BOHNER Rodney T <br />From:julie schaum <jasch25@q.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, August 28, 2018 3:38 PM <br />To:BOHNER Rodney T <br />Subject:Testimony, Lombard Apartments <br />Eugene Planning Commission <br />c/o Rodney Bohner <br />PLEASE WALK AWAY from Andrew Brand and his ECCO Apartment-style developments. Out-of-state developers <br />do not represent local interests. Obvious with ugly ECCO development and all the parking problems associated with <br />it. <br />The proposed private Lombard apartment complex is an inappropriate use of public land along our cherished <br />Willamette River Greenway. It violates 4 of the 7 Pillars of Envision Eugene (the premier community planning <br />document). <br />The proposed project: <br />would NOT provide affordable housing to all income levels <br />would NOT protect neighborhood livability <br />would NOT protect natural resources <br />would NOT provide for collaborative implementation <br />A collaborative public process for public land could utilize the Pillars of Envision Eugene and protect community <br />values while achieving community goals. <br />The proposed market-rate (expensive) Lombard apartment complex is a shoddy scheme. Instead support the <br />community in acquiring this land and allocating it as Parks and Open Space to continue to be of benefit to the city, <br />all manner of people, wildlife, trees and the irreplaceable Willamette river. <br />That said, I understand the critical housing shortage in Eugene and if this beautiful riverside land must be <br />developed, why shouldn’t it be done in the best possible way for the most amount of people? Why does River Road <br />keep getting ugly, shoddy housing developments, unlike the South Hills or many other parts of town? <br />Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony. <br />Julie Schaum <br />River Road Resident <br />1324 Manzana St. <br />97404 <br />1 <br />144 <br />