<br />JANISCH Amy C <br />From:bknussbaum@comcast.net <br />Sent:Friday, September 27, 2013 7:11 PM <br />To:TAYLOR Becky G <br />Subject:Opposition to Oakleigh Meadows Co-Housing <br />September 27, 2013 <br />City of Eugene <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Attn: Becky Taylor, Associate Planner <br />th <br />99 W. 10 Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Re: Opposition to the current Oakleigh Meadow Plan <br />I have lived with my family on McClure Lane, the next street south of Oakleigh, for the last 35 years. My husband and I <br />bought our house because we loved the larger yards, the quiet dead-end street, and the beautiful river. The street, <br />because it is a dead-end, was the gathering place for neighborhood kids and parents. Many an afternoon was spent <br />building ramps to ride bicycles down and jumps to practice skateboard moves on, always knowing that any traffic coming <br />down our street knew to watch out for their activities. The street became our own community because of its dead-end. <br />Today, even though my kids are grown and living on their own, they still reminisce about the fun they use to have. <br />it still is NOT reasonably <br />Even though Oakleigh Meadow Co-Housing project will not directly impact my property, <br />compatible and harmonious with adjacent and nearby land uses. <br /> My friend and colleague, Rich Dambrov lives on <br />Oakleigh with his wife and two young children and they want their kids to grow up with the same opportunity for play and <br />creativity on their street that my kids had on ours. This will not be the case if a 28 unit co-housing development is allowed <br />that includes a 4 guestroom common house that will add even more traffic anytime there are large gatherings. <br />We have always known that there would eventually be development on the land currently being called Oakleigh <br />Meadows. When the property was owned by David Zarzycki, he had plans to build small cottage-type houses and when <br />he told all of us of his plans to sell the property, he assured us that he would try very hard to make sure that the future <br />buyers understood our neighborhoods and would honor the desire to keep any development on a small scale. When <br />David and Joan bought the property, we were led to believe that they too believed in honoring this commitment to keeping <br />things small. <br />To be clear, my opposition is not to development of the Oakleigh Meadow, it’s to the largeness of its size. This area will be <br />negatively impacted by a development of this size, starting with a few years of coping with the big construction trucks and <br />equipment, moving up and down both McClure and Oakleigh, which will be needed to excavate and build the units. I <br />would assume that Oakleigh traffic will more than double since the co-housing group wants to add 28 units and Oakleigh <br />currently has only 17 households. This will take away the “quiet dead-end street” feeling that both of our streets have had <br />for as long as our elderly residents can remember. Any development of this size would NOT be compatible with what <br />neighbors on both streets consider the reasons why we live here. <br />Thank you for your consideration, <br />Bonita Kreider Nussbaum <br />1 <br />