From:Sandy Thoms <br />To:Eugene RR-SC Plan <br />Subject:River Road Land Use Code Amendements <br />Date:Thursday, November 16, 2023 1:00:32 PM <br />You don't often get email from sandythoms@msn.com. Learn why this is important <br />[EXTERNAL ] <br />I have been unable to thoroughly take in all of the proposed changes to the new plan, but one <br />glaring thing that pops out to me is the discriminatory stance it takes on people whose <br />livelihood relies on vehicle sale, maintenance, etc. <br />For example, Autorama is a car dealership at the intersection of Oakleigh lane and River Road. <br />We have found the owner to be a wonderful neighbor and contributor to our community <br />during the past 26 years that we have lived here. Saying his business is no longer welcome in <br />our area is a horrible message. <br />Another example is North Eugene automotive. This small car repair company has been in the <br />area for YEARS!! We have found them to be fair, experienced, and helpful in the past and <br />having a car repair shop that people can drop off a vehicle and then walk home is a positive <br />thing for our community, not a negative one. <br />Be discriminating against these small local businesses, we create opportunity for the larger <br />commercial companies to put them out of business. Should we not be supporting small local <br />businesses?! Banning these types of uses in the area also creates the need for people to <br />simply drive MORE in order to have their needs met. Yes, we do have and drive cars. Yes, we <br />do need those cars to be repaired, filled up with fuel, etc. "Hiding" those businesses from site <br />is not making them go away or lessen the need. <br />I could go on to list more, but sadly I have found that Public Comment is often dismissed for <br />people with bigger motives so I won't waste too much of my time. I guess I hope that <br />someone might actually listed to the impacts these changes will have on our River Road <br />neighborhood in a negative way. <br />Sandy Thoms <br />28 year resident of Oaklgeigh Lane <br />82