9/19/13 <br />Dear Hearing Official, <br />This e-mail is in support of the Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing unit development. I <br />was part of the development of CoHo Ecovillage in south Corvallis and still live <br />there. We had a long development process which included conversations with <br />neighborhood residents. To this end we held a couple south Corvallis meetings and <br />met with individuals to discuss their concerns. They were, as I remember, loss of <br />open space (that some of their children played in), more traffic and or people,and a <br />fear the we would park on neighboring streets. <br />We were successful in our negotiations and, I think if surveyed, area residents <br />would now say we're great neighbors. We are involved in the greater area <br />activities, host some event for everyone here, andhave not created traffic or <br />parking problems. Several folks have become friends of CoHo and join in working <br />and play at our development. <br />Concern about change is natural, but the arrival of cohousing will only be positive <br />for the neighborhood. <br />Dennis Clark <br />1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr. #161 <br />Corvallis, OR 97333 <br />541-908-3325 <br />(former Eugene resident for 27 years) <br /> <br />