March7,2018 <br />VirginiaGustafsonLucker,EugeneHearingOfficial <br />c/oNickGioello,AssociatePlanner <br />PlanningDivision <br />CityofEugene <br />th <br />99West10Avenue <br />Eugene,Oregon97401 <br />RE:CapitalHillPUD(PDT171) <br />DearMs.GustafsonLucker: <br />TheEugeneAreaChamberofCommercebelievesthatahealthybusinessenvironmentisessentialtothe <br />livabilityofEugeneresidentsandbusinesses.TheCityofEugeneishometoseverallargeemployers,including <br />PeaceHealthandtheUniversityofOregon,andhasavibrantsmallbusinesscommunity.Withafastgrowing <br />technologysectorandtheadditionoftheUniversityofOregonKnightScienceCampus,theseemployersare <br />recruitingindividualsandtheirfamiliestomovetoourcommunity,aswellasprovidinggreaterjob <br />opportunitiesforcommunitymemberswhoalreadylivehere. <br />However,ourhousingmarketmakesitdifficultforthesebusinessestoretaintalentedemployees.Wehaveone <br />ofthemostconstrainedmarketsinthecountryΑonlySeattleisworse.Thoseinterestedinworkinghereoften <br />struggletofindhousingpricedatlevelsthattheycanafford.Asaresult,theyareforcedtochoosebetween <br />housingthatmaybetooexpensive,livingfarfromwheretheywork,orsimplyacceptingajobelsewhere <br />becausetheyareunabletofindaplacetolive. <br />Weneedmorehousing.Notsomewhereelseortomorrow.Weneedittoday,hereandnow.Weneedsingle <br />familyhousingprovidedthroughprojectsliketheCapitalHillPUD.Wealsoneedmissingmiddlehousing, <br />secondarydwellingunits,riverfrontanddowntowndevelopment,andapartments.Wedonothaveenough <br />housing,letaloneenoughtypesofhousing,tosustainourdiverseworkforce.Providingagreatersupplyof <br />housingwillrelieveourtighthousingmarketandloweroverallprices,aswellasprovidemoreopportunitiesfor <br />employeesatdifferentstagesoftheircareers.Thisincludesemployeesstartingfamiliesandinneedofasingle <br />familyhomeoremergingprofessionalswhoarelookingtoliveinasecondarydwellingunitorapartment. <br />TheproposedCapitalHillPUDprovidesmoreopportunitiesforsinglefamilyhousingandwillpositively <br />contributetoourcommunity.Itwillalsoprovideoverthirtynewplacesforpeopletolive,whichwillhelprelieve <br />ourtighthousingmarket.Weurgeyoutoapprovethisapplicationandsupporthousinginourcommunity. <br />Thankyouforyourconsideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />BrittanyQuickWarner <br />PresidentandCEO,EugeneAreaChamberofCommerce <br />1401WillametteStreetP.O.Box1107Eugene,OR974401107Tel:541.484.1314Fax:541.484.4942eugenechamber.com <br /> <br />