedmycontactinformationforpurposesofcollectingpublic <br />commentsregardingthelanduseapplications. <br />BeckyTaylor,AssociatePlanner <br />CityofEugenePlanning <br />th <br />99West10Avenue <br />Eugene,OR97401 <br />5416825437 <br />From: Clare Strawn [mailto:clarestrawn@gmail.com] <br />Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:30 AM <br />To: TAYLOR Becky G; letters@eugeneweekly.com;rgletters@registerguard.com <br />Cc:bovilsky2@gmail.com <br />Subject: Oakleigh Meadow cohousing <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 Ms. <br />Taylor. They own the property, it is not owned by the city or county as part of the Willamette River Greenway. <br />It is not owned by a for profit property development corporation. <br />Ms. Taylor's objections, as articulated in the Weekly, appear to be driven by fears rather than dialogues with the <br />community. A review of the OMC project website reveals that the are not property developers along the lines <br />that Ms. Taylor fears. They are not erecting ugly infill housing like other properties in the area, nor are they <br />proposing huge low income apartment buildings such as those planned for River Road. <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 />2 <br /> <br />