BERG-JOHANSEN Erik <br />From: Susan Ferris <astrosgrl56@ymail.com> <br />Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 1:04 PM <br />To: BERG-JOHANSEN Erik <br />Subject: Re: [1] Development and wild spaces <br />Thank you for your response.There was a "Ted Talk" today on NPR about <br />the very subject that we are discussing. In a nut shell, how the mere <br />presence of people, and the noise that they bring with them can change an <br />ecosystem. Ground up or top to bottom. <br />Eugene has grown. Developers see woods, and imagine progress. Progress <br />and development often have negative impact, and meaning. <br />The obvious high priced homes that will be built in the area at hand, will <br />be a gross reflection of what has become of Eugene. <br />I understand that you are an Assistant Planner for the city of Eugene. You <br />are able to speak up on the behalf of the Eugenians that are committed to <br />preserving the wild places left in this area. I have been involved in other <br />city planning decisions, and know that this is a fact. <br />This summers fires, and the fires that will most likely increase yearly, <br />should play a huge part in the decision of this development. The impact <br />of continued building of lavish homes/mansions in the woods has <br />even been a topic of discussion by our President Obama! Thousand of fire <br />fighters from all over the world sent to Oregon to protect our wild woods <br />and hundreds of homes, is heroic. Personally It is very disturbing to me to <br />think of a fire fighter dying while battling a blaze to protect yet another <br />poor planning decision to develop the wooded areas in Eugene. <br />As to the remark about the placement of the planning sign, I can only say <br />that many others share in my feelings. <br />Susan Ferris <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 753 <br />