GIOELLO Nick R <br />From:Roo Vandegrift <werdnus@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Wednesday, October 03, 2018 6:34 PM <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:River front property <br />MynameisRooVandegrift.I'maResearchProfessorwiththeBioBECenterintheCollegeofDesignattheUO.Asa <br />scientist,anecologist,andaconservationbiologist,Iagreewiththemessagebelow: <br />AmasterplanisrequiredfortheUniversityofOregontoreceiveaConditionalUsePermitfortheNorthCampus.The <br />document,however,doesn'tprovideenoughdetailoraccountabilityintheareanorthoftherailroadtracksto <br />constituteatenableplan. <br />Yetthereisagreementthat: <br />Θ!longterm200footsetbackfromtheriverwillhelpprotecttheriparianecologyȁŷĻUniversityhasgoodintentions <br />torestoretheriparianzone(evenifithasnoplantodoso)ȁŷĻUniversityhasnoimmediateneedordesiretodevelop <br />landnorthoftherailroadtracks <br />TheUORiverfrontRestorationandEducationGroupsubmittedtestimonywiththreeoptionsthatprotecttheriverfront, <br />allowfordevelopmentsouthoftherailroadtracks,andareconsistentwiththecode. <br />IsupporttheUORiverfrontRestorationandEducationGroup'sthreeoptionsforachievingawinwinoutcome! <br />Peace, <br />Roo <br />1 <br /> <br />