<br />JANISCH Amy C <br />From:Stan Paulic <cspaulic@earthlink.net> <br />Sent:Friday, September 27, 2013 8:23 PM <br />To:TAYLOR Becky G <br />Cc:bovilsky2@gmail.com <br />Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing <br />Subject: <br />Ms. Taylor: <br />A recent Viewpoint editorial by Lara Bovilsky in the Eugene Weekly called for opposition to the permit for the Oakleigh <br />Meadow Cohousing project. I disagree and ask that you grant permission to OMC, unless you find a legal reason that it <br />must be denied. <br />I've reviewed the website for OMC and find its a type of development that is worth supporting. Ten to fifteen years back, I <br />looked closely at cohousing and found the concept very appealing. Were I not planning to leave Eugene in 3 years when I <br />retire, I would jump on board with OMC. Thoughtful cohousing is a wise use of our land, and the types of folks who buy <br />into it generally make great neighbors. <br />I bike on the path near this proposed development and see no problem with the proximity of OMC to the path. It won't <br />interfere with the flow of the path, and Ms. Bovilsky's concerns about its visibility from the trail seem to be overwrought & <br />melodramatic. That stretch of path will be just as pleasant with the development as it is without. When I ride there, the <br />river provides as much view as I need, and that won't change. <br />This really seems to be an issue of neighbors on a dead end street who don't want to share with a group of people whose <br />basic philosophy of living is that we should share. I side with OMC. Please grant them the permit. <br />Regards, <br />Stan Paulic <br />1 <br />