From:Nelson Lopez <br />To:GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject:PDF 25-01 & SDR 25-02 <br />Date:Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:31:34 PM <br />You don't often get email from nelsonsinthewhit@gmail.com. Learn why this is important <br />[EXTERNAL ] <br />My name is Nelson Lopez and I own Nelson's in the Whit and have been living in the Videra <br />Oak Meadows area for a little over a year and have truly enjoyed the natural Oregon scenery <br />with the wildlife and the streams that was deemed a protected Goal 5 site originally. During <br />the approval process, the city designated the entire area as a Goal 5 and now somehow it's not? <br />That doesn't seem right. Wetland 2B obviously does not meet the minimum 25-foot setback <br />requirement. Are we just forcing this along for the money, despite how it will negatively <br />impact our natural resources that were already deemed protected land despite the Oregon <br />wildlife? <br />Truly, it's just surreal that we are even having to have this conversation. It's already been <br />deemed protected by the city and somehow we're getting an override? What is Eugene turning <br />into? It's supposed to be a city that loves, protects, and cherishes the natural environment. Not <br />this GOP led agenda of saying "screw you" to the environment! We need to stand on our <br />morals and not sell out for money once again. <br />Thank you for your time. <br />Nelson