Mr. Bohner. <br />recently went through the basic CERTs training (Citizen's Emergency Response Team) because of my concern about the <br />;mpending Cascadia Subjunction Zone earthquake. This topic was raised several times during the course. The website for the <br />Oregon Emergency Management states: "Currently, scientists are predicting that there is about a 40 percent chance that a <br />megathrust earthquake of 9.0+ magnitude in this fault zone will occur in the next 50 years.". <br />During training a great deal of emphasis was placed on neighborhood preparedness, and we were strongly urged to meet <br />with our neighbors and discuss how we would handle such a cataclysm. "Who has a generator? Who has a chain saw? How <br />many people are in each house? Where do we keep 2 WEEKS of food and water? etc. etc." <br />My immediate neighborhood consists of around 15 - 20 homes and very few have children, my guess is we average less <br />than 3 persons per home, around 40 people. <br />The proposed apartment project on River Road is for 94 units. I assume each will have at least 2 persons. Some will have a <br />child, some may have more than one. Between 200 - 300 people. <br />How in the world can my neighbors and 1 organize to help each other after the earthquake when all of a sudden 250 <br />unprepared men, women, and children are dumped in our lap?. <br />How is it that on one hand the government (From FEMA to the Department of Oregon Emergency Management to the City <br />of Eugene Risk Services Division) spends time and money to encourage neighborhood preparedness, and on the other hand <br />the government (City Planning by allowing this development, and Lane County Homes for Good by encouraging it) makes it <br />virtually impossible for us to have adequate supplies and preparation in our neighborhood? <br />The scope of this project is simply too large for this neighborhood. Indeed, the impact of apartments in ANY neighborhood <br />when the earthquake strikes should be take into consideration before approval. <br />Enclosed you will find numerous references to neighborhood preparedness issued by our governments. I urge you to <br />consider all these and deny the application. If allowed, my neighborhood will be unable to prepare for, unable to cope with, and <br />overwhelmed by strangers during the aftermath of a disaster. <br />Ted Chudy <br />1 395 E. Briarcliff Ln. <br />97404 <br />