GIOELLO Nick R <br />From:Josh Laughlin <jlaughlin@cascwild.org> <br />Sent:Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:35 AM <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:Comments on North Campus Conditional Use Permit <br />October10,2018 <br />Emailedto:NGioello@eugeneor.gov <br />DearCityofEugeneplanners: <br />MynameisJoshLaughlin,andL͸ƒtheExecutiveDirectorofEugenebasedCascadiaWildlands,representing <br />10,000membersandsupportersintheregion.Cascadia‘źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸missionistodefendandrestore/ğƭĭğķźğ͸ƭ <br />wildecosystemsintheforests,inthecourts,andinthestreets.Weenvisionvastoldgrowthforests,riversfull <br />ofsalmon,wolveshowlinginthebackcountry,andvibrantcommunitiessustainedbytheuniquelandscapesof <br />theCascadiabioregion. <br />IhavefollowedthedevelopmentproposalsfortheUniversityofhƩĻŭƚƓ͸ƭnorthcampusbothpersonallyand <br />professionallyforover20years,andhavereviewedthemostrecentiteration.Thecurrentplanlacks <br />specificity,andifimplemented,wouldlikelyleadtodevelopmentsalongourWillamettegreenwaythatğƩĻƓ͸Ʒ <br />compatiblewithpublicvaluesandexpectationsandwouldcompromisethenaturalcharacterofthis <br />outstandingarea. <br />Therearecomponentsoftheproposalthathavegeneralagreement,including,1)alongterm200foot <br />setbackfromtheriver,whichwillhelpprotecttheriparianecology;2)theseeminglygoodintentiontorestore <br />thedegradedripariancorridor,and3)theUniversityhasnoimmediateneedordesiretodeveloplandnorth <br />oftherailroadtracks. <br />CascadiaWildlandshasalsobeenfollowingwithgreatinteresttheUORiverfrontRestorationandEducation <br />DƩƚǒƦ͸ƭinvolvementintheprocess,whichsubmittedtestimonywiththreedurableoptionsthatprotectthe <br />riverfront,allowfordevelopmentsouthoftherailroadtracks,andareconsistentwiththecode. <br />IsupporttheUORiverfrontRestorationandEducationGroup'sthreeoptionsforachievingawinwinoutcome <br />fortheUniversityofOregon,communitymemberswhotreasuretheWillamettegreenway,andthenative <br />floraandfaunaofthearea,whonevergetasayintheseprocesses. <br />PleaseķƚƓ͸Ʒhesitatetocontactmewiththoughtsorquestions. <br />/s/ <br />JoshLaughlin <br />1 <br /> <br />