JANISCH Amy C <br />Subject: FW: Urban Growth Project <br />From: Donna Corwin [mailto:dreorwin66@gmail.com] <br />Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 10:52 AM <br />To: Eugene Envision Eugene <EnvisionEugene@ci.eugene.or.us> <br />Subject: Urban Growth Project <br />My husband and I own the 8.2 acres located on the NW corner of River Loop 2 where it dead ends into River <br />Loop 1. We have owned and lived on this property for 30 years. We actually used to lease the vacant field <br />behind Madison Middle School for our commercial strawberry fields. <br />We appreciate the plans for a nice park in this area, however we don't understand why the city of Eugene does <br />not expand the Urban Grown Boundary, not only to include the parcels in question, but take the logical step to <br />expand the Urban Growth Boundary to the Willamette River which is a natural boundary line. <br />Eugene is experiencing a severe housing shortage and the land available in our area is a logical choice for <br />expansion, particularly with the size of the park that the City is planning to build. <br />Not all property owners would choose to develop their land, but there are some that would and I think the time <br />is now for the City of Eugene to expand the UGB to encompass this area. <br />