From: <br />Teresa Damron <br />To: <br />Eugene RR -SC Plan <br />Subject: <br />River Road Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan <br />Date: <br />Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:09:53 PM <br />IYou don't often get email from teresadamron@gmail.com. Learn why this is im oa rtant <br />[EXTERNAL <br />I appreciate the untold hours, days, months and years of volunteer time my neighbors have devoted to this project. I <br />honor their work and efforts for the greater good. I appreciate that the City of Eugene spent time and money in our <br />name. <br />I have mixed feelings about the expected outcomes of this work. That is not due to faltering enthusiasm and hope <br />from the neighborhoods. That is not the fault of individual staff members, many of whom I believe to be well <br />intentioned. Rather, the City of Eugene and State of Oregon have their own agendas and who are we to stand in <br />their way? <br />Should this plan be approved? Given our alternatives, probably. Otherwise we end up with nothing, and the City of <br />Eugene has a couple other failed projects under their belts, and the volunteers' efforts are wasted. So, please, <br />approve the Plan, congratulations all around, and move on. <br />Teresa Damron <br />(541) 246-4655 <br />605 Howard Ave. <br />Eugene, OR 97404 <br />P. S. Please forgive my cynicism. Note my address. <br />26 <br />