But the Dreyers got serious last year, hiring a local land use planner who filed documents <br />with the city in December that broadly outlined the Dreyers' plan. <br />They recently took the next big step. Late last month, they filed an application to annex <br />roughly seven acres of their land into the city of Eugene. The land is already in the city's <br />growth boundary, but doesn't have city zoning, so no development can take place there <br />without annexation. <br />The plan could drastically alter the physical landscape south of the park. News of the <br />project earlier this year spurred a pair of nearby neighborhood associations to form a joint <br />committee, though neither group has spoken publicly against the plan. <br />Despite the annexation application, Thomas Dryer says there's no timeline to build any <br />homes. Some neighbors in the Fairmount neighborhood west of the planned development <br />and the Laurel Hill neighborhood on the east side of Hendricks Park have said they are <br />worried that new development could create traffic problems and infringe on the scenic <br />area and their lifestyle. The only access to the property currently is off narrow, winding <br />Capital Drive. <br />In response, Dreyer said he plans to space the homes farther apart than he first envisioned, <br />going from an initial plan of four or five homes per acre to just one or two homes per acre. <br />Changes to the access roads are also a possibility. <br />