Attachment C <br />> p 541.682.5453 <br />> f 541.682.5572 Attachment B <br />> nick.r.gioello@ci.eugene.or.us <br />> -----Original Message----- <br />> From: James G Harper {mailto:harperj@uoregon.edu] <br />> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 12:34 PM <br />> To: GIOELLO Nick R <Nick.R.Gioello@ci.eugene.or.us> <br />> Subject: Capital Hill P.U.D. <br />> Dear Mr. Gioello, <br />> I am writing to strongly object to Tom and Cindy Dreyer's plan to <br />> develop their ridgeline property at the top of Capital Drive. Tom and <br />> Cindy are good friends of mine, but as much as I love them I cannot go <br />> along with their scheme, which represents a TAKING from the <br />> neighborhood and from all Eugene. <br />> Here are a few of the ways that this is a TAKING. The first point is <br />> about TAKING from the citizens of Eugene, the second about TAKING from <br />> the neighbors and the third about TAKING from the city itself: <br />> The property sits on a ridgeline, land that is designated as <br />> sensitive in the South Hills Study. This is, I suspect, why the <br />> uppermost section of the land received a PUD overlay. The "P" in PUD, <br />> as I hardly need remind you, stands for "Planned." Thorough planning <br />> would have a lasting tree conservation plan so that the ridgeline <br />> (visible from all around town) does not end up looking like a <br />> clearcut. <br />> Tom and Cindy Dreyer's scheme is a simple subdivision, with a minimal <br />> amount of planning. It will result, in the initial site preparation <br />> and in the long run (with individual owners cutting trees at will) in <br />> a TAKING of the ridgeline from all citizens of Eugene. <br />> The development plan will also result in the overstressing of an <br />> infrastructure that is not even sufficient for the current residents. <br />> I live on Capital Drive, and know that the house to the south of me <br />> and the house two doors to the north of me have both burned. We also <br />> see car accidents and near accidents constantly on our twisty roads <br />> (most recently a truck flew off the road into Peggy Fisher's front <br />> yard). Tom and Cindy Dreyer's scheme is a TAKING of our safety. <br />> The city knows all this, and more, already. And the neighbors, who <br />> have voted 97 to 3 against the Dreyer scheme (Fairmont Neighborhood <br />> Organization) will be providing further testimony at the upcoming <br />> public meeting. If the city approves the Dreyer scheme and the <br />> development goes forward there will be DEATH, INJURY and PROPERTY <br />> DAMAGE. Because the city has been warned through expert testimony, he <br />> city will be held liable. Thus liable the city, in any lawsuit <br />> payout, will lose money. <br />Page 354 <br />