acres, which they bought in 2003 for $1.4 million, according to deeds filed <br />with Lane County. <br />Dreyer said he thought about developing the site a number of years ago, but <br />that idea was quashed by the Great Recession. Now, Dreyer said, it's time for <br />him to move forward with his plans. <br />"We get a lot of offers" for the property, he said. At least once a month <br />someone contacts him to inquire about the land's availability, he said. <br />"At some point someone's going to develop it. It seems best to have it done by <br />a developer who lives here," he said. <br />Schirmer has told city officials she expects some residents to criticize the <br />project, mainly because access to the site is via Capital Drive, a narrow and <br />steep road that twists and turns past homes perched on the west side of the <br />hill and ends at the top, at the Dreyers' home, the pink mansion and <br />Hendricks Park. <br />Traffic and the existing road "will be one of the most prevalent comments (by <br />neighbors) in an effort to prevent development on the last remaining <br />property on top of the hill, Schirmer predicted in a letter to the city staff last <br />month. <br />"The subject next for discussion will be about safety: bikers, joggers, existing <br />residents, guests, mailboxes etc." Schirmer wrote. <br />Capital Drive draws a fair amount of pedestrians because people use it to <br />walk to the top of the hill and into Hendricks Park. <br />"All users of this street (currently) must proceed with caution," Schirmer <br />wrote to the city. <br />One option to address the increased traffic from development might be to <br />widen parts of Capital Drive, to remove trees, parts of driveways, retaining <br />