JANISCH Amy C <br />From:Phyllis Temple <phyllistemple@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:55 AM <br />To:TAYLOR Becky G <br />Subject:Oakleigh proposal <br />Dear Ms. Taylor, <br />I will be unable to attend the October second hearing, so send this now. <br />I write to oppose the Oakleigh development. Co-housing is a wonderful model, and if six families wish to <br />develop the site, I believe the neighborhood could handle that amount of infrastructure and traffic. However, the <br />current proposal of 29 condominiums and 47 parking spaces is far too much for the neighborhood to bear. The <br />general principles of co-housing suggest a neighborly and respectful use of resources -- but Oakleigh <br />development co-housing project has clearly turned a blind eye to the people already living nearby. It bodes ill. <br />In addition, there is no guarantee that the co-housing project will be sustainable, and then the neighborhood will <br />be left with a complex of 29-plus rental properties, a lousy prospect for immediate neighbors, and for all those <br />who walk and pedal by on the river path. <br />Ms. Taylor, please see that my opinion is expressed at the hearing. If this should go to a different office, please <br />let me know. <br />Sincerely, <br />Phyllis Temple <br />244 Loretta Way <br />Eugene, OR 97404 <br />-- <br />phyllis <br />"No one can possibly know what is about to happen. It is happening each time, for the first time, for the only <br />time." <br />James Baldwin (1924-1987) <br />1 <br /> <br />