BOHNER Rodney T <br />From:April Mills Johns <aprilmillsjohns@yahoo.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 19, 2018 11:41 PM <br />To:BOHNER Rodney T; Ebriarcliff; Greenway Guardians <br />Subject:Lombard Apartment complex <br />This letter is to address my concerns about a planned development of an 84 unit apartment complex possibly <br />being built directly behind my home. I understand growth development and my concern is not that the <br />development of affordable housing is taking place in my backyard because I am sure we can all agree that <br />affordable housing is very much needed in our city. My concern is the number of units and additional traffic <br />that will be created in an already congested location. <br /> <br />The ingress and egress of Fir and Lombard streets are not only used by the many residents of this <br />neighborhood but also by people who frequent Maurie Jacobs park. There is also a preschool that resides in <br />that park and parents drive in and out at least twice a day if not more. There are people that come in and out <br />to access the bike path and the footbridge to and from Valley River Center. In addition there are times in the <br />spring and summer months when there are literally masses of cars who come for functions and festivals that <br />take place in the park. During these types of events Briarcliff Lane the street that I live on becomes the <br />overflow parking area. I truly can't imagine with all this traffic we are already subject to doesn't bring up <br />concern for the planning department that another 100 or more vehicles will be coming in and out of an <br />already congested area. Briarcliff Lane is a dead end street and if there was ever an emergency situation and <br />vehicles needed to exit the area quickly when one of these event was taking place it would be a travesty to say <br />the least. <br /> <br />Another concern I have stems from the fact that I run an Adult Foster Care Home for Senior citizens in this <br />area and there is another one directly across the street, in addition to other people who are older and have <br />mobility issues in the neighborhood. These people walk slower, react slower and are not always attentive to <br />their surroundings. Having access to the park and the bike path keeps them moving and in our great <br />outdoors in a relatively safe environment. This issue is of particular concern to me since these folks mobility <br />is already limited and those limitations will be he heightened further with another 100 or so vehicles driving <br />in and out of this already congested area. <br /> <br />I truly hope that all of these concerns will be closely evaluated in this proposed 84 unit complex, because <br />there is already an existing community here that will be greatly affected. The only persons that will not be <br />affected in the investors who's only true concern would be financial gain. <br /> <br />Your attention and consideration on our behalf is greatly appreciated. <br /> <br /> <br />April Mills <br />Owner/Operator <br />Grammy Dee's House <br />1420 East Braircliff Lane <br />Eugene, OR 97404 <br />(541)221-9753 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />