From:Elaine Hanks <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:Written testimony for Public hearing January 14,2025, Braewood Hills 3rd addition <br />Date:Sunday, January 5, 2025 3:34:23 PM <br />You don't often get email from elaine.hanks@gmail.com. Learn why this is important <br />[EXTERNAL ] <br />I am writing to you for a third time about the development of this property <br />for 39 lots and infrastructure. I have copied a previous letter I sent in July. I <br />don't think I was heard. Since that letter in July the residents of Videra Lane <br />have suffered damage to their homes and foundations due to water <br />damage that was not realized at the time of building. It is the trees and <br />grass on the land that keep the soil from eroding. When looking at the <br />homes above these parcels, if the soil gives way, so will their foundations <br />and decks. The residents below will experience flooding in unexpected <br />places due to changes in the floodplain and water channel changes. The <br />only reason the City of Eugene is positive about this is the money generated <br />from the increased property value and tax revenue. Outlined below in my <br />previous letter are e ordinances that are being breached: <br />I am writing to you today regarding the proposed development of the land <br />in the applications: PUD24-001 and T 24-003. I have lived on Park Forest <br />Drive for 22 1/2 years. I have seen the results of haphazard building on the <br />hills around me. I do not believe that the present development meets the <br />building codes in Eugene nor does it enhance the quality of the homes <br />that already exist. I believe that it fails to meet the codes for the following <br />reasons: <br />1. Tree Preservation EC 9.8520(5): This is a natural meadow. As such, <br />it has evolved over many years with a unique relationship between the <br />grasses, wildflowers, trees, animals, and water systems. Once the terrain is <br />disrupted, so is the groundwater to the trees and grasses which feeds the <br />roots of the grasses and trees. When this is disrupted it leads to flooding, <br />disease of the trees, and disruption of the ecosystems that the trees <br />provide. The oak is also a natural prevention for fire protection. I would <br />suggest an environmental impact report before going any further. <br />2. Traffic (EC 9.6815): over the last 20 years I have witnessed near <br />misses as cars go 30-40 miles per hour down Hawkins. It doesn't matter <br />how it is patrolled or prevented by the city. When one travels up Blacktail <br />now there is not enough room for two cars to pass when cars are parked. <br />This would only be worse for the future inhabitants of the development. <br />3. EMS access (EC9.6815(2)(d): I have a very steep driveway. When <br />EMS has come to our home they cannot turn around safely. There would <br />Appeal Testimony (PDT 24-01 & ST 24-03) - Batch #1 Page 5 of 43