Erik Berg Johansen <br />Assistant Planner <br />City of Eugene Planning Division <br />erik.berg@cl.eugene.ci.eugene.or.us <br />The End Of River View Street, north of 30th Avenue, west of Moon <br />Mountain <br />I am very pleased to receive your notice about the second Public Hearing to <br />reconsider the boundary lines between the "low density residential zoning" <br />400 homes) and the Parks and Open Spaces area between The End of River <br />View Street, north of 30th Avenue, and west of Moon Mountain. <br />The new proposed subject site is a big improvement from the original <br />development plan. My hopes are that you and your fellow City Planners will <br />see the benefit of restricting the development sites to one specific area . <br />Breaking up this beautiful wooded area will have devastating consequences <br />on the surrounding environment. The plan of building "Low Density <br />Residential Areas" in multiple places reminds me of clear cutting a forest <br />and leaving a stand of three or four trees here and there. <br />I have heard arguments from our cities Parks and Open Spaces department, <br />that South Eugene has enough paths that lead to the Ridge Line Trail <br />System, enough of their share of Parks and Open Spaces, too many <br />compared to the rest of the city. This area is a beautiful geological fact. <br />Everyone in Eugene, all of Lane County, and people visiting from other <br />countries will remember and enjoy it. Personally I feel a sense of pride that it <br />has remained. I thank the trees for being there, and sharing themselves with <br />me. I say this out loud. People are losing their touch with the natural world. <br />They don't care about it because they don't see it, don't touch it, don't smell <br />it, and don't hear it. What a great experience it would be to show children <br />how everyone can help save a little bit of nature in their own city. Maybe <br />they would understand that woods and open spaces don't = development or <br />_ Hopefully they will learn that this equation is not good for humanity. <br />Not good for all living things. <br />I have shared my feelings of the beauty and solitude of this area with many <br />hikers, bikers, bird watchers, black berry pickers, every one who enjoys this <br />gift. Each person is awe struck that this area is here in Eugene. When I tell <br />these people that these forests will be divided and that there are plans to <br />