GIOELLO Nick R <br />From:Peter Wetherwax <pwax@uoregon.edu> <br />Sent:Wednesday, October 03, 2018 6:26 PM <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:Protect riverfront <br />I WANT A WIN-WIN OUTCOME FOR THE UO RIVERFRONT! <br />My name is Peter Wetherwax. I'm a professor in the Biology Department. <br />A master plan is required for the University of Oregon to receive a Conditional Use Permit for the North <br />Campus. The document, however, doesn't provide enough detail or accountability in the area north of the <br />railroad tracks to constitute a tenable plan. <br />Yet there is agreement that: <br />•A long-term 200 foot setback from the river will help protect the riparian ecology <br />•The University has good intentions to restore the riparian zone (even if it has no plan to do so) <br />•The University has no immediate need or desire to develop land north of the railroad tracks <br />The UO Riverfront Restoration and Education Group submitted testimony with three options that protect the <br />riverfront, allow for development south of the railroad tracks, and are consistent with the code. <br />I support the UO Riverfront Restoration and Education Group's three options for achieving a win-win outcome! <br />Peter Wetherwax, PhD <br />Research Assistant Professor <br />Department of Biology <br />541-346-4514 <br />pwax@uoregon.edu <br />1 <br /> <br />