GIOELLO Nick R <br />From:Megan Kemple <megank@efn.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:24 PM <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:North Campus CUP <br />IhavelivedinEugeneforover20yearsandoneofthethingsIappreciatemostaboutEugenearethenatural <br />areasalongtheRiverfront.Ibikeandwalkalongtheriverregularlyandappreciatethenaturalbeautyofthe <br />areacurrentlyunderconsiderationfordevelopment.Iwanttoseethishabitatandrelativelyintactecosystem <br />protectedforUofOstudents,Eugeneresidentsandwildlifebothnowandinthefuture.Thatmeansno <br />playingfieldsorbuildings. <br />TheUOshouldberequiredtoprovidethepublicbenefitsdescribedintheMasterPlansuchasriverbank <br />restoration,thebikepath,etc.ĬĻŅƚƩĻ otherdevelopmentoccursnorthoftherailroadtrack.TheUniversity's <br />plancallsfortherestoration"whenfundsareavailable."Theplanshouldbe"phased"toensure <br />accountability. <br />In2048,thenextopportunityforpublicengagementabouttheuseofpubliclandifthepermitisgranted,L͸ƌƌ <br />be76yearsold!L͸ķliketoremindthehearingsofficerthatEugenecode9.7340(2)statesthataConditional <br />UsePermit"shallexpire18monthsaftertheeffectivedateofapproval..."Thereasonforashortdurationisto <br />protectthepublicinterestwhencircumstanceschange.TheUniversitycouldstillgetanextensionofupto3 <br />yearssoit'sreasonablethattheUniversitybegrantedan18monthpermitlikeeveryoneelse. <br />L͸ƒsurprisedthatthishearingisbeingheldwhenUofOisnotinsession.IrequestthattheUofOvoluntarily <br />stoptheclockonthepermitapplicationsoanadditionalhearingcanbescheduledwhenschoolisinsession.If <br />theUofOwantsa30yearpermit,itshouldbeabletoabletowaitthreeorfourweekssothepeoplemost <br />participateinthepublicprocess. <br />affectbytheproposeddevelopment(studentsandfaculty)canfully <br />Thankyouforyourconsiderationofthesecomments. <br />MeganKemple <br />39NCedarSt. <br />Eugene,Oregon <br />1 <br /> <br />