<br /> Department of Physics <br /> <br /> <br />27 August 2018 <br /> <br />Hearings Official <br />c/o Nick Gioello, Associate Planner <br />City of Eugene Planning and Development <br />th <br />99 W 10 Ave <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br />RE: CU 18-0001/WG 18-0002 UO North Campus <br /> <br />Dear Hearings Official: <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I am a member of the University of <br />Oregon physics faculty and a veteran member and current chair of the UO Campus <br />Planning Committee, though comments here are my own. <br />Just as the City of Eugene is working diligently to broaden community connections <br />to our riverfront through preparations for Downtown Riverfront projects, so is the <br />University of Oregon planning for riverfront development that systematically brings <br />more of the UO community to the riverside. Goals for UO development, embodied <br />in its application for a North Campus Conditional Use Permit (NC-CUP), are attuned <br />to its culturally- and internationally-diverse population of 29,000 students, staff and <br />faculty who hail from home-town landscapes ranging from desert to rainforest. <br />I support the proposed UO North Campus Conditional Use Permit application for <br />the following reasons: <br />1.)³ ²¤³²  ²¨£¤ ΑΔ ®¥ ³§¤ ΓΑ  ¢±¤² ­®±³§ ®¥ ³§¤ ± ¨«±® £ ³± ¢ª² ¥®± ¢®­²¤±µ ³¨®­Ǿ ¨­¢«´£¨­¦ <br /> <br />±¨¯ ±¨ ­ ¤­§ ­¢¤¬¤­³  ­£ ±¤²³®± ³¨®­ ¶¨³§¨­   ¹®­¤ ΑΏΏ ¥¤¤³ ¥±®¬ ³§¤ ±¨µ¤± ³®¯ ®¥ ¡ ­ª  ­£ <br />¨­ ®­¤ ¯« ¢¤ ¶§¤±¤ ³§¤ ¬¨««± ¢¤ ¢®­­¤¢³² ³® ³§¤ ±¨µ¤±ȁ !­®³§¤± Η  ¢±¤² ¨² ²¤³  ²¨£¤ ¥®± ®³§¤± <br />®¯¤­ ²¯ ¢¤ȁ "¸ £¤£¨¢ ³¨­¦ ¬®²³ ®¥ ³§¤ .®±³§ # ¬¯´²  ¢±¤ ¦¤ ³® ¢®­²¤±µ ³¨®­  ­£ ®¯¤­ <br />²¯ ¢¤Ǿ  ­£ ¯±®¯®²¨­¦ £¤µ¤«®¯¬¤­³ ¶¤«« ¡¤«®¶ ¶§ ³ ¨²  ««®¶¤£ ¨­ ³§¤ ¢®£¤Ǿ ³§¤ ¯±®¯®²¤£ <br />#50 ¬¤¤³²  ­£ ¶¤««-¤·¢¤¤£² ³§¤  ¯¯±®µ « ¢±¨³¤±¨ ȁ <br />2.)³ ¯±®µ¨£¤² ¥®± ´¯ ³® ΕΗǾΕΏΏ ²¥ ®¥ ¡´¨«£¨­¦ ¥®®³¯±¨­³ ­®±³§ ®¥ ³§¤ ³± ¢ª²Ǿ ¤°´ ³¨­¦ ³® Γυ ®¥ ³§¤ <br /> <br />¤ȁ 4§¨² ®¥¥¤±² ®¯¯®±³´­¨³¨¤² ¥®± µ ±¨®´² ´­¨µ¤±²¨³¸  ¢ £¤¬¨¢  ­£ ±¤²¤ ±¢§ <br />´²¤²Ǿ ²´¢§  ² ¨­£®®±-®´³£®®± ¢« ²²±®®¬²Ǿ ¶§¤±¤ ²³´£¤­³² ¶®´«£ § µ¤ ®¯¯®±³´­¨³¸ ³® ¤­¦ ¦¤ <br />¶¨³§ ³§¤ ±¨µ¤±¥±®­³³ ª¨­¦ ¶ ³¤± ² ¬¯«¤²Ǿ ¬®­¨³®±¨­¦ ±¨¯ ±¨ ­ ±¤²³®± ³¨®­ ¯±®©¤¢³²Ǿ <br />¬ ¯¯¨­¦ ¤±®²¨®­  ­£ ²¤£¨¬¤­³ ³¨®­ ¯ ³³¤±­²¤µ¤±¸ ¢« ²² ¯¤±¨®£ȁ 4§¤ ¯±®¯®²¤£ ¡´¨«£¨­¦ <br />²¨³¤² ¶®´«£ ¡¤ ³´¢ª¤£ ¨­ £¨²¢±¤³¤«¸ ­¤·³ ³® ³§¤ ± ¨«±® £ ³± ¢ª²  ­£ «¨¬¨³¤£ ¨­ §¤¨¦§³  ­£ <br />¥®®³¯±¨­³Ǿ  ­£ ¢®´«£ ¡¤ « ±¦¤«¸ ²§¨¤«£¤£ ¥±®¬ µ¨¤¶ ¡¸ ³±¤¤² ¯« ­³¤£ ¡¤³¶¤¤­ ³§¤¬  ­£ ³§¤ <br />¯¤£¤²³±¨ ­ȝ¡¨¢¸¢«¤ ¯ ³§ ³® ³§¤ ­®±³§ȁ <br />DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS <br />1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274 <br /> (541) 346-4751 (541) 346-5861 <br />TFwww.physics.uoregon.edu <br /> <br /> <br />An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> <br />